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Smoke billows in the distance as a wildfire burns in Reno, Nev., Sunday, August 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Thousands forced to evacuate parts of Reno, Nevada, as new wildfire rages
Maria Godoy
Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nearly 90,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave.
Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it was toppled during a recent storm on Aug. 20, 2026 in Gary, Indiana.
Scott Olson
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Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm
Chandelis Duster
Zack Morgan plays keyboard for a number of bands in Austin, Texas. He's been a full-time musician since 2015.
Ysa Mendoza
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KUT News
Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond
Olivia Aldridge
Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
Christine Mai-Duc
Texas Standard
Deaf migrants deported without access to sign language interpreters
Without interpreters, migrants have been unable to understand actions taken by DHS officials that resulted in their deportation.
Texas juvenile prisons were on ‘full lockdown’ for days after officer’s assault, state says
Texas could get more control over Head Start. What would that mean for childcare?
‘Second Nature’ explores the surprising diversity of sex and gender in the animal kingdom
Parents are giving up green card fights to get their kids out of immigrant jail
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