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A resident carries supplies during Hurricane Lala in Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands

August 16, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.

FILE – Mickelina Papotto, of Salem, Ore., left, and Lorie Odegaard, of Gaithersburg, Md., fan themselves while waiting in line for the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans’ lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

August 6, 2026 at 7:37 a.m.

According to the survey, U.S. adults are more likely to say extreme heat has had either a “major impact” or “minor impact” on their travel or vacation plans, electricity bills,...

Farmer Orville Williams sifts powder dry soil as he checks the moisture in a drought-stressed wheat field Saturday, May 16, 2026, on his farm near Montezuma, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

May 20, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager.

The Mountaineer Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant near New Haven, W.Va., is seen across the Ohio River from Racine, Ohio, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump administration guts rules targeting toxic coal plant ash

April 9, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal.

Electric vehicles charge at a station Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Lincolnwood, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas prices

March 12, 2026 at 7:32 a.m.

Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales, especially if drivers assume their electricity prices won’t be affected by the crises.

FILE – Passengers wait for the train on a subway platform during a heat wave on June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)

Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You’re not alone, study says

March 10, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

Commuters, residents and tourists who take to social media during warm months to complain about sweltering subway systems in New York, Boston and London should feel vindicated — new research...

FILE – The 2026 Dodge Charger R/T is showcased at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

This year’s North American Car of the Year award winner announced

January 14, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Maverick Lobo took the crown for the truck honors, and the Hyundai Palisade won...

FILE – Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin speaks, Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

August 7, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency has terminated $7 billion in funding for solar programs approved under the Biden administration, including projects for nearly 1 million households in low-income communities.

FILE – This photo shows the National Weather Service monitoring station in Brownville, Texas, May 23, 2014. (David Pike/Valley Morning Star via AP, File)

After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs

August 6, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing.

The New York City skyline is seen from Fort Lee, N.J., July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Salinas)

What to know about the earthquake that shook the New York area Saturday night

August 3, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

A relatively mild, 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. Here’s what to know.

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