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Fire Dangers Force Homeless Out Of Arizona Forest

In northern Arizona, national forests are being closed because of extreme fire danger. That’s forcing homeless families and individuals out of the forest and into the city for services.

Looking To History To Combat Wildfires

After decades of modern fire prevention some forests are much thicker than they’ve been historically. New research offers a guide to thinning that could keep wildfires smaller and shorter.

FEMA Blamed Delays In Puerto Rico On Maria; Agency Records Tell Another Story

Internal documents shed light on the federal government’s slow response to Hurricane Maria: FEMA failed to get enough supplies to Puerto Rico before the storm and then scrambled to supply them after.

Report Expected To Condemn FBI Violations In 2016 Clinton Email Investigation

The Justice Department’s inspector general is expected to conclude that James Comey ignored official guidelines in investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

San Francisco Elects First African-American Woman For Mayor

London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city’s first openly gay mayor.

Wildfires Blaze Across Parts Of Southwest

The fires have shut down the San Juan National Forest and destroyed homes in the tourist hub of Moab, Utah.

U.S. Suicides Rates Are Rising Faster Among Women Than Men

You can help prevent suicide, researchers say, by knowing the signs and reaching out. More boys and men in the U.S. take their own lives than women and girls, but that difference has narrowed.

Teen Allegedly Framed By Town’s Police To Preserve Perfect Arrest Statistics

The Miami-area boy was intentionally and falsely arrested in Florida for four burglaries that he did not commit, federal prosecutors said in an indictment filed Monday.

Pompeo: North Korea Will Take Major Steps To Disarm In Trump’s First Term

He told reporters in Seoul on Wednesday that the country will take steps to disarm in two and a half years. But details of the agreement between President Trump and Kim Jong Un remain vague.

Farmworkers In California Fearful After Immigrant Couple Dies While Fleeing ICE

In March, two undocumented farmworkers died in a car crash after speeding away from ICE agents. But ICE had the wrong people. The accident has immigrant farmworkers and their employers on edge.

‘Shaking The Hand Of Peace’: Unpacking Trump’s North Korea Movie Trailer

A four-minute fake movie trailer created by the Trump administration for Kim Jong Un is decidedly odd; culture critic Glen Weldon asks National Security Correspondent David Welna what it all means.

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