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The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.

Containment of the wildfire that had triggered extensive evacuations rose Friday to 46%, and most evacuation orders were lifted. But forecasters say heat and fire risk are expanding on the West Coast.

As floodwaters recede along the Missouri River, water contamination remains an issue for riverside communities in Missouri. Health officials and water treatment facilities are trying to deal with it.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites celebrates their 60th anniversary of signing a 99-year lease to preserve several of its buildings and ruins. WDIY's Max Barajas has more details.

A school kitchen manager lost her job after giving a free meal to a hungry student. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if you'd rather a hungry kid encounter a lunch lady who enforces rules, or Della Curry?

Investigators in Texas have found the largest wildfire in the state's history was "ignited by power lines." Experts say many utilities aren't doing enough to reduce the fire threat from power lines.

In California, there are more than 4,500 firefighters battling the wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park. The Rim Fire is more than 300 square miles in size. Crews have been making progress by doing controlled burns of things like brush that would feed a bigger blaze.

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide by June 13 asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

Kids are slowly returning to schools in western North Carolina, after being off following the devastation from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, but they may not be in their old school building.

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.