Chile on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and curfew across much of the country, including the capital Santiago, following a massive, rare blackout that left millions without power.

Chile's worst blackout in well over a decade struck on Tuesday afternoon, leaving millions without power. President Gabriel Boric blamed private companies that manage the grid for the system's ...

By Yan Zhuang and John Bartlett John Bartlett reported from Santiago. Chile’s government imposed a curfew on Tuesday and sent the army and national police officers to patrol the streets in ...

It was a squeak show. Things got freaky on a Manhattan-bound train when a funky rat flaunted its moves on a subway pole — shimmying up, down and around like an extra from “Showgirls.” ...

It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant pouched rat, recently retired from her job of detecting tuberculosis cases medical tests had missed. At her ...

Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell service offline and ...

A rat-infested sandwich shop in Leeds has been shut down and the owner banned from running a food business. Inspectors spotted a rat running behind fridges and freezers in the kitchen at Emma's ...

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

Bolton Council said rat droppings were found throughout the premises and vermin had gnawed holes in walls and ceilings as well as food stores. Bags of dried foods were found to be contaminated ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An apartment is illuminated the morning after power was restored from a nationwide blackout in Santiago ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A man walks in a parking garage during a power outage, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell ...