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One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years later
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1177+ words) NEW YORK -- When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania, and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated…...
Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from debris 10 days after devastating floods
1+ week, 2+ day ago (350+ words) KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was rescued from a hydropower…...
Mass burials take place in Nepal | Los Angeles Times - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com
1+ week, 5+ day ago (441+ words) DNA is saved and numbers are assigned to unidentified victims of the flood. - By SHRIsTI KAFLE AND SHEIKH SAALIQ Rescue teams with search dogs continued to comb through mud, rocks and debris on Tuesday on the border with Nepal and…...
Forward progress topped for Hilary Fire in Palmdale
1+ week, 6+ day ago (95+ words) A brush fire burns Tuesday Sept. 1, 2026 in Palmdale. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that burned Tuesday afternoon in northern Los Angeles County. The Hilary Fire was reported near 40th Street and Barrel Springs Road near Palmdale....
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (889+ words) The catastrophic floods killed at least 800 and left more than 3,000 missing DHADING, Nepal -- Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the…...
King is mourned as Norway enters new royal era | Los Angeles Times - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com
2+ week, 1+ day ago (361+ words) Tens of thousands of mourners paid their respects to Norway’s King Harald V on Saturday, placing flowers and condolence cards outside the royal palace in Oslo a day after the monarch died at 89. Across the country, churches and city halls…...
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes king
2+ week, 3+ day ago (913+ words) King Harald V of Norway has died at 89 King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen in order…...
Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat
2+ week, 3+ day ago (781+ words) The rescue operation is continuing but with high alert, officials say Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety Friday as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that…...
Historic Newhall survived so much calamity. Then a fire ripped out its heart
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1041+ words) On Monday, Carolyn Tucker got a call from ADT around 3:30 a.m., telling her that the alarm went off at her clothing boutique Newhall’s historic downtown. Tucker’s husband went down to her store, Care Tucker, because they thought someone had broken in....
Reno became an affordable, booming destination. Fires show the limits of all that growth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1383+ words) Over the last 15 years, the population of Reno — the so-called Biggest Little City in the World — has surged, thanks in large part to an influx of Californians drawn by Nevada’s cheaper housing, booming tech industry and relative lack of soul-crushing…...