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When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it. Fires burning in one state can make the air worse several states away, and wildfires in Canada can send smoke into U.S. cities. Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due to wildfires. WHAT COUNTS AS BAD AIR? The Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index converts all pollutant levels into a single number. The lower the number, the better. Anything below 50 is classified as “healthy.” Fifty to 100 is “moderate,” while 100 to 150...

As Israel’s actions continue to divide America’s Jewish communities nearly three years into the latest war in Gaza, a July AP-NORC poll reveals that some of the biggest gaps are between religious and secular Jews. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research makes clear that for many U.S. Jews, support for Israel remains a bedrock of their religious identity, its existence a guarantee of Jewish self-determination and safety. Yet others — particularly those who identify as Jews through ethnic, cultural or family ties, rather than religion — feel less connected to Israel and judge its...

Former Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison July 8 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a situation where an otherwise good person, upset by immigration policies in this country, made a bad decision in the moment,” U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said. Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction in December. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan...

From the beginning, many decades before it became the United States, American society was founded not on hundreds of years of common culture but on something less tangible. It was a series of stories that it told itself over and over — full of truth, tall tales, and outright lies — until it willed itself into existence. “A city upon a hill.” “All men are created equal.” “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Presidents splitting rails and telling the truth about chopping down cherry trees. A statesman out in a storm with a kite. And the biggest story...

Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to say hello to Miami in a few days. First, he had to bid farewell to Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo’s time with the Bucks officially ended on July 6, when the trade sending him and Bobby Portis to the Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis, and draft capital was approved by the NBA. Antetokounmpo plans to arrive in Miami in a few days to start his Heat era — and said in a video message posted on July 6 via social media that he will forever think of Milwaukee, the place where he...

The Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House Site and the Women’s Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year’s annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 2026 list, announced in May, marks America’s 250th anniversary with the foundational principle that everyone is created equal as the theme, said Carol Quillen, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization. The 11 sites offer examples of how, over time, Americans have fought against injustice and for equality, she said. “We wanted to think about those...