Fourteen rheas, also known as nandus, were released in the Patagonia National Park in southern Chile, as part of a program to reestablish a sustainable wild population of the species, which is on the brink of extinction. (Photo credit: Tompkins Conservation Chile) At a Glance Fourteen rheas, also known as nandus, were released in the Patagonia National Park as part of a program to re-establish a sustainable wild population of the species.Patagonia now has a population of 74 individual rheas...

At a Glance The storm made landfall Thursday.Photos showed flattened homes and damaged roofs.Evacuations and sheltering were complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. At least one person was killed as Typhoon Vongfong moved into the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rains Thursday, blowing roofs off homes and creating challenges for local governments trying to shelter residents and maintain social distancing at the same time. Gov. Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar province, where the typhoon made landfall, told The Associated Press...

At a Glance One woman was killed when her mobile home was struck near Church Point, Louisiana.Several mobile homes were flipped in the storm.Another possible tornado caused damage in Mamou, Louisiana. Possible tornadoes killed one person, injured more than a half dozen people and left damage across a stretch of central Louisiana on Sunday night. At about 9:45 p.m., a possible tornado just outside the town of Church Point, Louisiana, according to the National Weather Service. Church Point is in...