Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate by land and sky as a wildfire closes in on Yellowknife.
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Maui emergency chief resigns after criticism for response to deadly wildfire
Herman Andaya, embattled administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, has stepped down, County Mayor Richard Bissen announced.
Illegal pangolin scales seized in Thai bust
Illegal pangolin scales seized in Thai bust
Maui authorities defend not using sirens to warn residents of deadly wildfires
Authorities in Maui defended not using sirens to warn residents of deadly wildfires, saying they would have caused residents to ‘go into the fire.’
Oregon wildfire map: See where fires are blazing on West Coast as evacuations ordered
Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday evening due to wildfires; our maps show the impacted areas.
Wildfire rages in Canary island of Tenerife
An out-of-control wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife has burned some 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres) of land and forced the evacuation of some 300 people from several small towns, Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo said Thur…
North Carolina restricts gender-affirming care for minors; other laws targeting trans youth take effect
The state assembly voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes of the three bills.
Biden aiming for closer ties with Japan, South Korea at Camp David summit
President Joe Biden is set to welcome leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit of his presidency. Biden plans to use Friday’s Camp David meetings to urge the leaders to turn the page on their difficult history and cement closer ties. (Aug….
A 9-year-old boy vanished from a Brooklyn IKEA. Hours later, he was dead, police say.
A frantic search ensued for three hours after the boy vanished from an IKEA in Brooklyn. He later died after he was pulled from the Erie Basin.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they wouldn’t support Donald Trump in 2024, poll says
The recent poll found that Trump still has a strong grip among Republican voters ahead of the 2024 primary election.