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Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said. Read More

The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare. Read More

President Trump accused India of aiding Moscow’s war on Ukraine by purchasing Russian energy, derailing trade talks between India and the United States. Read More

Normally, Delaware’s five state parks may report a handful of summer jellyfish stings, said one beach patrol captain. But Fenwick Island State Park recently reported 92 stings on a single July day. Read More

As much as 9 to 12 inches of rain fell in the region at the close of the July 4 weekend, sending some rivers to record-breaking levels and damaging homes and businesses in the central part of the state. Read More

The 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck a little after noon Tuesday near Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 10 miles northwest of the Bronx. The tremor came after a 3.0 magnitude quake shook the area Saturday night. Read More

More than 2 million French people have signed a petition to repeal legislation allowing farmers to spray crops with a chemical called acetamiprid. Read More

U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing the border in July — the third suspension of the past eight months — due to concerns about the flesh-eating maggot. Read More