Nation Jul 27 California's largest active wildfire explodes in size as multiple fires rage across Western states Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and…
Nation Jul 26 Firefighting pilot killed in tanker plane crash in Oregon as Western wildfires spread Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, and a pilot was found dead in a crashed tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many fires spreading across several…
Nation Jul 25 Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle fires in Oregon, Idaho Evacuations were ordered in California's Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Nation Jul 06 More records expected to shatter as heat continues to blanket 130 million across the U.S. Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters…
Politics Apr 23 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho abortion ban Supreme Court justices raised questions Wednesday about whether state bans on abortions during medical emergencies conflict with federal health care law after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Nation Apr 17 Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details how it was no match for unprecedented blazes When wildfires broke out across the Hawaiian island of Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their fire engines.
Nation Feb 28 Idaho set to execute 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation's longest-serving death row inmates He is one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S. who has been imprisoned since 1974 and convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more.
Nation Jan 03 First batch of Jeffrey Epstein case documents released by New York court Amid great hype, a court began to release a new batch of previously secret court documents late Wednesday related to Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Politics Nov 30 Leaked document says U.S. is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.
Nation Nov 24 Maui residents want independent testing to determine when it's safe to return to burned town The rubble left behind includes electrical cables, plastic pipes and vehicle tires that emit dangerous dioxins when burned; lead from melted vehicles or old house paint; and arsenic-laden ash from termite-resistant building materials.