Fast-moving, ‘human-caused’ fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say About 90,000 residents of Reno, Nevada, and the adjacent North Valley are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bears down on the city. The Hawk fire began on Saturday to the north-west of the city, and quickly grew, … Read more
Authorities suspect Benjamin Charles Parker, 36, died by suicide after he was found in vehicle in Washington state A man suspected of killing five people in rural Oregon was found dead in a suspected suicide, local law enforcement officials said on Sunday. The five homicide victims were found on Saturday at a home in a … Read more
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is taking sides in Alaska’s unusual same-name Senate fight, endorsing incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan whose candidacy has already triggered legal challenges and allegations of an effort to confuse voters. The intervention from Dan A. Sullivan adds another twist to a potentially competitive race in … Read more
Trump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapy New Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect. On 13 August, the Trump administration finalized a rule – set to go into effect on 13 October … Read more
The president’s border wall plan could damage or destroy ‘the oldest-known books in North America’ On an overcast summer morning, Carolyn Boyd, an archeologist at Texas State University, stood at the foot of a cave in west Texas, looking up toward a series of towering murals painted on a rock wall. Three massive human-like figures … Read more
Key speech to be delivered this week at Jackson Hole said to focus on productivity and demographics in the US. Plus, how do you vaccinate 1,000 little penguins in the wild? Good morning. The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation … Read more
Watchdog data shared with Guardian shows contributions to Republican Attorneys General Association and others Over a dozen US companies that signed a 2021 letter urging Congress to strengthen the Voting Rights Act continue to contribute to state political groups that are actively working to undermine the legislation, according to a campaign finance watchdog. Researchers at … Read more
Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say As the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, starts to wind down, a now international discussion on social media about the case has hit a fever pitch as viewers examine details of the trial and … Read more
A fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, pushing from the Sierra foothills toward the centre of Reno and forced nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames threatened neighbourhoods and reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus Continue reading…
The U.S. military conducted a deadly attack against a vessel on Sunday, killing two people that it described as “narco-terrorists.” Video footage shows the explosive strike on the low-profile vessel. “On August 23, under the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan’s direction, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal kinetic strike … Read more
