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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Technology plays growing role in predicting, corralling western wildfires
When 'critical weather' is forecast – hot, dry winds or lightning storms – the technology allows California planners to pre-position fire engines, bulldozers, aircraft and hand crews in areas where they can respond quickly.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Firefighters end search and rescue efforts at Florida condo collapse
The June 24 collapse killed at least 97 people and at least one more person believed missing in the disaster has yet to be identified.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
The spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says the insurgents will lay down their weapons when a negotiated government acceptable to all sides in the conflict is installed in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani’s government is gone.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Crews make progress on huge Oregon wildfire
The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded, fire officials say.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
Most land along the southern Texas border is private, but an official said his understanding was that state troopers would not arrest families.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Most unvaccinated Americans say they still won’t get COVID-19 shots, poll finds
COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in the U.S. over the past two weeks.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Some Republican politicians’ vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin
Athletes marched into the stadium in their usual parade of nations, some socially distanced, others clustering together in ways utterly contrary to organizers' hopes.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2021
U.S. churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native residential schools
More than 150 boarding schools for Indigenous children in the United States were operated by religious groups between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2021
Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
Demonstrations after a memorial service violent on Thursday afternoon with protesters shooting into the air, throwing rocks and overturning heavy concrete barricades.
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