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
Three arrested at Pearl Harbor’s main gate after live mortar round spotted in vehicle
A security guard had ordered the vehicle to turn around when he detected the smell of marijuana and saw the ordnance in plain sight, officials said.
Winter weather: Storm to blanket nation’s middle, delay flights from Colorado to Minnesota
Weather forecasters warn of flight delays across the Midwest, with some white-out conditions. Road travelers should pack a flashlight and food.
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.
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.
Bulletproof vest did not fail in fatal shooting of Houston police officer, chief says
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says body armor didn’t fail Sgt. Christopher Brewster, who was killed while responding to a domestic violence call