A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a ...

Counties are colored red or blue when the % expected vote reporting reaches a set threshold. This threshold varies by state and is based on patterns of past vote reporting and expectations about ...

A view of the new Beijing Stock Exchange at the Financial Street, in Beijing, China, November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...