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Singer Rara Sekar draws inspiration from nature, encourages people to return to simple living

Singer Rara Sekar draws inspiration from nature, encourages people to return to simple living

OXFORD, England (AP) — Rara Sekar closed her eyes in meditation after performing a song that speaks of rays of light that cut through the fog as one political prisoner faced death more than six decades ago.
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More torrential rain and flash flooding expected in heavily waterlogged South and Midwest

More torrential rain and flash flooding expected in heavily waterlogged South and Midwest

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected to hit Saturday in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that in some cases spawned deadly tornadoes.
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South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes

South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to catch his school bus.
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Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry

Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety

Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now.
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South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes

South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to catch his school bus.
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Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S.
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Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters

Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration weighs the future of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters, it is ending a key program that has been used by communities across the country to pay for projects designed to help them prepa
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Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

POINTE À LA HACHE, La. (AP) — Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.
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Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Trump administration job cuts , nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtai
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