Utilities

RIO DE JANEIRO - Organizers of the 2016 Olympics are pitching host city Rio de Janeiro as a potential "power island" immune from blackouts like the one that left 60 million Brazilians in the dark, though experts questioned Thursday whether a safe energy haven for the games is possible.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours, prompting concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

TOWNSHIP 8, RANGE 3, Maine - Silent surroundings almost tease the ears as clouds skitter across the top of this eastern corner of Maine.