Hurricane Laura is swirling off Texas and Louisiana with winds up to 140 mph as it’s forecast to make landfall late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
How the ancient redwoods in California’s oldest state park survive wildfires
The ancient redwoods of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California’s oldest state park, have largely survived the wildfires raging across the state.
Massive wildfires scorch California, but humidity helps keep feared lightning at bay for now
Three massive wildfires are scorching Northern California, and more than 650 wildfires, most sparked by lightning, have burned in the last week.
‘Major explosion’ in Baltimore kills at least one, traps others
Baltimore City Fire Department said in a Facebook post that at least three homes were involved in the gas explosion that killed at least one woman.
Portland protesters, Wall of Moms sue Trump administration over use of tear gas, rubber bullets
The nonprofit Protect Democracy filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of several individual protesters and groups.
A pet cat is the first animal to test positive for COVID-19 in the UK
The cat’s test results were confirmed last week at a lab in South East England, said Christine Middlemiss, the U.K.’s chief veterinary officer.
St. Bernard dog named Daisy rescued from England’s highest peak
St. Bernard’s were bred to rescue people from the treacherous Alpine peaks, but Daisy needed some help on England’s Scafell Pike.
Donald Trump refuses to condemn QAnon: Here’s what to know about the far-right conspiracy theory
President Donald Trump said Thursday he knows “nothing about” QAnon, a growing, yet baseless, far-right conspiracy theory.
‘Wall of moms’ at Portland protest formed to protect demonstrators
The group of women formed a sort of human shield dubbed the “wall of moms” at a protest outside a federal courthouse in Portland on Sunday.
New York City says child care will be available for 100K children in the fall as schools partially reopen
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city was exhausting all options to expand its child care capacity and accomadate more than 100,000 children.