At risk were Wollemi Pines, numbering less than 100, growing in an Australian national park. Here’s how they were saved from the fires.
Author: Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY
Hawaii tour helicopter crash: 6 bodies recovered, authorities believe no survivors
The wreckage was found in a mountainous area on the island of Kauai, authorities said. Two of the passengers are believed to be minors.
Winter storm packs heavy snow, threat of blizzards, as it targets nation’s mid-section
Storm creates traffic snarls in California as it moves northeast after dumping snow in Arizona.
Plains, Upper Midwest brace for major winter storm barreling out of Southern California
Forecasters said the storm, which was set to push into the Plains this weekend, could dump up to a foot of snow in parts of the southern Rockies.
DNA test frees Texas man from life sentence – and leads to confession of a new murder suspect
Lydell Grant, who was serving a life sentence, has been freed after a new DNA test of a murder victim’s fingernail pointed to a different suspect.
For the first time, FDA approves vaccine to prevent deadly Ebola virus
For the first time, the FDA has approved an Ebola vaccine. Since 2018, the deadly virus has killed more than 2,200 in Congo.
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘fabricated reasons,’ calls new US sanctions ‘unfriendly’
In a news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended President Trump in his impeachment and discussed US sanctions, reelection and Ukraine
Russian security officer dies in shootout at Federal Security Service in Moscow
The gunfight erupted around 7 p.m. in the reception room of the FSB, about eight blocks from the Kremlin in Moscow.
North Korea claims another ‘crucial test’ at its rocket launch site
The test possibly involved technologies to improve intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the continental United States.
2 bodies still missing from volcano eruption off New Zealand that killed 16 people
The bodies of six victims of a volcanic eruption on a popular New Zealand tourist island were recovered Friday. Two bodies remain missing.