A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.Smoke from wildfires north of the Arcachon basin in southwestern France last week.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate or told to take shelter inside.
Also, Congress debates daylight saving time. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
“It’s hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants.”
The filing focused on the question of whether a photograph of seashells arranged to read “86 47” constituted a true threat under federal law.Outside the Albert Bryan Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., as James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, made an appearance after his indictment in April
The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.David Huerta, a California labor leader, in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles last year.
A new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.Senator Mitch McConnell at the Capitol in May.
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Here is a rundown of the major events of the war, as both sides consider their next moves.President Trump has held off on a major escalation of hostilities with Iran, but major issues between the two sides remain unsettled.
The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has seized on a vulnerable moment for neighboring Saudi Arabia. The group hopes to force political concessions in Yemen.Houthi supporters during a protest in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, this month.
In a dogged demonstration of love for a Washington institution, Sandy Weiswasser is among a few dozen volunteers still showing dwindling visitors a hollowed-out building.Sandy Weiswasser has been guiding tours at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for 18 years.
In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on “false promises” and wrong information.Bryan Kohberger at a courthouse in Boise, Idaho, after his sentencing hearing in 2025.
One 15-year-old suspect is in custody, but authorities said they were looking for a second shooter in the attack at a food festival that left three dead.The mayor said the shootings at the Bite of Seattle festival were the third major occurrence of gun violence in the city in just a few days.
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
The company slipped by the chipmaker Nvidia, amid growing concern about costs associated with the artificial intelligence boom.Unlike the rest of the technology industry, Apple is not overhauling itself around AI.
Moonshot said some users will have to get licenses to access its Kimi K3 model as the company threads a needle between sharing and profiting from its technology’s popularity.Moonshot A.I. featured the Kimi K3 model at the World A.I. Conference in Shanghai this month.
Chinese A.I. models are gaining ground. But the companies behind them do not have a clear strategy to make money from that success.People visit the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
Paramount is betting that audiences will re-embrace the star a decade after allegations of domestic abuse and a defamation trial.Johnny Depp, dressed as the title character of “Ebenezer,” interacting with fans at Comic-Con International.
Forecasters warned that more storms were expected through the day.
A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.
The Trump administration has a housing problem.
Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.Bettye Saar in 2019.
