Ancient pyramid in Mexico collapses after heavy rain
Heavy rain caused a part of a pyramid in the Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone to collapse in late July.
Tornado Updates
See the impacts Hurricane Ernesto will have on the US coast
As Hurricane Ernesto continues to gain strength in the western Atlantic, the coastline of the Lower 48 will see impacts from the cyclone. Coastal communities from Florida to Maine are bracing for increasing surf and a high risk of rip currents through the weekend.
Black bear attacks 3-year-old girl in Montana
A child was hospitalized Sunday after a black bear attacked her inside a tent in southern Montana.
Lightning strikes 2 women in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Two international park visitors were struck by lightning on Monday as they were standing near the rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend in northern Arizona.
Yorkie survives near-fatal shark attack along Florida coast
Bill Hoge, an owner and operator of a charter company in St. Augustine, said he and his wife were boating over the weekend on the San Sebastian River when their 9-year-old Yorkie named Maddie fell overboard. Once they found the dog, it was severely injured and rushed her to an animal care facility.
Sun likely reaches highest sunspot count in 20 years
Space forecasters say the recent Northern Lights seen over the U.S. came just days after the Sun likely had the most sunspots in over 20 years, possibly marking the peak in what is known as Solar Cycle 25.
Watch: Shark lurks behind kayaker on California coast
Video shot on Aug. 6 shows a kayaker being followed by a curious shark off the coast of Half Moon Bay, California.
See it: Wild weather unleashes flash flooding in Utah turning roads into rivers
Two days of intense thunderstorms turned a Utah skate park into a water park, and a snowplow was needed to clear hail from a local interstate after heavy rainfall caused flooding across the Salt Lake City metro area.
Storm tides wash in barnacle-covered illegal package containing small fortune, Florida deputies say
More than half a million dollars worth of cocaine washed ashore along Florida's coastline on Monday, most likely carried in by the tides from the East Coast due to recent storms, authorities say.
Ernesto strengthens into hurricane off Puerto Rico as island gets slammed by power outages, flooding
Hurricane Ernesto formed off the coast of Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning after the then-tropical storm blasted the U.S. territory with torrential rain that led to numerous reports of flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.