On November 12, 1970, in Florence, Oregon, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed up on the beach. At the time, this beach ...

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Scientists will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death, marking the second right whale fatality documented in just two weeks. A dead North Atlantic right whale stranded on a barrier island ...

A necropsy is expected to be performed on Thursday after a dead whale washed ashore in Newport Beach on Wednesday. According to Sophia Felger of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, the large whale was ...

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A key oil pumping station in Russia's Tatarstan region was rocked by a massive explosion overnight on February 22-23. The facility is a crucial logistics hub for Russia's energy sector and the Druzhba ...

WASHINGTON — Crews are on the scene working to put out a fire that later caused a house explosion in Fairfax County. According to officials, crews were called to 14389 Quail Pond Court for reports of ...

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BOONVILLE, N.Y. — A fiery explosion that ripped through a church in upstate New York on Tuesday injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters who responded to a report of a gas odor in ...

BOONVILLE, N.Y. — The New York State Police said five people were critically injured in the explosion at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., on Tuesday morning.

An explosion at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville injured four firefighters and the pastor. First responders were initially called to the church for reports of a gas odor. All five injured ...