JAKARTA/BANGKOK >> The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for ...

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Mexico's top diplomat in Peru has left the country, the South American country said, amid heightened tensions between the two nations over asylum for a former Peruvian ...

For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs. “No rap songs appear in the top 40 on the Hot 100 for the first time since ...

As autumn comes around, and leaves begin to fall, many people will begin making leaf piles to clear out their yards. While many may prefer the look of a lawn with no leaf litter, those who refrain ...

Each fall, US farmers harvest a soybean crop so immense, it covers more acres than Arizona. But this year, their biggest buyer — China — has walked away. Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm ...

The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat on Thursday tore into White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt after apparently thinking she said the $300 million ballroom under construction is President Donald ...

Editor's note: Follow the coverage of Tropical Storm Melissa's forecast for Thursday, Oct. 23. Melissa could become one of the 'strongest storms ever' in Atlantic. With little to guide it, slow-moving ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Melissa is currently over the Caribbean, posing a threat of heavy rain and flooding to several islands in the region. Wind shear is currently limiting the ...

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane season won’t be wrapping up quietly. The storm could slam the northern Caribbean with pouring rain and ...

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One regional expert says that tedious chore of raking leaves can be left until the end of fall. “It’s actually kind of disgusting how easy this can be,” said Mike Goatley, an extension turf grass ...

Priscilla is now a post-tropical cyclone, but it continues to pose a "significant threat" to bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. through the weekend, forecasters say. Priscilla went from a ...