At a Glance The death toll rose to 60 Wednesday after heavy rains triggered flash flooding and mudslides in South Africa.Dozens more were injured.Hundreds have been evacuated. The death toll from flash flooding in South Africa rose to 60 Wednesday, as days of heavy rain continue to trigger flash flooding and mudslides. The flooding forced more than 1,000 people to flee homes threatened by rising waters and mudslides. Some refused to leave their homes over fears of looting, the Associated...

At a Glance The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with rain, snow and ice increasing the risk of deadly car crashes by 34 percent.Light rain, such as drizzle, increased the fatal crash risk by 27 percent. Even a slight amount of rain on roadways can significantly increase the risk of a fatal crash, a new study says. The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with rain, snow and ice increasing the risk of deadly vehicle crashes by...

At a Glance California cities top the list in all categories. Pollution levels coincide with hottest years ever recorded.Bangor, Maine, had the least air pollution in the U.S. The American Lung Association has released its annual air quality report card and the findings are dire: More than 40 percent of people in the U.S. live in areas with unhealthy air quality, putting them at risk for a host of potentially life-threatening lung diseases. The 2019 report focuses on three different...

At a Glance The children's father was found clinging to a tree.A tornado touched down near Texas A&M University in Brazos County.Heavy rains may have contributed to a train derailment in Fort Worth. The rain contributed to flooding that submerged several cars in the parking garage at Love Field. A woman and her two young children were killed when the family's car was caught in rushing flood waters during severe storms that tore across Texas on Wednesday, authorities said. The...

At a Glance FDA takes action after a series of ice cream recalls and a listeria outbreakThe FDA inspected 89 ice cream manufacturing facilities in 32 states. The CDC estimates that 3,000 people a year die in the U.S. from foodborne illnesses.One plant was shut down, five others took corrective action. A two-year investigation of ice cream production facilities by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration led to three voluntary recalls, one facility forced to cease production, and numerous corrective...

The Piper Cub PA-18 crashed into the top of a 60-foot white fir tree on Monday, April 22, 2019. (Valley County Sheriff's Office/Facebook) At a Glance The pilot was preparing to land when the Piper Cub crashed into the top of the tree.A firefighter with a tree removal business climbed the 60-foot white fir to rescue the man.The plane may remain in the tree for another week or so. An Idaho pilot spent more than three hours awaiting rescue Monday...

At a Glance Two people were killed early Thursday after an EF3 tornado hit Ruston, Louisiana. A mother and two children were killed Wednesday after their vehicle was swept away in Texas.A train derailed in Fort Worth during heavy rains. The rain contributed to flooding that submerged several cars in the parking garage at Love Field. Storms continued to march across the South Thursday after leaving behind significant damage and killing at least five people in Texas and Louisiana. A...

At a Glance Tourists are wandering into the flower fields in search of the perfect photo.The damage to flowers is costing the farmers thousands of dollars.New signs aim to gently ask the visitors to stay off the flowers. This is why we can’t have nice things. In the quest for the perfect selfie, tourists in the Netherlands have been wading into the country's vast tulip fields. And they're . Dutch farmers say the visitors are flattening the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths...

At a Glance The ship is the last of three Columbus ship replicas that were gifted to the city of Corpus Christi. The La Nina also sank after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.The city has said it doesn't have the funds to maintain it. A replica of Christopher Columbus' sailing ship La Nina sank in Corpus Christi Bay - again. The ship sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Caller Times newspaper. The 75-foot-long, 20-foot-wide ship also sank...

Six Mexican wolves born on April 7, 2019, in captivity at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri, were taken to live with packs in Arizona and New Mexico. (Rachel Crosby/Endangered Wolf Center via AP) At a Glance The six newborn pups are placed into packs that had litters about the same time.The foster programs increases genetic diversity in the species of which only 150 remain in the wild.Three wild pups were returned to the Endangered Wolf Center to be...

A journalist in the Comoro Islands describes the devastation there from Cyclone Kenneth ...

A construction crane fell into eastbound and westbound Mercer Street near Fairview Avenue East Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Seattle. Several people were killed and others wounded when a construction crane collapsed in downtown Seattle, pinning cars underneath. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times via AP) Four people were killed when damaging winds on Saturday toppled a construction crane at Google's new campus in downtown Seattle. One woman and three men had died by the time firefighters had arrived Saturday afternoon, Fire...