The deaths occurred as crews battled multiple blazes across a parched region. Two other firefighters were also injured.

Trinity Moravian Church, a politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, N. C., has been raising money to retire medical debt in the surrounding community.

Communities around the U.S. are putting on epic fireworks shows for America's 250th birthday — but that spells trouble for dogs and cats. Here's a guide to help the animals in your life.

Dozens of technicians will fire off about 851,000 fireworks on July 4, aiming to break a world record in what organizers hope will be the "most memorable display this generation will have ever seen."

The idea that there's a connection between federal student loans and what colleges charge dates back almost four decades. But it's unclear that link can lead to lower costs.

Around the time the United States was founded, Americans' diets included Parmesan ice cream and terrapin. But what you ate depended on your social status.

Rescue teams are racing against time after twin earthquakes killed more than 1,400 people and left tens of thousands unaccounted for.

The anxieties before the World Cup were many. But with the knockout round set to begin Sunday, it's fair to say: The North American World Cup has been a thrill.

President Trump nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration.

Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend.

Rescuers spent six hours carefully digging to reach one of the boys, as many residents continue searching through the rubble by hand, still waiting for heavy machinery to arrive.

The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, local officials said.

BBC Sport takes a look at what England will need to do to reach the final after qualifying for the knockout stages.

Lucy Powell and Steve Reed say Labour MPs are backing a coronation of Burnham rather than a contest.

It comes after his request for police protection was rejected days before the family is due to arrive.

England did their job topping the group - but they can forget winning the World Cup if they do not improve, writes Phil McNulty.

Steve Clarke took Scotland out of the wilderness - but not past the group stage of a tournament. Tom English's must-read analysis of his reign.

Gianni Infantino has clocked up thousands of air miles across North America so far.

As the World Cup group stages come to an end, BBC Sport reporters pick their highlights so far.

We have a look at what can be learned from every World Cup penalty taken in a shootout ever.

Time to switch back to paper and harvest that suddenly valuable RAM

Please state the nature of the medical emergency

Time to start praying to the goddess of wisdom and war

Personal cell phones on protective missions, no threat detection on government-issued devices among the litany of sins

Remove something from the internet? You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal

Surely, we can have rules that allow us to continue doing what we're doing

Requiring driverless vehicles to keep human brake controls impedes innovation, the NHTSA says

Researchers warn many AI coding assistants now execute commands from project configurations

Open source advocates remain concerned over lack of binding commitments

A homebrew PC and mini-mainframe were only the warm-up for Yuri Zaporozhets' latest operating system

The Amble One is a street-legal $25,000 electric buggy designed for luxury resorts.

Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.”

His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms' heads.

Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.

Russian government lashes out at Apple's "bizarre" decisions.

NYT shifts OpenAI/Microsoft copyright claims after SCOTUS ruling against Sony.

FCC refuses to provide messages, has "wasted a year" of court's time, filing says.

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It's "an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal."

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