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One missing, after oil rig explodes on Louisiana lake
An oil rig explosion on a lake north of New Orleans, apparently caused when cleaning chemicals ignited, injured seven people and left authorities searching for another who was missing.
Volcanic eruption in Japan spreads ash in 4 cities, towns
A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years, spewing ash over nearby farms, cities and towns.
Canadian-American family held captive by Taliban-linked group released
A Canadian man, his American wife and their three young children have been released after being held captive for years by a network with ties to the Taliban.
Ohio mayor asks Trump for help combating Lake Erie algae
Three years after toxic algae in Lake Erie tainted the drinking water for more than 400,000 people, many are still leery about what's coming out of their faucets.
Hurricane mauled Puerto Rico's renowned Monkey Island research centre
The storm destroyed virtually everything on the island, stripping it of vegetation, wrecking the monkeys' drinking troughs and crushing the piers that workers use to bring in bags of monkey chow.
Study: Great white sharks are swimming farther and deeper
Researchers in Massachusetts say white sharks appear to venture offshore farther, with more frequency and at greater depths than previously known in the Atlantic.
Activist urges walrus rafts in absence of Arctic sea ice
An environmental activist is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider placing anchored rafts in the ocean as resting platforms for walruses.
Oil will keep flowing, but UN sanctions hit North Korea hard
North Korea will be feeling the pain of new United Nations sanctions targeting some of its biggest remaining foreign revenue streams.
TV correspondents face danger they told others to avoid
It's a paradox of hurricane coverage: Television correspondents face danger they told others to avoid.
AP Exclusive: Toxic sites in likely path of Irma
Dozens of personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency worked to secure some of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida.