Four people died at a three-day country musical festival near Brooklyn, Michigan, including three from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
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3 years ago, Paradise was destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in US history. Now, the town nervously watches one burning 10 miles away.
Paradise, California, Mayor Steve Crowder is keeping residents calm as a wildfire burns nearby, one of 70 major blazes fueled by heat and drought.
‘There are people in the rubble yelling’: 911 calls reveal panic, anguish at Surfside, Florida, condo collapse
Recordings of 911 calls released from the Florida condo collapse reveal the chaos and anguish ignited by the tragedy that killed at least 97 people.
As Western wildfires rage, region to remain ‘tragically dry’ for at least a week. In Oregon, a blaze may burn until fall.
Thousands of firefighters battling scores of Western wildfires find little solace in the weather. Blazes are fueled by heat and drought.
Record setting ‘heat dome’ could keep West sizzling all week as wildfires burn
Unrelenting heat is straining power grids, triggering warnings and fueling wildfires across almost 500 square miles in six Western states.
180,000 Cubans flee their homes as Tropical Storm Elsa slams ashore, roars toward Florida’s Gulf Coast
About 180,000 Cubans fled their homes in advance of Tropical Storm Elsa, which slammed ashore Monday on a likely path to Florida.
‘Hero’ John Hurley, Officer Gordon Beesley victims of shooting spree in Arvada, Colorado
John Hurley is a “true hero” whose actions during a Colorado shooting spree probably save other people’s lives while sacrificing his own, police say.
Arvada, Colorado, rampage came 2 days after Gov. Polis signed gun bills inspired by Boulder shootings
A shooting Monday in Old Town Arvada came two days after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed three gun bills inspired by a deadly rampage in Boulder.
3 dead, 5 hurt in Father’s Day shooting at Guatemalan ‘Marimba’ party in Richmond, California
Three people were dead and police were hunting for a suspect Monday after gunfire erupted on Father’s Day during a party in Richmond, California.
178 health care workers suspended from Houston Methodist hospital system for refusing COVID-19 vaccination
Scores of workers at a Houston Methodist hospital system have been suspended and face being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination.