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Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening hundreds of miles away.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says Tuesday's magnitude 7.4 quake triggered moderate tsunamis. Seven hours after the quake, all tsunami warnings and advisories were canceled.

A 15-year-old First Coast High School student has been arrested and charged with making a hoax bomb threat.

Lane is a powerful storm with an uncertain trajectory. Even though it has weakened somewhat over the past day, it's expected that the storm will cause considerable damage in the Hawaiian islands.

Communication was lost with the ship Thursday and the U.S. Coast Guard concluded that it had sunk. Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard ended the search for survivors.

Here are the latest developments on Hurricane Dorian:

Tourists love California's Mendocino coast for its redwoods, surf and charm. But the battle to keep the area's only hospital afloat is pitting hospital administrators and doctors against each other.

An atmospheric river is a relatively narrow channel of wind, hence the "river," that transports water vapor from the tropics to the West Coast, where it's producing rain and heavy winds.

Crews had already removed thousands of tons of fuel oil from the ship to stave off further harm to the environment. Still, scientists say it's the worst ecological disaster in the country's history.

The Coast Guard is holding it's strategic wargames at a base in Portsmouth, Va., and climate change is a key adversary.