A firefighter who responded to the scene said the victims of the fire were his family members. “We couldn’t get in,” he said.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
4 critically injured in lightning strike near White House, officials say
Lightning struck just before 7 p.m. on Thursday in Lafayette Park, near the White House. Officials said four people had life-threatening injuries.
‘This isn’t normal’: What to know about New York polio case, a rarity in the US
The polio vaccine is the best protection against potential outbreaks, health officials say. Here’s what to know about polio.
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s prosecutor general, security services chief: July 17 recap
A Ukrainian attack on the Crimea would result in immediate “doomsday” for the invaded nation’s leadership.
COVID at-home tests are free through your insurance. Here’s how to get them.
Most insurance companies have been required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home COVID tests per person since January. Here’s how to get them.
‘Clear the lake is in trouble’: Great Salt Lake breaks record low level for the second time in a year amid drought
The western United States is experiencing historic drought conditions fueled by climate change, impacting the Great Salt Lake water level.
Protests, celebrations continue across the nation after Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
Thousands across the country took to the streets on Saturday, some to protest and others to celebrate, the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade.
2 dead, 10 rescued in boat collision near Key Biscayne in Florida, Coast Guard says
Someone involved in the collision reported it at about 10:30 p.m. Friday. The Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two people and rescued 10 others.
2 killed, 1 injured in Alabama church shooting, authorities say; suspected shooter in custody
Police said two people were killed and one was injured in a shooting at an Episcopal church in a Birmingham, Alabama suburb on Thursday.
Americans feared captured, fiancé ‘hoping for good news’; US warns that Ukraine ‘not the place for Americans’: Live updates
US military veterans Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, and Alexander Drueke, 39, haven’t been heard from for several days. Ukraine updates.