NASA maps a week of Canadian wildfire smoke across North America
A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.

Milwaukee defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the World Series, giving the Brewers their first championship since the franchise began in 1969.
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197 stories in this desk.Andhra Pradesh officials reported at least six cyclone-related deaths after Arnab crossed India’s eastern coast. Published counts differ on how many deaths are formally confirmed; relief and power-restoration work continue.
Spanish authorities raised the death toll to 69 after another body was recovered from the site of the Oct. 28 high-speed rail collision in Urda. Investigators have not announced a final cause.
A state appeals court has temporarily stayed a Travis County order that would have let state Rep. Gina Hinojosa inspect unredacted communications tied to Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk’s companies. The appeal remains pending.
Updated Oct. 29: The patient and her husband were medically evacuated to Switzerland on Oct. 26. Public reporting says Nigerian health authorities continue monitoring contacts; published counts differ by report date.
The early-stage criminal inquiry followed a referral from the DHS inspector general and concerns allegations tied to Lewandowski’s government role. He denies wrongdoing and says DOJ has not contacted him.
Updated Oct. 23: A nine-state injunction is stayed until 5 p.m. EDT today. Separately, AP reports that some Californians charged in the federal sweep were pursuing citizenship; the allegations are not convictions.
Updated Oct. 23: The Israeli military says two soldiers and two suspected gunmen were killed in a shooting near Hebron; at least five others were wounded. Israel ordered the army to prepare a full West Bank closure.
UNIDIR opened a multistakeholder forum on AI, peace and security, including military uses; it is a consultation platform, not a binding agreement.
An emergency stay lets New Hampshire enforce its restriction on student IDs while an appeal proceeds. The Supreme Court order pauses a lower-court direction about considering student IDs as evidence of identity; it does not resolve the underlying challenge.
Demonstrations over Indonesia’s wildfire haze have continued across several cities. The Health Ministry says 333,470 acute respiratory illness cases were recorded in seven affected provinces since mid-August; haze has also crossed borders into neighboring countries.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Nagqu on October 22. The reported death toll remains 16, but injury totals differ: AP cited 54, while Reuters later cited 65. Rescue and damage assessments are continuing.
District Attorney Sarah Stogner says her office is investigating mailers sent to student members of a Texas household that claimed to come from a transgender student group. The sender remains unknown; no finding of wrongdoing has been announced.
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