US says second Guatemalan child has died in immigration custody

An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody in New Mexico early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities said, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month.

GoFundMe says it has refunded donors in alleged homeless scam

GoFundMe says it has refunded everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia who prosecutors allege schemed with a New Jersey couple to scam donors out of more than $400,000.

Dry winter, beetles damaging forests in Arizona, New Mexico

Aerial surveys of forested land in Arizona and New Mexico show large swaths of dead trees following an unusually dry winter that aided pests such as bark beetles.

Legal battle erupts over second grouse species living in Nevada

Off-road vehicle enthusiasts are suing the U.S. Forest Service over the bistate sage grouse in Nevada and California, arguing that a protection plan enacted this year could increase fire danger across its rangeland habitat. The bistate sage grouse, proposed for threatened status, lives in a smaller area than the greater sage grouse, which is at the center of a dispute with Trump administration.

Indonesia tsunami death toll hits 429

Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting “Water is coming! Water is coming!” and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers.

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