NewsUS & CanadaHundreds of Canada wildfires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke spreads southSmoke from more than 800 blazes has affected cities from Toronto to New York, as well as the US Midwest.2 hrs agoUS & CanadaWhat to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impactWildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke. 6 hrs agoUS & CanadaAt least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers diedThe same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being hit.16 mins agoUS & CanadaTexas will investigate ICE's fatal shooting of man in Houston, governor saysThe federal government is investigating the incident, but many have called for an independent probe and more scrutiny of ICE.6 hrs agoWorldTrump administration tightens visa rules for foreign studentsStudents will need federal permission to stay longer than four years in the US and universities will lose the power to extend visas.52 mins agoUS & CanadaWhite House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech betsA White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.4 hrs agoUS & CanadaTrump Media to sell early access to key social postsTrump Media is launching a fast, paid feed of the its social posts for Wall Street traders.23 mins agoUS & CanadaPittsburgh bridge demolished in dramatic explosionThe bridge will be replaced with a new, prebuilt span that crews will slide into place in the state's largest lateral slide project, authorities say. 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