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Mister Bolter recovers dishes from his son's home, destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in Pine Bay, near Freeport, Bahamas, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Rescuers trying to reach drenched and stunned victims in the Bahamas fanned out across a blasted landscape of smashed and flooded homes Wednesday, while disaster relief organizations rushed to bring in food and medicine. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

News 9/4/2019, 2:18pm

‘We need help’: Rescuers in Bahamas face a ruined landscape

By Associated Press

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Rescue crews in the Bahamas fanned out across a blasted landscape of smashed and flooded homes Wednesday, trying to reach drenched and stunned victims of Hurricane Dorian and take the full measure of the disaster. The official death toll stood at seven but was certain to rise.

Odessa police officers park their vehicle outside Music City Mall in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, as they investigate areas following a deadly shooting in the area of Odessa and Midland. Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and a few law enforcement officers were among the injured. (Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

News 9/1/2019, 3:06pm

Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage

By Associated Press

Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.

This Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian is strengthening as it moves west toward the Bahamas and Florida. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says maximum sustained winds increased Saturday, Aug. 31 morning to 145 mph (230 kph), up from 140 mph (220 kph). (NASA via AP) 

News 9/1/2019, 12:41pm

Dorian closes in on Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm

By Associated Press

Large waves and heavy winds pounded the northern Bahamas on Sunday as Hurricane Dorian barreled toward the islands as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds while authorities made a last-minute plea for those in low-lying areas to evacuate before it’s too late. 

 A woman poses for a photo backdropped by ocean waters and a Puerto Rican  national flag, after the passing of Tropical Storm Dorian, in the  Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. The  Hurricane Center said the storm could grow into a dangerous Category 3  storm as it pushes northwest in the general direction of Florida. (AP  Photo/Ramon Espinosa) 

News 8/29/2019, 10:00am

Hurricane heads for Florida after brushing Caribbean islands

By Associated Press

 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Dorian moved out over open  waters early Thursday after doing limited damage in Puerto Rico and the  Virgin Islands, though forecasters warned it was becoming more dangerous  while moving toward the northern Bahamas and Florida’s east coast. 

 Wildfires consume an area near Porto Velho, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Brazilian state experts have reported a record of nearly 77,000 wildfires across the country so far this year, up 85% over the same period in 2018. Brazil contains about 60% of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) 

News 8/24/2019, 10:00am

AP Explains: The causes and risks of the Amazon fires

By Associated Press

 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fires have been breaking out at an unusual pace in Brazil this year, causing global alarm over deforestation in the Amazon region. The world’s largest rainforest is often called the “lungs of the earth.” Here’s a look at what’s happening: