A powerful earthquake off Russia’s coast triggered tsunami waves that reached across the Pacific, prompting evacuations as far as Chile and Peru. Experts explain how sudden shifts in the ocean can send waves traveling more than 500 mph thousands of miles away.

Oprah Winfrey's representative and the president of Haleakala Ranch confirmed that a private road on Maui is owned by the ranch and not Winfrey.

When the National Weather Service updated Hawaii 's tsunami watch to a tsunami warning, local officials called for evacuations of at-risk coastal communities. If you were to believe some posts on social media,