LONDON (AP) — Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S.

Personnel and equipment from the Interior Voluneer Fire Department will be sent to help with wildfire response and attack in ...

Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Southern California that has scorched over 65,000 acres, prompted ...

That can create erratic and dangerous fire behavior as well.” Currently, 1,091 firefighters are battling the blaze, dubbed the Gifford Fire, which spans both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties ...

A massive wildfire is churning through Los Padres National Forest in central California, threatening hundreds of homes and injuring at least three people, authorities said.

The blaze had consumed at least 80 acres by 11:30 a.m., according to U.S. Forest Service. There were no threats to structures initially reported. A "full aircraft response" was summoned, ...

The murky haze hanging over the Las Vegas valley is drifting in from a Southern California fire in a national forest. The Gifford Fire has blackened more than 65,000 acres ...

It's been hot and hazy across the Coachella Valley, leading to poor air quality in recent days. At times, air quality dipped ...

Blazes burning across Canada are sending air quality plummeting in Detroit, Chicago, New York and other major U.S. cities ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Murky air and hot temps have hit the Las Vegas valley going into August.

During a red-flag warning, residents are urged to avoid risky behavior like campfires or other open flames, smoking or setting off fireworks. The NWS also urges residents to have an evacuation plan, ...