For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

JAMMU, India — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on…

The Lahaina fire worsened Maui’s housing shortage. Now officials eye limiting tourist Airbnb rentals

HONOLULU — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for…

Blaze at Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is the third in a little over a month

Police and fire department work at a building at NOVO on Krogshoejvej in Bagvaerd, Denmark, Tuesday…

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the…

Zsela is letting go and leaning into uncertainty with her debut album ‘Big For You’

LOS ANGELES — Zsela leans into the ebb and flow of uncertainty and invites listeners to…

Book Review: Indigenous author explores charged issue of blood lines in his debut novel `Fire Exit’

Morgan Talty has followed up on the success of his prize-winning story collection “Night of the…

Fire destroys part of Legoland theme park in Denmark, melting famed building replicas

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit has destroyed…

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year

MADISON, Wis. — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for…

Oregon lodge famously featured in ‘The Shining’ will reopen to guests after fire forced evacuations

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. — Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge, which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The…