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'No words': 9/11 death toll continues to rise 22 years later

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The New York City Fire Department has added 43 new names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall. As the nation prepares to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the New York City Fire Department has added 43 new names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall commemorating firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff members who have died from illnesses related to the rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of one of the darkest days in U.S. History . The additions to the memorial wall bring the total number of FDNY members who have succumbed to post-9/11 illnesses to 331, which is nearly equal to the number of firefighters killed in the Twin Towers on the day of the attacks. The new names were unveiled at a ceremony on Wednesday and represent the second largest group to be added to the memorial wall since it was created 12 years ago with 55 names. The annual Tribute in Light is illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan as it is set up t...

Nearly half a million without power in California as atmospheric river rainfall continues

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There is no end in sight for the unrelenting rainfall inundating the West Coast with severe flooding and widespread power outages. There is no end in sight for the unrelenting rainfall inundating the West Coast with severe flooding and widespread power outages. Nearly 500,000 customers across California were without power on Sunday morning as the state continues to be walloped by an ongoing atmospheric river. People watch as waves crash into a seawall in Pacifica, Calif., Jan. 6, 2023. Jeff Chiu/AP The ground that is typically parched as a result of a decadeslong megadrought has now been overly saturated with moisture that threatens to continue for several days. Some coastal roads have been washed away and homes flooded, and heavy rain and mountain snow continued into Sunday morning. Northern California will see about a 12-hour break from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time on Sunday, with another round of heavy rain and snow to follow Sunday overnight into Monday morning. The region will ...