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California beaches, homes slammed by waves from Tropical Storm Rachel
49+ min ago (58+ words) The Washington Post Some houses were marked as unsafe after the ground washed away beneath them. Amtrak cars were pelted by waves, beach parking lots were torn up, and coastal homes teetered as sand washed away beneath them — but Southern…...
The oil market that sets today’s gas prices was invented in Western Pennsylvania
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (794+ words) Check out our $15ish Pittsburgh Meal Map This story was originally published in The Conversation. The fall of 2026 is a moment of energy centrality, when geopolitics unfolding far away shows up in Americans’ everyday lives. In Pennsylvania, the statewide diesel price…...
In the footsteps of history: Trekking California's 'El Camino Real'. Published Oct. 12 2026. Nation.
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (114+ words) The Boston Pilot In the footsteps of history: Trekking California's 'El Camino Real' byKimberley Heatherington, OSV News Listen to this article now (OSV News) -- Long before the era of winding asphalt roads and cruising American cars, California's longest highway, U.S. Route…...
Mexico Extreme Weather Simon
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (148+ words) chronicleonline.com A jogger passes a boarded up store after the passing of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. - To…...
The Only National Park With A Commercial Airport Inside It
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (630+ words) Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park is the only one of America's 63 national parks with a commercial airport within its boundaries. Jackson Hole Airport occupies 533 acres of federal park land, and in 2025 alone, more than 580,000 passengers took off from its single…...
The Aberfan disaster which killed 144 people could have been prevented: "It was like a war zone"
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (249+ words) Sixty years on, a new documentary reveals the fight for justice in Aberfan following a disaster that should have been averted. “When the news came through, we were all just shocked,” she recalls. “I have a vague memory of getting…...
Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico's Pacific coast
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (437+ words) Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. - By FERNANDO LLANO AND MARTIN SILVA…...
The Most Remote State Park East Of The Mississippi
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (512+ words) This land in northeastern Maine dates back to the end of the last ice age, 12,000 years ago, when the Laurentide ice sheet began to melt. This ice sheet was also responsible for the creation of the Great Lakes much further…...
Fall color in Iowa to peak around Oct 19
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (195+ words) More Than Just Parks forecasts that peak fall colors in Iowa will move across the state in 11 days this month. Howard County will turn first around Oct. 13 and Lee County last around Oct. 24. River Flood Warning until MON 7:02 PM CDT…...
Forest Falls Hit By Another Mudslide As Heavy Rain Pounds Mountains
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (248+ words) Heavy rainfall triggered another significant mudslide in Forest Falls early Sunday morning, burying a section of Valley of the Falls Drive beneath several feet of mud and debris and forcing the roadway to close. On October 11, 2026, the San Bernardino Mountains…...