At a Glance Two strong earthquakes hit the northern Philippines early Saturday.Several deaths and injuries have been reported. Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among tourists. The quakes collapsed homes of stone and wood and roused residents from sleep, said Roldan Esdicul, who heads the Batanes provincial disaster-response office. Footage showed...

At a Glance Only 136 of the inch-long fish remain in Devils Hole in the Death Valley National Park.The Ridgecrest earthquake set off 10-foot waves in Devils Hole.The waves cleared away algae and dead leaves that sucked oxygen out of the water. The near Ridgecrest, California, in early July may have been a boon for the tiny Devils Hole pupfish, one of the rarest fish on Earth. About 70 miles from the quake's epicenter, Devils Hole in the Death Valley...

At a Glance Nine firefighters were injured in a blaze in southwestern Oregon.More than 20 homes evacuated from the Left Hand Fire in Washington. The region is struggling with drought and high temperatures. Nine firefighters have been injured and more than 20 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders as multiple fires burn in the Pacific Northwest. The so-called Left Hand Fire has burned more than near Mount Rainier in Washington and was 15 percent contained as of Monday night, according...