"And the administration’s focus on “full suppression” of new fires marks a sharp reversal from a decades-long trend toward embracing flames as a tool — to burn off old vegetation and growth that acts like fuel and lessen the risk of catastrophic blazes being stoked by a warming planet."

The Trump administration has revived an old playbook to battle wildfires: Put them all out quickly. But that approach is being tested as fires rage across parts of the Western US and three firefighters died in Colorado @apnews.com apnews.com/article/wild...

One of the #firefighters killed Saturday worked for the newly created US Wildland Fire Service, established this year under a Trump-admin directive to consolidate firefighters from 4 federal agencies + implement a discredited policy to stomp out wildfires within 24 hours apnews.com/article/wild...

A wind-driven wildfire near Spokane, WA, destroyed 15 homes, forced the evacuation of about 1,200 and left at least one person missing, officials said. apnews.com/article/wild...

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of their tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and risked exploding, forcing the evacuation of 50,000 people in Orange Co, Calif over Memorial Day. apnews.com/article/chem...

The FBI served a search warrant and seized evidence on Wednesday at GKN Aerospace, where an overheating tank containing a hazardous chemical was at risk of exploding, which forced the evacuation of 50,000 residents around Garden Grove, California over Memorial Day weekend apnews.com/article/chem...

The Justice Dept is suing four Democratic states (WA, OR, MA, ME) for refusing to issue undercover license plates to Homeland Security and ICE agents. The states say ICE tactics have been unacceptable and they'll stand up for their state's citizen safety. apnews.com/article/just...

How is this not Friday

Two major chemical tank emergencies on the West Coast raised questions about who is responsible for investigating companies that house or use toxic chemicals apnews.com/article/chem...

Officials in Southern California allowed the final evacuated residents to go home after the threat from an overheated tank containing highly flammable chemicals was stabilized apnews.com/article/cali...

Trump shared a video of brutal hammer attack in FLA allegedly by Haitian man in US on TPS to support his immigration agenda, but studies show people in the U.S. illegally are less likely than native-born Americans to be arrested for violent, drug and property crimes apnews.com/article/hait...

Celebrated mountaineer, Jim Whittaker - the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at 97. "Jim Whittaker once reflected that the beauty and danger of his sport sharpened the senses: “When you live on the edge, you can see a little farther,” he once reflected." apnews.com/article/jim-...

Video shows ICE using commercial airlines to send people to detention centers instead of the more-common ICE charter flights. Video shows a Minnesota man and his 5-year-old boy - the one who wore a blue bunny hat when they were arrested - being escorted onto a Delta flight apnews.com/article/liam...

Bank of America has tentatively settled a federal lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving #JeffreyEpstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women. apnews.com/article/jeff...

A federal judge denied a TRO sought by a conservative podcaster, radio host and fellow at a think tank to force the Washington House of Representatives to give them press credentials. The House said they were advocates in the political arena, not journalists. apnews.com/article/pres...

US biathlon head coach Armin Auchentaller is leaving the team after they failed in their bid to win their first Olympic medal at the Winter Games. No replacement named. apnews.com/article/biat...

France’s Oceane Michelon overcame a miss in the last shooting stage of the women’s 12.5-kilometer biathlon mass start race to take the Olympic gold. Teammate Julia Simon won silver. apnews.com/article/biat...

Norway wins a record 17th Olympic gold, and wins silver, too, in the biathlon mass start race. France passed Germany on the last lap to take bronze. apnews.com/article/wint...

Nothing compares to the energy and excitement at the @milanocortina2026 biathlon arena during races. Add to that the stunning mountain views. Couldn't be better. apnews.com/article/biat...

The sport of #biathlon was born from Scandinavian military games, so it's no surprise that many of the top biathletes at the @milancortina2026.bsky.social are members of their countries armed forces apnews.com/article/biat...

Julia Simon held the lead for the French women in the 4x6K relay and secured their first Olympic gold medal in 34 years. Defending champions Sweden took silver and Norway bronze. apnews.com/article/olym...

France wins its first ever Olympic gold medal in the relay, handing an upset to defending champion Norway and holding off Sweden, who took bronze. apnews.com/article/biat...

Here's a look at the Olympic sport of biathlon by the numbers - training hours, skis, bullets, firing pins. apnews.com/article/biat...

A list of biathletes were awarded new medals Sunday in front of an Olympic crowd 14 + 16 years after their race ended. The medals were reallocated after all Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov’s results were disqualified from 2010 to 2014 “due to anti-doping rule violations" apnews.com/article/olym...

