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In this photo provided by Alison Oszman, a fast-moving wildfire near the Oregon-Idaho border moves toward a home on Rye Valley Lane in Huntington, Ore., on Wednesday afternoon.

Winds and lightning strikes stoke Oregon fire, now the largest in the U.S.

Smoke from the Durkee Fire in Oregon was choking the air in Boise, Idaho, and beyond. An air quality warning was in effect for the entire region on Wednesday.

The stage is seen in the Fiserv Forum on the day before the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Sunday in Milwaukee. The RNC will be held in Wisconsin from July 15-18.

The RNC starts today. Here’s what you need to know

The convention will be the first national gathering for party members to rally behind former President Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally.

President Biden walks out of the Oval Office towards the South Lawn of the White House on July 15 as he left to campaign in Las Vegas.

Why Democrats plan to vote on Biden’s nomination before the convention

In May, Democrats decided to hold their roll call vote for their nominee well before the party’s convention. But the plan has rubbed some lawmakers the wrong way.

Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26.

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.

Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles and Torri Huske (from left to right) are among the female athletes who brought home multiple medals for Team USA.

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.

Host Peter Marshall appears at the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on April 29, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. Marshall, who spent 16 years as host of “The Hollywood Squares,” has died at 98.

Peter Marshall, 'Hollywood Squares' host and Broadway star, dies at 98

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

Politics chat: Trump and the presidential debate, Harris' running mate announcement

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trying to renegotiate the terms of a debate he had earlier agreed to. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce her running mate imminently.

Four astronauts from the Polaris Dawn mission — from left, Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sarah Gillis (mission specialist), Anna Menon (mission specialist/medical officer) and Scott “Kidd” Poteet (pilot), say they've gone through some 2,000 hours of simulator training to prepare for an ambitious visit to space.

Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week

The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.

Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster receives a send-off from the White House staff on his last day in the Trump administration on April 6, 2018.

Former national security adviser McMaster says he won’t work for Trump again

In his new book At War with Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster recounts his experience working for Trump and his inner circle.

Saturday Sports: MLB reaches playoffs, NFL players and the dangers of football

Major League Baseball heads into the playoffs and the NFL gets two reminders of football's dangers. NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the latest sports news.

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