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Wildfires Close Popular National Forest Area in Minnesota

BERNARD MOKAM AND ERIN MCCANN

Several fires in northeastern Minnesota are causing dangerous conditions and smoke in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, which is used for camping and other outdoor recreation.

Maine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero

MADALEINE RUBIN

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle.

Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States

MINHO KIM

The reversal of the funding pause came after the administration faced repeated setbacks in a suit challenging the decision, which could have jeopardized programs for low-income households.

Dog accidentally turns on toaster, sparking Maryland house fire that killed 3 family pets

A dog ignited a house fire by pawing at a toaster on the kitchen counter in Maryland, killing three pets and causing $200,000 in total damage.

Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East

Oil prices are higher and Asian shares have fallen, dragged lower by losses for artificial-intelligence stocks

Subpoenas issued to reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One

Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead

The strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where the risk of wildfire is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run

Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House

Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state's modern history

Florida is set to execute a 74-year-old man, its oldest inmate in over a century, just weeks after executing another inmate who was then the oldest to receive the state's death penalty

Supreme Court justices to testify before Congress on increasing security funding in rare appearance

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to appear before Congress

ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety,' agency says

Sen. Angus King says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing

US military death toll in Iran war rises to 14 after Navy pilot death this month

The U.S. military's official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea

Deputy US Marshal fatally shot while serving arrest warrant in Louisiana

A suspect was taken into custody following the fatal shooting on Monday of a Deputy U.S. Marshal serving an arrest warrant in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Philadelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms

Residents of Philadelphia and some surrounding counties are cleaning up and assessing damage after a series of severe storms called microbursts swept through with winds up to 60 or 70 miles per hour

Seeking Control of the House, Democrats Try Again in Rural Districts

KATE ZERNIKE

Candidates like Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick,” have crafted messages based on lifetimes in rural regions. But messages need an audience, and many minds are closed to the party.