Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said 8-year-old Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez was seen at least three times by medical personnel, which does not contradict her mother's claims that CBP staff refused to hospitalize the girl, who had heart problems and sickle cell anemia.
Clearing the land for more profitable development threatens the future of a relatively affordable place to live that more than 20 million people rely on.
A Memorial Day burial is planned for a U.S. soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified 73 years after he went missing during the Korean War.
Alina Hauptman, public relations strategist at the Best Friends Animal Society, offers some tips on how to keep your cats cool through the summer heat.