TOKYO and LONDON — A tsunami advisory was in place late Monday after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency says it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. But launch controllers had

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned late Sunday that the week was beginning with a forecast for a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” for new wildfires, even as the firefight against the several fires still burning continued. “Emergency responders are ready tonight. Pre-positioned firefighters and engines are spread around Southern California

There has been a reprieve from the strongest winds in Southern California over the past 24 hours, but winds are expected to pick up later Saturday into the night, raising the fire danger yet again. The fire outlook for Saturday is back at the “Critical” level for much of southern California as dry, gusty winds […]

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that […]