GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular tourist attraction from
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the scientists leading an effort to beat Dutch elm disease, which has killed tens
A 43-year-old Swiss man has been arrested following the shooting at a rave in Switzerland on Sunday. The arrest comes after a 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and several others injured at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in Aarau, a town about 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich. The shooting
A British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in southern Germany in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have said. The 31-year-old woman was attacked at the station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, shortly before 01:00 local time (00:00 BST). She was taken to hospital where she died as a result of
Helicopters and coastguard boats have been dispatched to the scene, while ambulances have been stationed on the beach ready to receive rescued passengers. Üstel wrote on social media that the “priority right now is human life”, adding that security forces, rescue teams and health officials were all on the scene. He added the disaster will
The former mayor of a small town in Alaska, who was an experienced pilot, was among those killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed in shallow waters near a remote Alaskan town, officials said Thursday. Alaska Department of Public Safety identified the pilot in Wednesday’s crash as Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage. The
