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It was a Mexico City office building. Now, after the earthquake, it’s a tomb

August 22, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

What was once a concrete office building has become a tomb. The upper stories at the building at Avenida Alvaro Obregon 286, in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, have...

Rare 5.8 earthquake strikes western Montana, the area’s strongest temblor in at least 20 years

August 22, 2019 at 5:02 a.m.

A rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck western Montana, briefly plunging a town into darkness and powerful enough to knock down shelves and break glass, the U.S. Geological Survey said....

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake damaged buildings Nov. 6 in Cushing, Okla.

Oklahoma’s earthquake threat now equals California’s because of man-made temblors, USGS says

August 22, 2019 at 3:24 a.m.

The earthquake risk for Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to remain significant in 2017, threatening 3 million people with seismic events that can produce damaging shaking, according to a...

The Brawley Seismic Zone, which stretches between Brawley to an area near Bombay Beach, is important to watch because it is a region that connects the San Andreas and Imperial faults, which can produce major earthquakes.

Earthquake swarm near California-Mexico border gets scientists’ attention

August 22, 2019 at 2:32 a.m.

A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year's Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists. The strongest earthquake in...

Feel the Burn: A play on Bernie Sanders’ campaign slogan becomes ad for STD testing

May 14, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

With some sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, an AIDS advocacy group is turning to a popular political phrase to get the message of safe sex out. The AIDS Healthcare...

Marilyn Lane tries to shut a door as a wave rushes into her Solimar Beach home during a January 1998 storm.

El Niño temperatures in Pacific Ocean break 25-year record: ‘It’s coming’

June 21, 2019 at 3:37 a.m.

Temperatures in a key location of the Pacific Ocean are now far hotter than they ever were in the record 1997 El Niño. Some scientists say the readings show that...

High school shooting plot foiled in Northern California, authorities say

June 22, 2019 at 5:20 a.m.

A day before a gunman in Oregon killed eight classmates and his college writing teacher, Tuolomne County sheriff's detectives foiled a plot by students to go on a shooting rampage...

Country’s first soda tax passes

June 22, 2019 at 6:18 a.m.

Voters in Berkeley, California became the first electorate in the nation to approve a tax on sodas and other sugary beverages, while a similar measure in San Francisco fell short....

Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental U.S. at 14,494 feet, stands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on May 9, 2008 near Lone Pine, California.

Body of 75-year-old hiker found on Mount Whitney

June 24, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

The body of a missing 75-year-old hiker has been found on Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park, Calif., officials said.Dawson Johnson, a resident of Redwater, Texas, was believed to have...

Should You Worry About Propofol – the Drug Michael Jackson Used?

January 30, 2019 at 3:25 a.m.

Photo: Christina Barany/Getty Images LOS ANGELES - -- Following the death of singer Michael Jackson, there has been increasing public concern about the drug propofol that police found in his...

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