People return to ashes in L.A. Tue, Nov 18, 2008 LOS ANGELES — People burned out of a mobile home park returned to the site Tuesday on a windless day that helped crews mop up fires that ravaged nearly 1,000 homes. Santa Ana winds calmed to...

California fire crews catch a break Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment BREA, Calif. — Calmer wind Sunday aided firefighters battling wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California, forced thousands of residents to flee and blanketed much...

Southern California battles devastating wildfires Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) - Walls of towering flames pushed by Santa Ana wind raged through Southern California hills early Sunday after destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of...

Cleanup begins after N.C. twisters Sat, Nov 15, 2008 KENLY, N.C. — As a tornado ripped through his North Carolina neighborhood, Curt Jernigan huddled in his bathroom, praying for the raging winds to spare him. When Jernigan emerged from the...

California puts on earthquake drill Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians dropped to the ground, covered their heads and held onto the furniture Thursday for a mock "Big One” — an earthquake drill billed as the...

Removal of banner opposed Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union has demanded that city officials explain why they ordered a private art school to remove a banner displaying an image of Josef Stalin. In a...

Official sees difficulties in controlling California fire Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment MONTECITO, Calif. — Firefighters struggled Friday against a wildfire that destroyed at least 100 homes in a wealthy, celebrity-studded enclave, flaring up so fast that it caught some...

100 homes destroyed, 4 injured in Montecito fire Fri, Nov 14, 2008 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A Santa Barbara County official says an out of control wildfire has destroyed 80 homes in the ritzy community of Montecito. Terri Nisich, a spokeswoman with the San...

Ready, Set, Shake: California puts on quake drill Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES -- Some 5 million Californians promise to drop to the ground, cover their heads and hold onto furniture Thursday as if an earthquake had just struck. Don't worry, it's not real. But...

McClain County burn ban lifted Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment A ban on outdoor burning has been lifted in McClain County. McClain County commissioners lifted the burn ban at noon today. The county had been under a ban since Oct. 30 because of dry and...

Nerd Word: Upcoming comic book & graphic novel highlights Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment The following comic books are scheduled to ship to comic book stores in the coming weeks.

November weather can surprise Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Already this week we’ve experienced, well, November. The work week began with a somewhat cool, somewhat wet day, which falls in line with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey’s November...

Chevron to move chemical company to Bartlesville Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 5 BARTLESVILLE --Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. has announced plans to move a chemical company from Orange, Texas, to Bartlesville. Company spokesman Brian Cain says the polyethylene technology...

Cubans returning to homes as storm weakens Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR, Cuba — Thousands of Cubans returned to homes demolished by Hurricane Paloma even as the once-powerful storm dissipated off the coast on Monday. The hurricane washed out...

Cubans pick up pieces after Paloma hits island Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment CAMAGUEY, Cuba — Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes along Cuba’s southern coast, but the storm rapidly weakened into a tropical...

Cuba faces challenges as Paloma bears down Sat, Nov 8, 2008 HAVANA — Hurricane Paloma bore down on Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Saturday as farmers rushed to protect crops and livestock. Former President Fidel Castro warned of...

Oklahoma governor pays off wager Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns’ victory in the Red River Rivalry meant red, juicy steaks for emergency workers in Galveston. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry sent 20 steaks to the...

Haiti struggles to find survivors amid rubble Sat, Nov 8, 2008 PETIONVILLE, Haiti - International rescue teams joined the search for survivors Saturday in the rubble of a Haitian school that collapsed on classrooms filled with students and teachers, killing at...

Powerful Paloma threatens storm-weary Cuba Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment HAVANA - Paloma bore down on Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Saturday as farmers rushed to protect crops and livestock. Former President Fidel Castro warned of new challenges...

Children missing after accident Sat, Nov 8, 2008 AUBURN, Wash. — A car driven by a 16-year-old girl and carrying two younger children plunged into a rain-swollen river Friday morning, and authorities said that the teen managed to escape but...