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New maps show tsunami risk goes inland in some parts of the Southern California coast

The risk of a tsunami is fairly low along the Southern California coast. But new tsunami warning maps released by the state show that the potential danger does not exist only on the shoreline.

California's swine flu cases now total 79

The number of California swine flu cases rose to 79 Monday, according to state and local health officials, and more than 120 probable cases have been identified.

North Dakota trying to stave off flooding with sandbags, salt -- and explosives

The National Weather Service has raised its Red River crest forecast at Fargo to as much as 43 feet as North Dakota's largest city struggles to protect itself from potentially disastrous flooding.

4.8 Quake Rattles Salton Sea area

Another moderate earthquake struck Tuesday near the San Andreas fault in Imperial County, seismologists said. The magnitude 4.8 quake hit at 4:55 a.m. two miles south of Bombay Beach on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. The quake occurred at a depth of 3.5 miles.

Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires

Fires burned in Los Angeles County, to the east in Riverside and Orange counties, and to the northwest in Santa Barbara County. More than 800 houses, mobile homes and apartments were destroyed by fires that have burned areas more than 34 square miles since breaking out Thursday.