MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds late Sunday as its outer bands lashed the Virgin…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China, killing eight people and leaving four missing, state media reported Sunday. Saturday’s flood occurred around 10 p.m. local time in Urad Rear Banner, an expansive mountainous area in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region known for its popular campsites. Thirteen campers went…
SANDY — Mortgage rates have hit their lowest level in nearly a year. According to Freddie Mac, the weekly average rate hit 6.58%, which hasn’t happened since October. The drop has sparked an increase in mortgage applications nationally, but is it making any real impact on buyers in Utah’s difficult housing market? Trevor Thompson, a…
SALT LAKE CITY — Just days after a fire tore through four downtown Salt Lake businesses, leaving hundreds of employees without work, the third annual Main Street Fashion Show at the Eccles Theater on Friday became more than just a night of style — it became a fundraiser for recovery. Alleyways Amplified partnered with the…
SALT LAKE CITY — For the last three years, Alleyways Amplified has organized a fashion show to highlight fashion designers and artists in the Salt Lake City area. On Friday evening, though, it brought attention to more than music and fashion. The group held a fundraiser in conjunction with their show for employees impacted by…
Friday will see a north-south split with cloudier skies and patchy rain or drizzle in parts of the north, while the south enjoys plenty of sunshine and fine weather Sam Truelove and Phil Norris Editor, Gloucestershire Live 11:53, 15 Aug 2025 Glorious sunshine is expected to remain for most of the weekend(Image: PA) The UK…
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China braced Thursday for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul made landfall in several southern provinces and thousands of people were evacuated. Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces were the focus of the preparation efforts, but alarms were at a relatively low level given the storm’s loss of strength as it passed over…
Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with it forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. update, the center of Erin was located about 1,300 miles east of the northern Leeward…
The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases of chikungunya top 8,000. Taiwan has reported its first confirmed case of chikungunya fever, imported from China, where a historic outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus is under way. Chikungunya has swept through southern China in recent weeks, primarily in the manufacturing…