Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, could be one reason for cancer among their ranks. The chemical, which has been associated with health problems including several types of cancer, is used in turnout gear to repel water and other substances when fighting a fire. ...

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31.

The report identifies $37.9 billion in current available funding across a wide variety of departments.

Federal officials use the forecast released each August to make decisions about how to allocate river water.

In the past, the bison capture and slaughter program has met resistance from animal rights activists.

In Jerusalem, air travel restrictions and quarantine regulations prevented foreign pilgrims from flocking to religious sites during Holy Week.

Birds killed an estimated 800 fish between 2017 and 2019 some of them older brood stock.

Amid a racial reckoning and a movement to remove Confederate monuments, it’s proven difficult to take down those symbols that remain across the United States.

The officer who was killed was 51-year-old Eric Talley.