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A Boeing 747 jet was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. Instead, it touched down at a small municipal airport across town. That was a problem: The runway there is much shorter than what the big jet typically needs on takeoff. But the plane is now on its way again.

A popular summer spot is closed indefinitely because of mysterious holes — one of which temporarily buried a boy — that open and close in less than a day. Scientists have no idea why.

Volunteers in boats and personal watercraft are taking people to see their flood-damaged houses in Houston. For some, seeing their home for the first time is more emotional than they expected.

Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official, says "it's becoming harder to trust what CDC tells us" after the agency posted, then deleted, information on coronavirus transmission. It's the latest flip-flop.

The CDC says the guidelines were posted to its website in error. The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the agency has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.

Hurricane Laura has rapidly intensified and is approaching the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane. Meteorologists are most concerned about a big storm surge with powerful winds.

After being shouted down by opposition lawmakers, the Hong Kong chief executive announced new public housing projects in the notoriously expensive city.

A section of the Ponte Morandi Bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday, sending cars and trucks that had been driving on the A10 motorway crashing down below.

A major winter storm, expected to reach the Northeast later this week, has already brought more than 2 feet of snow to parts of the Midwest, and prompted airlines to cancel thousands of flights.

The historic city of St. Augustine, Fla., is battling rising seas to protect its heritage and tourism dollars. But it's also making a digital record of its artifacts in case they are lost.