Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY

Paradise, California, Mayor Steve Crowder is keeping residents calm as a wildfire burns nearby, one of 70 major blazes fueled by heat and drought.

Recordings of 911 calls released from the Florida condo collapse reveal the chaos and anguish ignited by the tragedy that killed at least 97 people.

Thousands of firefighters battling scores of Western wildfires find little solace in the weather. Blazes are fueled by heat and drought.

Unrelenting heat is straining power grids, triggering warnings and fueling wildfires across almost 500 square miles in six Western states.

An estimated 180,000 Cubans fled their homes in advance of Tropical Storm Elsa, which slammed ashore Monday on a likely path to Florida.

John Hurley is a “true hero” whose actions during a Colorado shooting spree probably save other people’s lives while sacrificing his own, police say.

Three people were dead and police were hunting for a killer Monday after gunfire erupted at a Father’s Day celebration in Richmond, California.

Tropical Storm Bill churned off the East Coast, the second named storm in a nascent hurricane season that forecasters have warned could be a rager.

Authorities in Florida seek help from the public after two people died and at least 20 others were injured during a shooting outside a banquet hall.