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Fires have destroyed about 850 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to evacuate since they erupted last weekend Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported … Read more

A key congressional primary race will serve as a test of President Donald Trump’s political weight on Thursday night. Voters in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District are headed to the polls to decide between Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Republican Charlie Hatcher, the former state agriculture commissioner, who scored an 11th-hour endorsement from Gov. Bill … Read more

The U.S. State Department said a “threat against American interests” forced the United States to suspend all of its government activities in a Mexican state where visitors face a risk of violence “from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations.” The warning from the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico about the state of Michoacan, … Read more

Profit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game firm records quarterly sales drop Nintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were buoyed up by a long-awaited refund on Donald Trump’s tariffs. The company said profits surged 53.5% to ¥147.4bn (£694m) over the three months … Read more

Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19 Sign up for the Breaking News US email Senior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, warning that its policies created … Read more

President Donald Trump and top Republicans unleashed a series of attacks on progressive Abdul El-Sayed, the new Democratic nominee in the battleground state of Michigan. “When I watch Abdul, he’s full of s—-,” the president said. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

Nyla Aquino’s rise at Georgia reveals the tensions facing Black athletes as the SEC thrives while DEI programs and voting rights come under attack It’s a February Friday night at the University of Georgia, but Stegeman Coliseum is alive. Situated in the center of the sprawling southern campus, the towering arena has hosted Georgia Bulldogs … Read more

Fauci declined to answer senators’ questions over 100 times during last week’s hearing, angering Republican lawmakers who have targeted him for years.

Senate Republicans are readying immediate ramifications for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s refusal to testify last week in the upper chamber, and the leader of the push believes the votes are there to pull it off. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and his Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs are slated to decide whether to hold Fauci … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: An illegal immigrant’s alleged hit-and-run that critically injured an elderly woman outside her Miami-Dade home prompted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to urge local authorities to “cooperate with us and not release this criminal from jail.” Seventy-four-year-old Geraldine Byrd, whom neighbors described as “kind” and friendly, is on life support in critical … Read more