Smoky skies threaten health in fiery California (AP)

California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes (AP)
AP - Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the...

Calif. wildfires threaten homes, force evacuations (AP)
AP - Hundreds of firefighters Thursday struggled to gain control of a series of wildfires burning across Northern California, including a raging forest fire that forced hundreds to leave...

Volcano in Chile spews lava and blasts ash 12 miles into sky...
AP - The Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash more than 12 miles into the sky on Tuesday, prompting a total evacuation of the provincial capital and other settlements.

American cancels 570 flights Friday (AP)
AP - The cancellation of thousands of flights this week will cost American Airlines tens of millions of dollars, the company's chief executive said Thursday, but he said the nation's largest...

American cancels 570 flights Friday (AP)
AP - The cancellation of thousands of flights this week will cost American Airlines tens of millions of dollars, the company's chief executive said Thursday, but he said the nation's largest...