Kirk Siegler
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In Addition To Fighting Megafires, Crews Consider COVID-19 RisksAs thousands of firefighters are deployed to major wildfires in California and other western states, this is the first big test as to whether new COVID-19 safety protocols are working.
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After Laura, Learning How To Recover From A Hurricane During A PandemicNormal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus.
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It will be months, or years, before people in southern Louisiana fully recover from Hurricane Laura. The storm's 150 mph winds damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings when it came ashore.
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The anti-government activist has been arrested for a second time in two days during a protest at the Idaho state capitol. Police say troopers "were forced to physically remove him."
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The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection.
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Some schools across the country are under pressure to reopen for in-person classes, even in states like Idaho where coronavirus cases continue to rise out of control.
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The Trump administration is planning to withdraw William Perry Pendley as its nominee to lead the agency. Pendely has faced criticism for past statements in support of selling off public land.
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Republican senators facing tough reelections may be in the hot seat when it comes time to vote on President Trump's controversial nominee to head the nation's largest public lands agency.
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Western GOP senators facing tough reelection bids may be in the spotlight when it comes time to vote on President Trump's controversial nominee to head the nation's largest public lands agency.
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The judges reject an attempt by the government to get a retrial in the case stemming from an armed standoff on public land near Bundy's ranch.