Idaho fire nears homes, military range

BOISE, Idaho -- A wildfire grew by an estimated 200 square miles in 24 hours, blackening grazing land Sunday as it threatened thousands of southern Idaho homes and facilities at an Air Force training range, fire officials said Sunday. Two large wildfires along the Nevada...

HMRC Tax Return Backlog Nears 12m

Out of date computer systems, thousands of tax inspectors compulsory retired early and an enormous influx of population have caused the HMRC to fail the public in some areas."HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has yet to check the accuracy of tax payments from 11.5 million people...

Passport rush is on as U.S. deadline nears

"Beginning Tuesday, Canadians won't be able to fly south of the border without a valid passport under a new U.S. rule that has travellers flocking to passport offices in record numbers. "I'm a little teed off," said Claudette Bergeron, who was waiting at a Toronto passport...

Antarctic ozone hole nears record: U.N. agency (Reuters)

" 2 hours, 1 minute ago GENEVA (Reuters) - The hole over Antarctica's ozone layer is bigger than last year and is nearing the record 29-million-square-km (11-million-sq-mile) hole seen in 2000, the World Meteorological Organization " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images |...