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Toxic wildfire smoke is choking millions of Americans on Thursday.Air quality alerts have been issued across 14 states as a thick plume from Canadian wildfires pours into the Midwest and Northeast.The affected states are Minnesota,…

Millions are being urged to stay indoors as thick wildfire smoke blankets parts of the Northeast and Midwest, sending air quality to dangerous levels.Air quality alerts have been issued across Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,…

Doctors are sounding the alarm about popular sensory toys after multiple children have suffered horrific third-degree burns when the toy is misused. The NeeDoh Nice Cube has become the toy of the moment. The stress balls, which are…

Many Americans are entering what meteorologists call the 'zone of sweaty despair,' with humidity in two US states set to become more stifling than the Amazon rainforest. The extreme humidity in Illinois and Iowa, however, is not…

Steven Spielberg's wife Kate Capshaw gave up Hollywood for painting, and her new work is being displayed at the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Illinois. The 72-year-old star, who first met her husband on set of the 1984 film Indiana…

She's barely a teenager, but Kim Kardashian's daughter North West has the stage presence of a seasoned professional.The tween, whose 13th birthday is on June 15, commanded attention as she performed at Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash…

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 14:33 EDT, 11 June 2026 | Updated: 15:28 EDT, 11 June 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

The sole survivor of an Iowa massacre that saw six family members killed at the hands of his dad before taking his own life shared a powerful message as he grieved the devastating loss of his loved ones.Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, killed…

Cindy Crawford has revealed the health condition she has suffered from since the age of 50.The 60-year-old supermodel shared on Tuesday that she has had blepharoptosis for the past 10 years.Blepharoptosis, commonly known as ptosis, is a…

He looks like any other toddler - bright eyes, soft curls and an angelic grin.But the child in this photograph would grow into a man whose influence would one day stretch across continents.The black and white image, featured in a recent…