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(NEW YORK) — Wildfires burning in Canada have prompted hazardous air pollution conditions in the U.S. this week, as smoke moves South and lingers over much of the Northeast. While wildfires in California and other western states have prompted air quality warnings in the past, seeing them on the other side of the country has prompted […]

(NEW YORK) — Canadian wildfires are impacting states as far south as Georgia, with New York City experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. The wind conditions that are bringing plumes of smoke south are expected to last for several more days, experts say, as some fires in Canada continue to burn out […]

(NEW YORK) — Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the Northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts. Thirteen states have issued those alerts as the thick fumes block the sky and send people indoors. Canadian officials said firefighters are scrambling to put out the blazes in […]

(RICHMOND, Va.) — A father and son were killed and several others were hurt in a mass shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, police said. The suspect, 19-year-old Ameri Ty-John Pollard, is in custody in connection with the shooting, which unfolded in a park on Tuesday after the Huguenot High School graduation […]

(NEW YORK) — Wildfires burning in Canada continue to create poor air quality conditions in the U.S. as the smoke makes its way south. Hazy skies, low visibility and poor air quality will be present in most of the Northeast and the Midwest and even as far south as the Carolinas. Air quality alerts have […]

Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (GLENDALE, Calif.) — A California school district meeting where administrators voted to recognize Pride month, which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, erupted into protests outside the venue involving several hundred people, according to the Glendale Police Department. Protesters of the Glendale Unified School District policy to recognize Pride month were met by counterprotesters […]

(NEW YORK) — Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the Northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts. Thirteen states have issued those alerts as the thick fumes block the sky and send people indoors. Canadian officials said firefighters are scrambling to put out the blazes in […]

(OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney Anthony D. Thomas held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for the shooting death of Owens, a Florida mother of four. The Owens family is also being represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Owens was shot and killed […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — Two people were killed and several others were hurt in a mass shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, police said. A 19-year-old suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting, which unfolded in a park on Tuesday after the Huguenot High School graduation ended in […]

(NEW YORK) — Florida officials confirmed on Tuesday that they organized two flights carrying migrants from Texas to California in recent days. It’s the latest example of a controversial strategy under Gov. Ron DeSantis, who says he wants to spotlight what he calls the failures of southern border policies — as migrant advocates say he […]