Lisa Vittozzi hits all 20 targets in the pursuit race at the @milancortina2026.bsky.social to secure Italy's first Olympic gold medal. apnews.com/article/olym...

Sweden's Martin Ponsiluoma won Olympic gold in Sunday's pursuit race while the cheating story followed silver-medal winning Strula Holm Laegreid of Norway after a war of words with French biathlete Emilien Jacquelin apnews.com/article/biat...

Norway's Maren Kirkeeide takes gold in the women's sprint in her Olympic debut. France's Oceane Michelon and Lou Jeanmonnot won silver and bronze. apnews.com/article/biat...

Norwegian biathlete Strula Holm Laegreid won his 2nd bronze Olympic medal, three days after making an unexpected personal confession about cheating on his girlfriend during a post-race interview. Quentin Fillon Maillet won gold and Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen silver. apnews.com/article/olym...

I shot this video at a recent biathlon race. It explains how biathlon works. apnews.com/video/heres-...

And by the way, the cross country skiing near the @milancortina2026.bsky.social biathlon range is stunning. This is near Toblach, Italy

Julia Simon became the 1st Frenchwoman to win an #Olympic gold in the women’s 15K individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver. Relatively unknown Bulgarian biathlete Lora Hristova shot a perfect race to secure a bronze medal, upsetting the favorites. apnews.com/article/biat...

A day after a stunning confession on live television that he had cheated on his girlfriend, Norwegian #biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid said he regrets going public with his private life at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. apnews.com/article/olym...

Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid cried after winning bronze at @milanocortina2026 individual race. He later said he was distraught cuz he had cheated on his girlfriend. He hoped by telling the world she might see it + know he cares. His confession upstaged his teammate's gold apnews.com/article/biat...

Johan-Olav Botn of Norway shot perfectly in his Olympic debut to secure the gold medal in the men’s 20-kilometer individual biathlon at the @milancortina2026.bsky.social. France's Eric Perrot won silver and Botn teammate Sturla Holm Laegreid took bronze. apnews.com/article/biat...

The US #biathlon team comes to the Winter #Olympics with a home-court advantage, of sorts. Their head coach, Armin Auchentaller, was born and raised in Anterselva - the site of the biathlon stadium, which his father helped plan and build. apnews.com/article/olym...

France takes gold in the mixed-relay biathlon race -- the first biathlon event for the @milancortina2026.bsky.social. Italy took silver in front of a large, boisterous home crowd. Germany held off Norway for the bronze. apnews.com/article/biat...

Biathlon racing begins Sunday at @milancortina2026.bsky.social at a range that's familiar to biathletes - it's an annual stop on the World Cup circiut. apnews.com/article/olym...

As athletes from Minnesota ready themselves for Winter Olympics, many are concerned about turmoil back home, especially in Minneapolis apnews.com/article/olym...

Italian biathlete suspended after positive doping test, days ahead of @milancortina2026.bsky.social apnews.com/article/wint...

Kiwi Campbell Wright gives the US hope for its first biathlon Olympic medal apnews.com/article/mila...

From my @apnews.com colleague in #Ukraine - The harrowing efforts of the country's cross country skiers and biathletes to train in dangerous conditions. apnews.com/article/ukra...

Greenland biathlete training for the Olympics says she is "terrified" by Trump's treats to take over her country. “we are really angry because this is not how you talk to another country, this is not how you talk to your allies. And we feel so disrespected and very scared” apnews.com/article/gree...

Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark has been dealing with the stress of trying to qualify for @milanocortina2026, but she's experiencing added anxiety over the "terrifying" threats US President @realDonaldTrump is making to take over her country apnews.com/article/gree...

Here's a biathlon preview for @milanocortina2026 - what's biathlon, how it works, who to watch, venues and fun facts. apnews.com/article/biat...

Biathlon is one of the most watched sports in Europe, but it hasn't quite caught on in the United States. US biathlon is trying to bring the sport to more people with a laser rifle program that lets cross country skiers try the sport and hopefully take it up. apnews.com/article/biat...

In the days after the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC by a suspect police identified as an Afghan national, federal authorities have increased arrests of Afghans in the US, immigration lawyers say. apnews.com/article/afgh...

Groups that work with refugees say they worry about a backlash and xenophobia after officials say an Afghan national shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C. apnews.com/article/nati...

BREAKING: Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.