At a Glance At least 32 people have died in western Afghanistan as flash floods swept through the region.More than 700 homes were damaged by the floods, an Afghan official said.Some of the same areas dealt with years of drought before the flooding. At least 32 people have died and 12 others are missing after flash flooding struck northern and western provinces of Afghanistan over a two-day span, an official said. Mohammad Aslam Sayas, an official with Afghanistan's federal disaster...

An asteroid impact near what's now the Yucatan Peninsula caused giant waves in an inland sea that sloshed into the mouth of a river, leaving a fossilized record of the day the dinosaurs were wiped off the planet. (Illustration courtesy of Robert DePalma via UC Berkley) At a Glance A site in North Dakota nicknamed Tanis has perfectly preserved fossils of fish, animals and plants.The fossil layer formed when a killer asteroid struck off what is now the Yucatan Peninsula.Some...

Women grieve the death of their relatives after a rainstorm in Bara district, 75 miles south of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) At a Glance The rainstorm hit in southern Nepal about 75 miles south of the capital, Kathmandu.Flying objects, falling huts and trees caused most of the deaths and injuries.Strong winds blew a bus carrying 40 people off a highway. Rescuers struggled Monday to reach remote areas of southern Nepal where a violent rainstorm...

At a Glance More than 525 Southwest Air Lines flights were delayed Monday morning.The FAA said five airlines were having trouble with a flight planning weight and balance program called Aerodata. Delta, JetBlue, United and Alaska Airlines were also affected, according to the FAA. Southwest and Delta are among at least five major airlines reporting systemwide computer outages Monday morning that delayed hundreds of flights. Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines first reported the problems on Twitter. “It's affecting our...

At a Glance Nearly two weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, the country faces a new threat.The number of cholera cases jumped to more than 500. Mozambique confirms at least one person had died with the disease. The number of cholera cases in Mozambique, which was devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai, has risen to more than 500, and the country has confirmed the first death caused by the disease. The number of people infected with the disease, which is spread...

A plastic bag hangs in a tree in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The New York state legislature on Monday, April 1, 2019, approved a budget that includes a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) At a Glance Retailers will be banned from providing single-use plastic bags starting March 1, 2020.Counties have the option of adding a 5-cent fee on paper bags.New York becomes only the second state after California to enact a statewide ban. A...

Twenty homes were evacuated Sunday, March 31, 2019, near Allanton, Florida, when a wildfire spread over nearly 1 square mile. (Florida Fire Service Chipola District/Twitter) At a Glance The 20 homes were evacuated Sunday afternoon.The fire was 50 percent contained, but strong winds caused flare up in other spots.Downed trees are making it hard to fight the fire, officials said. A wildfire that forced the evacuation of 20 homes in Bay County, Florida, grew to slightly more than a square...

At a Glance Canada’s average annual temperature has warmed 3.06 degrees since 1948. Human activities are the main cause for the increasing temperatures.Canada already is experiencing a shift toward less snowfall and more rainfallMore extreme heat will bring drought and an increased risk of extreme fire weather. Canada is experiencing the effects of global warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, a new government report says. Canada's Changing Climate Report, which was released Tuesday, says on average...

At a Glance The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area has been named an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.The International Dark-Sky Association has designated only six other sanctuaries in the world. Massacre Rim is now the fourth Dark Sky Sanctuary in the United States. A wilderness area tucked into a corner of northwestern Nevada near the borders of California and Oregon has become only the seventh place in the world to be designated an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Massacre Rim Wilderness...

At a Glance Climber Jennifer Thorsen wanted a photo of her son's toy at the top of Quandry Peak.She hoped the image would inspire a love of the outdoors in the 4-year-old. After Grover fell out of her bag, the mom asked fellow climbers to look for the stuffed toy. This is probably one adventure Grover wishes he could have skipped. The lovable blue-furred muppet was along for the trip when Jennifer Thorsen , according to KCNC-TV, the CBS affiliate...

At a Glance Federal aid doesn't cover damage to crops in storage.Farmers stand to lose billions of bushels of grain and seed.Many farmers fear this will put them out of business. Farmers throughout Iowa and Nebraska are reeling after being told that federal disaster aid won’t cover all of their losses, specifically any due to crops that were already harvested before the flood and now sit in swamped grain bins, silos or other storage areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...

At a Glance California officials opened the spillway to lower the level of the Oroville Reservoir. The spillway collapsed during heavy rains in February 2017.The total cost of repairs was $1.1 billion. California's Oroville Dam spillway, which suffered a catastrophic failure two years ago, was put into use today for the first time since being rebuilt. The California Department of Water Resources had announced plans Monday to open the spillway due to rising waters in the Lake Oroville reservoir. “DWR...