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Emergency personnel and vehicles wait on standby at the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Sunday.

21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China Cross-Country Race

The competitors in a high-altitude race were racing on an extremely narrow mountain path when hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit, catching them off guard.

Protesters hold images of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus opposition activist Roman Protasevich and Protasevich's partner Sofia Sapega during a demonstration of Belarusians living in Poland and Poles supporting them in front of European Commission office in Warsaw on Monday.

EU Asks All EU-Based Airlines To Avoid Belarusian Airspace After Forced Landing

The move comes a day after Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk due to reports of a bomb aboard, in a ruse to apprehend an opposition activist.

Tropical Storm Isaias downed wires and uprooted trees, like this one in New York City, leaving millions of customers without power in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday. The governors of Connecticut and New York have each declared a state of emergency and are calling for investigations into state utility companies' response.

New York And Connecticut Call For Probes Into Utility Companies' Response To Isaias

Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Ned Lamont are seeking investigations as thousands of customers remain without power in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.

New Deputy Superintendent Position Announced For The Park City School District

The Park City Board of Education announces a new top level administrative role which will be second in line after the Superintendent of Schools. It’s a…

A Small Planet With Big Implications

Astronomers have found a distant dwarf planet that appears to confirm the existence of Planet Nine, a giant planet lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks Thursday after a coronavirus briefing with health experts and his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Del. Biden took off his mask to speak.

Joe Biden: For The Next 3 Months, All Americans Should Wear A Mask When Outside

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said every governor should mandate mask-wearing as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A man stops on his bike Saturday along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Ore.

'It's A Bit Surreal': Oregon's Air Quality Suffers As Fires Complicate COVID-19 Fight

The air quality in Portland, Ore., ranks among the world's worst. The Environmental Protection Agency forecasts "very unhealthy" air quality.

Evacuee Samazio Rolle and his dog, Logan, sit in the shade next to an airplane in the afternoon heat at a landing strip on Abaco, in hopes of catching a flight to Nassau. The pair survived Hurricane Dorian's punishing strike on the Bahamas — and now they want to leave Abaco.

'You Can't Stay Here': Dorian Leaves Parts Of The Bahamas Uninhabitable

Before-and-after satellite imagery shows just how staggering the devastation is across the Bahamas, with entire neighborhoods drowning in floodwaters.

Poll: Americans Split on House Impeachment Inquiry

Independents at this point say they are not on board with the impeachment inquiry. But with more revelations coming out, the pollsters warn, that could change.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford, shown here waving to fans in 2016, has died at the age of 91.

New York Yankee Hall Of Fame Pitcher Whitey Ford Dies At 91

The southpaw was dominant during his 16-year career, winning six World Series titles in the 1950s and 1960s. Nicknamed "Chairman of the Board," Ford holds the team record for most wins by a pitcher.

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