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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Let the chunk-off begin.

FRIDAY HARBOR — A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state shows the pods have lost three animals, bringing the population to 73, excluding a new calf born after the survey.

FREDERICTON — The leader of New Brunswick's Green Party is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if his party is elected to govern on Oct. 21. David Coon was campaigning in Saint John, N.B., on Wednesday.

(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)Slotting TBD(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk) As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents' bedroom to make sure they were OK.

Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.

MARIETTA, Ga.

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.

MARIETTA, Ga.

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Maui Fire Department is expected Wednesday to explain exactly how the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century was sparked last year.