Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, sending thick smoke into the U.S. and triggering air quality warnings for millions across more than a dozen states....
More than 830 wildfires were burning in Canada, along with more than a dozen in northern Minnesota, forcing mandatory evacuations and spreading unhealthy smoke down to the Lower 48. A cloud orange haze was seen blanketing the spires of bui...
Smoke from wildfires obscures the view of Niagara Falls, July 15, 2026. EarthCam An ABC News graphic shows the forecast for Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ABC News Smoke rises from an upslope blaze on the north flank of the Frenc...
Social Security's trust fund that pays retiree and survivor benefits is expected to begin running low on moneyearlier than previously expected, leading to questions from Americans who rely on the benefits for their living expenses. Without con...
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A Blue Origin rocket exploded on the launch tower in a fiery blast during a test of its engines on Thursday night, the company said. The static fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida came in preparation for the company's upco...
Trump signs order to pay TSA workersHouse Republicans rejected the Senate’s plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and passed their stopgap bill. The new version must go back to the Senate, but senators have left town. Travele...
President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Thursday that he will sign an executive order instructing newly sworn-in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA workers immediately, calling the ongoin...
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Moltbook, a new website where AI programs can socialize with one another, has been gaining in popularity in recent days. Real people aren't allowed to post on the platform, but humans can scroll through Moltbook as observers. More than 1.6 million ...
NEW YORK -- With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire and Ash” from the No. 1 ...
East Wing demolition raises new questions as ballroom estimate rises to $300 million...
President Donald Trump joined more than 20 world leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday for talks on Gaza's future with the first phase of theIsrael-Hamas ceasefire agreementunderway. Among those gathered for the summit were Palest...
Survival contestant rescued after 18 hours in Michigan forest...
Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday, a supervisor became aware on Monday of a notice from a DNA testing kit manufa...
Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as seven planets - Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn will all be briefly visible in the evening sky in the UK. This phenomenon, known as a 'planetary parade' is a rare sight, and i...
FireAid, the benefit concert that raised an estimated $100 million for those impacted by the Los Angeles fires last month, announced $50 million in grants on Tuesday to dozens of community-based organizations assisting in disaster recovery. The in...
President Donald Trump's administration, including Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, is continuing its sweeping effort to cut much of the federal government -- but it's being met with legal challenges. Trump is also making his seco...
As wildfires continue to burn across Los Angeles County, displacing tens of thousands of families and forcing many into temporary housing, two mothers have launched a grassroots project to reunite displaced children with their beloved stuf...