The Lava Fire in northern California was ignited by lightning during mountain thunderstorms. The blaze has burned over 13K acres and is 19% contained.       

It comes as Queensland records three new local COVID-19 cases on the first full day of its new lockdown.

Another Australian jurisdiction has gone into a coronavirus lockdown.

South Australia has recorded five new coronavirus cases but the premier says the state is not going into lockdown.

Another Australian jurisdiction is going into a coronavirus lockdown.

Lori Vallow Daybell was charged in the 2019 death of Charles Vallow, who was killed in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.       

Although not as extreme as in the Pacific Northwest, the Northeast is enduring its own heatwave this week.       

The first national study into the experiences of almost 1,400 migrant and refugee women has been released, showing higher rates of domestic and family violence for those…

Another 22 local coronavirus cases have been recorded in NSW.

All three local cases are close contacts of existing cases.

Six days after a condo building outside Miami collapsed, families of the 150 people missing are growing weary. Latest news.       

A giant comet – which scientists say is the largest discovered in modern times – is on its way toward the sun. It will make its approach…

Eric Adams saw his lead in the New York City mayoral election narrow after the release of the first ranked choice voting calculation.       

An unvaccinated hospital worker who sparked a three-day lockdown in Queensland has the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

As temperatures rise and drought intensifies, fires grow larger and burn more severely. What happens to the landscape next is unknown.