Los Angeles authorities reopened four miles of beaches after 17 million gallons of sewage spilled into Santa Monica Bay Sunday.
Author: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
Over 50 large fires are burning in 10 states across the western US. Here’s how they stack in history.
Most wildfires across the US aren’t the largest seen in their states, but fire season is just beginning and is outpacing averages.
Western wildfires: Over 300K acres burned across 6 states; 2 firefighters dead after plane crashes in Arizona
More than 300,000 acres are burning across six states across the western United States on Sunday as the region battled yet another brutal heat wave.
New infections rising almost 50% across US; FDA may issue warning on J&J vaccine, report says: Live COVID-19 updates
The U.S. averaged about 19,455 new cases per day over the last seven days, a 47.5% increase from the previous week. Latest COVID-19 news.
‘We are fed up’: Thousands of demonstrators throughout Cuba protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans took the streets Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices, in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Vaccinated teachers, students don’t need masks inside school buildings, CDC says: Live COVID-19 updates
A booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech strongly extends protection, a new study shows. The latest COVID updates.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes up California-Nevada border, regionally largest ‘in almost two and a half decades’
A magnitude 5.9 quake shook the California-Nevada border Thursday, with people reporting feeling a jolt hundreds of miles away, according to the USGS.
‘Troubling’ rise of delta variant cases among unvaccinated; new study confirms vaccines’ protection; Latest COVID-19 updates
As the global death toll reaches 4 million, the Japanese Prime Minister announced a state of emergency for Tokyo ahead of the Olympics. Latest news.
Almost half of US reported rising cases last week, attributed largely to delta variant surge: Latest COVID-19 updates
More than 60 Indonesians died as a public hospital in Java ran out of oxygen. Sri Lanka gets first batch of Pfizer vaccine. Latest COVID-19 news.
Possible tornado sweeps through DC, surrounding areas; thousands of utility customers left without power
A possible tornado swept through Washington D.C., on Thursday, passing through the National Mall and disrupting flights at Reagan National Airport.