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The rubble of a burned-out home smolders in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. Erick Doxey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erick Doxey/AFP via Getty Images …

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The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, …

The repainted Reflecting Pool, pictured in late July, was drained a second time after the Fourth of July fireworks. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Finn Gomez/Getty Images The …

Allen Sather and his wife Kimberley embrace at the duplex they rent on W. Indian Trail Rd. after it burned in a wildfire in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. …

Noella Sudbury is the founder of Rasa Legal, a startup that is using artificial intelligence to help tens of thousands of people seal or expunge their criminal records. Meredith Rizzo …

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. …

Communities across the country are dealing with “Teen Takeovers” this summer. The viral social media trend is causing disruptions in public spaces across the country. Teens in Charlotte weigh in.

People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption toggle caption Young Kwak/AP Large numbers of residents in the …

Khalib Townsend, 7, meets with his mentor and conservation scientist Keith Russell at the Audubon Discovery Center in Philadelphia. Beck Harlan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Beck Harlan for …