Analyst upgrades DiamondRock, Host Hotels & Resorts, LaSalle Hotel Properties to ‘Buy’NEW YORK — An analyst upgraded shares of several hotel real estate investment trusts on Tuesday on factors including stabilizing occupancy, improving liquidity and strong balance sheets. Burnout operations on arson fire near LA cancelled due to flare up on remote northeast flankLOS ANGELES — Just as firefighters were intensifying their efforts Monday to contain the flames menacing the foothill neighborhoods of the San Gabriel Valley, another part of the deadly fire in the Angeles National Forest flared up. Burnout operations on arson fire near LA scaled back because of flare up on northeast flankLOS ANGELES — The unpredictable flames burning in the Angeles National Forest are staying one step ahead of firefighters, as a flare-up on the northeast corner delayed efforts to burn out brush above the foothill cities of the San Gabriel Valley. Killer whales, robins, rising seas: Climate is changing and tiny ‘Tuk’ mans the front lineTUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories — Caught between rising seas and land melting beneath their mukluk-shod feet, the villagers of Tuktoyaktuk are doing what anyone would do on this windy Arctic coastline. They’re building windmills. With 246 square miles scorched, Calif. wildfire raises concerns of flooding, ecosystem damageLOS ANGELES — Southern California’s huge wildfire has turned nearly a quarter of the 1,000-square-mile Angeles National Forest into a moonscape of barren mountains looming above thousands of homes that now face the threat of flash floods and mudslides. South Korea presses NKorea to explain about deadly, sudden surge in border riverSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea pressed North Korea to explain Monday what caused a sudden surge of water in a river flowing across the border from the North after the flooding left three South Korean dead and three others missing. Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano spits cloud of ash, showers towns; no damage or injuriesMANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns. Industry defends process used to recover oil and gas while Congress considers regulationPAVILLION, Wyo. — A glass of water drawn from John Fenton’s underground well outside his rural log home built against a rocky ridge looks and tastes as clear and refreshing as any bottled water. Drought-stricken coastal streams threaten California’s endangered coho salmon with extinctionSAN GERONIMO, Calif. — California’s third year of drought has worsened the already dire outlook for endangered coho salmon, as coastal creeks used for spawning dwindle into disconnected pools where fish get trapped and die. Arson probe continues as crews try to hold eastern edge of Los Angeles wildfireLOS ANGELES — As firefighters on Sunday took on the still-flaring eastern flank of a giant, arson-sparked wildfire north of Los Angeles, those examining the damage in calmer areas discovered two more destroyed homes, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said. After fire, canyon resident worries government will try to force him from ‘piece of heaven’LOS ANGELES — After five grueling days in bush planes and on horseback, 74-year-old Lew Johnson was returning from the forests of British Columbia with his prize — a cooler full of meat from a 43½-inch spread moose in the bed of his pickup. West Coast groundfish fleet embarking on new wave of fishing regulationHARBOR, Ore. — The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling gear. Arson-caused LA wildfire creeps deeper into forest, investigators analyze cluesLOS ANGELES — The ferocious wildfire burning north of Los Angeles has turned into a creeping giant, steadily chewing through thick and dry chaparral on its eastern flank. While crews report good progress, the blaze that claimed the lives of two firefighters was far from being fully contained. Judge gives 7 SC landowners settlement over Santee Cooper dam flooding that could reach $200MCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge has ordered a South Carolina-owned utility to pay seven landowners in the eastern part of the state a settlement that could amount to close to $200 million. Firefighters gaining on arson fire north of Los Angeles; report says incendiary device foundLOS ANGELES — Fire bosses declared progress early Friday in taming the 232-square-mile arson fire north of Los Angeles that has led to a homicide investigation into the deaths of two firefighters. Flames had died down early Friday and the blaze, which was 42 percent surrounded, was “pretty quiet,” fire spokesman John Huschke said. Arson investigators study origin of large Los Angeles-area blaze that killed 2 firefightersLOS ANGELES — Authorities have launched a homicide investigation after determining a massive Los Angeles-area blaze that killed two firefighters was arson. Authorities say arson caused giant wildfire north of LA, launch homicide probeLOS ANGELES — Investigators launched a homicide investigation Thursday into the wildfire north of Los Angeles after determining that the gigantic blaze — which has killed two firefighters, scorched 226 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes — was set intentionally. US Forest Service: Arson caused giant wildfire north of LA; homicide investigation launchedLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service says arson is the cause of the wildfire north of Los Angeles that killed two firefighters. Deputies have launched a homicide investigation. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the person who set the fire that’s destroyed more than five dozen homes and burned 226 square miles. Even in blackened landscape, investigators find clues to cause of huge Calif. wildfireLOS ANGELES — A streak of soot on a rock. Singed bark on a tree. Charred plants and grasses. Schwarzenegger tours devastation as firefighters start to get upper hand on giant wildfireLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured a fire-ravaged community Thursday where a wildfire left dozens of homes in ruins, encountering piles of twisted metal and rubble as firefighters began to bring the blaze under greater control. Firefighters bring Los Angeles blaze under greater control, but encounter flare-up in canyonLOS ANGELES — Firefighters brought a sprawling wildfire near Los Angeles under greater control Thursday, despite a flare-up in a remote canyon that prompted about 25 nearby residents to be evacuated. Flareup of LA-area wildfire prompts evacuations in canyon but crews still making progressLOS ANGELES — Firefighters brought a sprawling wildfire near Los Angeles under greater control Thursday, despite a flare-up in a remote canyon that prompted 15 to 20 nearby homes to be evacuated. Massive wildfire near Los Angeles flares up in remote canyon; new evacuation order issuedLOS ANGELES — A massive wildfire near Los Angeles flared up Thursday and a new evacuation order was issued for homes in a remote canyon. Crews gain ground on wildfire near Los Angeles as evacuated residents return to survey damageLOS ANGELES — Bulldozers are carving fire breaks along the southeast flank of a menacing 219-square-mile Southern California wildfire to keep a flare-up of flames away from foothill homes in Pasadena, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Duarte and Monrovia. Firefighters make progress on gigantic Calif. wildfire, contain 28 percent of the blazeLOS ANGELES — Containment of the gigantic wildfire that has ravaged the Angeles National Forest has increased to 28 percent, up from 22 percent reported a day earlier. Battle against Calif. wildfires waged with backfires, bulldozers, giant air tankersLA CRESCENTA, Calif. — A firefighter points a gun at the enemy. Crack! A projectile zips across a canyon and a shower of sparks explode in a thick tangle of dangerously dry scrub. Dolly Parton sings ‘My Mountain, My Home’ at ceremony celebrating 75th anniversary of SmokiesGATLINBURG, Tenn. — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang “My Mountain, My Home” as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th anniversary in a ceremony Wednesday. Feds failed clear brush in L.A. wildfire area that could have slowed huge blazeLOS ANGELES — Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Feds didn’t clear brush in L.A. wildfire area, blame bad weather, environmental rulesLOS ANGELES — Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Dozens of fire engines being sent home as home threat from massive LA wildfire easesLOS ANGELES — Hundreds of firefighters guarding foothill communities against a massive Los Angeles-area wildfire are being sent back to their stations as the threat eases. |
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