WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 300 passengers perish when their plane is shot out of the sky. Airlines suspend flights to Israel’s largest airport after rocket attacks. Two airliners crash during storms.

BACK HERE AT HOME, TOMORROW MARKS THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DERECHO THAT BLEW THROUGH THE STATE. IT DID KNOCK OUT POWER TO MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE AND DAMAGE OR DESTROYED AROUND 8000 HOMES.

Natural catastrophes and bad weather have wreaked havoc on food crops across the world. Orange juice futures, cacao beans, and rice have hit all-time highs of late – while Chinese pork has slumped.

The recent wildfires in Southern California and natural disasters elsewhere in the country have left thousands of people grappling with enormous loss — and the complex insurance claims process that ...

At 7:30 p.m., miners in the deep galleries of Illinois’ New Orient Coal Mine No. 2 froze in their tracks, stood staring and listening in the dark. Their ears felt clogged by a sudden compression of ...

The recent wildfires in Southern California and natural disasters elsewhere in the country have left thousands of people grappling with enormous loss — and the complex insurance claims process that ...