A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) measuring its preliminary magnitude at 7.3. Seismologist Maureen Long explains the potential aftermath.
July 17, 2026
Iran launched renewed attacks on U.S.
July 18, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the "incalculable
July 17, 2026
What you need to breathe easier when the air is full of smoke
July 18, 2026
The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction
July 18, 2026
One death reported in New York City Legionnaires’ disease cluster
July 18, 2026
A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts
July 18, 2026
Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires in Minnesota and Canada
July 18, 2026
Wildfire smoke is driving terrible air quality in major cities, but relief is coming
July 17, 2026
Why air quality can still be bad even if the sky doesn’t look smoky
July 18, 2026
Friday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota
July 18, 2026
First responders in storm-battered Texas are again rushing to people trapped in high waters after more heavy rain widened the danger from floods that have killed at least two people and left hundreds more in need of rescue
July 17, 2026
Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C. on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas's Hill
July 18, 2026
It's unclear how much, if at all, smoke from Canadian wildfires will affect the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday
July 17, 2026
Trump says he’s holding Canada responsible for wildfire smoke and threatens higher tariffs
July 18, 2026
Taylor Farms pulling iceberg lettuce after tie to cyclospora outbreak
July 17, 2026
SpaceX is targeting Monday for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket after a last-second abort during engine ignition on Thursday, a brief
July 18, 2026
More than 100 homes were destroyed by fire on Friday near the city of Drammen in southern Norway as firefighters battled to contain the flames amid strong winds, rescue
July 17, 2026
Water rescues, evacuations in western Texas after catastrophic floods in Hill Country kill 2
July 17, 2026
Before and after images: Wildfire smoke casts skylines in dystopian haze
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Powerful earthquake in Mexico shakes Guatemala and El Salvador
July 17, 2026
A vessel under sanctions for moving Russian fuel is likely leaking oil in a protected marine area off the coast of Oman, according to
July 17, 2026
Oil prices climbed more than 4% to their highest in more than a month on Friday after the U.S. and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf, with shipping
July 17, 2026
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico's southernmost state of Chiapas on Friday, shaking buildings as far away as
July 17, 2026
Indian police hospitalize an activist who's on a hunger strike for education reform
Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes
Boone faults himself for leaving in Cole, who gives up go-ahead homer to Muncy in Dodgers' win
Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs
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Max Muncy hits 2-run homer off Gerrit Cole in 7th to lift Dodgers over Yankees 2-1 in series opener