Cheboygan Dam Failure Could Imperil Thousands in Northern Michigan - The New York Times

All of Michigan under Flood Watch as roads washed out, dams fail, people evacuated - MLive.com

Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year

<p>More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/weather-tracker-super-typhoon-sinlaku-threatens-mariana-islands">Super Typhoon Sinlaku</a> hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipping over cars, toppling utility poles and ripping away tin roofs.</p><p>Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by the typhoon, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday. So fa...

Peru election stretches into a second day after ballot delivery failures

Thousands of Peruvians were back at the polls on Monday for a second day of voting after failure to deliver ballots to voting centers extended Sunday's election by a day.

Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California - AP News

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America’s Fastest-Growing County Wonders if ‘Paradise’ Is Growing Too Fast - The New York Times

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPbmJUM2tqeHpoQlhxVnduUlNEam5YMEF3akdMUVNaZHByVGREVzY5cWlBSzR3SmZVWUtvUW5FVmFVNTlobnNFbmUyNWxJVjlZckEyUkMyNzBNbF93ZWFHdTNMUEFXSU85c3hmcnZXNk4wem9KcHI1NERYWnlqVFZxUXZnMHB0OGlBaUYtd2JyREJFVUE?oc=5" target="_blank">America’s Fastest-Growing County Wonders if ‘Paradise’ Is Growing Too Fast</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">The New York Times</font>

Reported tornado in Lena, Illinois, causes major damage; town is shut down

A reported tornado in Lena, Illinois, about 47 miles west of Rockford, has caused extensive storm damage, including possibly to schools that had students inside at the time.