At a Glance The Taal Volcano began erupting again on Jan. 12.Some 6,000 families lived on the small island surrounding the volcano.Officials have been told to find 7 acres on which to resettle the families. About 6,000 Philippine families who lived on an island surrounding an erupting volcano will have to find new homes. The families lived in four villages on Volcano Island where the Taal Volcano has been belching ash and steam since Jan. 12. The volcano remains at...

An aerial view of South Florida's vast Everglades. The state recently made a deal to buy 20,000 of land in the Everglades that was slated for oil drilling. (Everglades National Park) At a Glance The land sits in a protected area in the Everglades.The owners originally intended to build a new city on the vast swath of property.A Florida court granted them the right to drill for oil last year. Florida officials have worked out a deal to buy 20,000...

One person died and another was seriously injured Friday morning when an avalanche struck the Alpine Meadows ski area in Northern California, west of Lake Tahoe. A tweet from the Placer County Sheriff's Office late Friday morning, and later said they don't believe there are additional victims. Search and rescue teams were dispatched immediately after the avalanche occurred just after 10 a.m., the sheriff's office added. At about noon local time, the sheriff's office in a separate tweet, adding that...