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The British Columbia Wildfire Service is responding to multiple fires in the province this week. Two wildfires pictured here, the Long Loch wildfire and the Derickson Lake wildfire, are in close proximity and estimated to be 740 acres combined in size.

The Deadly Heat Wave Is Triggering Dozens Of Wildfires In Western Canada

The town of Lytton, British Columbia, caught fire and was completely evacuated Wednesday, just one day after setting a new all-time Canadian heat record with a high of 121 degrees Fahrenheit.

Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Kansas staged a protest outside the entrance to the statehouse parking garage in Topeka in May 2019. Today, twelve states have still not expanded Medicaid. The biggest are Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but there are a few outside the South, including Wyoming and Kansas.

12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo

They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it.

Judge Rules Indiana Can't Back Out Pandemic-Era Programs For Jobless Workers

Indiana is one of about two dozen GOP-led states that ended federal unemployment benefits to push workers toward unfilled jobs. It's the first to be ordered by a court to keep paying the benefits.

Swimply, The Airbnb For Pools, Grows 2,000% This Summer

This summer is breaking records for heat in some parts of the country. People are so ready to cannonball into the deep end, that they're renting other people's backyard pools.

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana by Michael Ochs Archives, Prince by Michael Ochs Archives, Amy Winehouse by Roger Kisby

No Sophomore Slump: A Playlist Of Songs From Great Second Albums

The dreaded "sophomore slump" is no more — featuring Nirvana, Prince and Björk, World Cafe shares a playlist of those who have not only avoided the dreaded label, but transcended it.

President Biden listens Thursday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

Biden Spends Hours With Families Affected By The Condo Collapse And Pledges More Help

President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.

Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer, with then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Weisselberg and attorneys for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to charges Thursday.

Trump's Family Business, CFO Weisselberg Are Charged With Tax Crimes

The indictment comes after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the former president's family business by the Manhattan district attorney's office.

Sly Stone performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, in a still from the film <em>Summer of Soul</em>.

Questlove Discusses His Must-See New Doc, 'Summer Of Soul'

Summer of Soul is a new documentary telling the story of a series of six concerts that took place in Harlem in 1969 — and is also Amir "Questlove" Thompson's first gig as a film director.

COVID-19 Surge Response Teams Are Being Sent Around The U.S. To Snuff Out Hotspots

Alarmed by a 10% uptick in cases nationwide, the federal government is mobilizing COVID-19 surge response teams to help snuff out hotspots around the United States.

Employers Still Can't Find Enough Workers, Right When Business Would Be Booming

Employers are hiring aggressively but still can't find enough cooks, drivers or waiters at a time when millions of Americans remained unemployed. This tension is especially felt by small businesses.

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