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US October 8, 2021

California wildfires: Hundreds of giant sequoias may have burned, reports say

Hundreds of giant sequoias may have burned in northern California wildfires, according to officials. 

HEALTH September 29, 2021

Deadly brain-eating amoeba: what to know

A rare brain-eating amoeba infected and killed a child in Texas earlier this month. 

US September 17, 2021

California wildfires force firefighters to use aluminum blankets in effort to save sequoias

Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada.

US September 15, 2021

California wildfires threaten giant sequoias

Sequoia National Park was shut down and its namesake gigantic trees were potentially threatened Tuesday as two forest fires burned in steep and dangerous terrain in California’s Sierra Nevada.

US September 11, 2021

Flight 93 Memorial ceremony marks 20 years after September 11 attacks

On September 11, 2001, 33 passengers, five flight attendants and two pilots aboard United Airlines Flight 93 were killed after four members of the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda crashed the plane in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Nancy Pelosi September 10, 2021

Pelosi deserves $200M for San Francisco park, Dem says: ‘She does more for America' than others in Congress

House Republicans tried in vain Thursday to block a proposed $200 million allotment for improvements to a park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district.

US September 4, 2021

National parks to begin rolling back reservation requirements

Some of America's national parks are beginning to roll back reservation requirements.

US August 19, 2021

New York shark sightings prompt new flag warnings at beaches

For the first time, beaches in New York's Nassau County will fly a purple and white shark warning flag.

US August 6, 2021

Excessive heat in Grand Canyon forces warnings for parkgoers

Travelers are being warned to avoid Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park on Friday due to excessive heat.

US July 29, 2021

More New York shark sightings close beaches again

More shark sightings closed New York beaches on Wednesday after previous spottings and a potential shark attack forced the state to take action.

New York City July 28, 2021

NYC's Washington Square Park, once a hot spot in affluent neighborhood, succumbs to urban decay

The latest available crime data from the NYPD's 6th Precinct, which includes Washington Square Park, shows rapes, robberies and felony assaults are up 100%, 42.4% and 10% year-to-date, respectively. Shooting incidents are up 200% year-to-date.