Chicago, Minneapolis smothered with worst air quality in world as Canadian wildfire smoke returns

Air Quality alerts are in effect for Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and northern Indiana.

MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands post-trade deadline
There was a lot of action across baseball ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. How did the moves impact each club's standing?
Biden slams Trump as ‘existential’ threat to Black Americans in speech at Chicago lawyers gala
Biden calls Trump an 'existential' threat to Black Americans at National Bar Association gala.
Braves explode for 8, then allow 8 in historic inning
The Braves and Reds combined for 16 runs on 16 hits in the eighth inning, marking just the third time in MLB history that both teams scored eight...
Ex-Finals MVP Meesseman to make Liberty debut
Newly signed Emma Meesseeman to make Liberty debut Friday. Meesseman has not played in the WNBA since 2022, but helped Belgium win the EuroBasket...
???? Fantasy FB Do Not Draft list: CMC and more
The annual hit is back, with players Eric Karabell feels are going earlier than they should in drafts this summer.
How ‘fire clouds’ caused by Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate
Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — that they...