FRANCES D'EMILIO and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated PressMar 8, 2020
The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MATT SEDENSKY and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated PressMar 5, 2020
With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
OLGA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated PressMar 5, 2020
The action comes amid a statewide emergency to stave off the spread of the disease after a passenger on earlier Grand Princess voyage died. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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ANDREW WILKS / The Associated PressJan 25, 2020
Friday's temblor, put at a magnitude ranging from 6.5 to 6.8, and hundreds of aftershocks spark rumors of the country's unpreparedness. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
CHUCK BURTON and MARTHA WAGGONER / The Associated PressSep 19, 2018
As the president helps volunteers at a church in the hard-hit town of New Bern, N.C., that state's governor warns evacuees not to return home because the flooding will get worse in places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
CHUCK BURTON / The Associated PressSep 15, 2018
Tens of thousands are ordered evacuated from North Carolina communities as rivers are projected to burst their banks and roads to Wilmington are cut off. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
DANICA COTO / The Associated PressAug 28, 2018
Findings of an independent study ordered by the U.S. territory's government are a sharp contrast to the hurricane's official death toll of 64 and about double the interim estimate of 1,400. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated PressAug 14, 2018
Vehicles plunge nearly 150 feet in the Morandi Bridge failure in Genoa during a sudden, violent storm. At least two survivors are pulled from the rubble by rescue workers using heavy equipment to search the wreckage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana Novick / TruthdigMay 29, 2018
Delayed medical care and poor infrastructure in Puerto Rico led to the deaths of thousands more than was officially reported, the study finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. DaviesMar 15, 2018
The U.S. military has refused to keep a tally of Iraqi deaths, but the best-sourced estimate shows a catastrophic 2.4 million fatalities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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As reports appear of some Israelis gathering on hillsides to watch and cheer the military strikes on Gaza, Secretary of State John Kerry is said to have expressed frustration with the operation in comments intended only for an aide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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