Wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota is bringing unhealthy and hazardous air to parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast. Officials urged residents to limit outdoor activity, monitor air quality and use N95-style masks when needed.
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President Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address on election integrity, with the White House saying he will present new “findings.” Democrats are warning the speech is an effort to undermine confidence in future elections.
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is among 26 new peers nominated for the House of Lords in one of Sir Keir Starmer’s final acts as prime minister. The list includes Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and crossbench nominees, but none from Reform UK.
The FDA is investigating iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell as a possible source of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 cases, while more than 5,100 additional illnesses remain under investigation.
At least one person has died and more than 80 rescues have been made as floods hit southcentral Texas. The Guadalupe River rose rapidly in the same region where more than 130 people died in flooding last summer.
The US carried out a sixth straight night of strikes on Iran as both sides exchanged attacks and tensions mounted over the Strait of Hormuz. Washington said it remained open to diplomacy, while Tehran signaled it would not negotiate under current conditions.
Authorities in Riverside County, California, say remains found in 1981 have been identified as Thelma Jeanette Gaston, a wealthy widow who vanished that year. Her former companion, Lawrence Remsen, was convicted of her murder in 1983 and remains in prison, NBC News reported.
Sen. John Fetterman said he would consider leaving the Democratic Party if it formally adopts an anti-Israel stance or a platform opposing aid to Israel. His comments came after 103 House Democrats backed an unsuccessful measure to halt $3.3 billion in aid to Israel.