In his 15 years of farming full time, Quentin Connealy has weathered his share of storms — literally.

The first major flood hit in 2011. Three more came in 2019. The waters rose again in 2024 and ruined about 20% of his crops. This past summer, he dealt with at least three hail and wind events that damaged his corn and soybeans.

The county health worker scanned the Omaha home with an X-ray gun, searching for the poison.

AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of history and memory, thousands should have crossed by now. But the tundra is empty, save for the mountains looming on the horizon — the Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options.

Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job opportunities. But it goes for nearly a million dollars – the median California home sells for US$906,500 – and you’d be paying a mortgage that’s risen 82% since January 2020.