Smoke from the wildfires in the West was also spotted high in the skies over Washington, D.C. Firefighters continued to battle blazes that were still spreading. A fire destroyed much of Phoenix, Ore., leaving people to wonder whether the town can rise from the ashes. “There’s nothing to sift through,” one resident said. Rush Limbaugh and Tucker Carlson dismiss scientists’ determination that climate change is a key culprit in West Coast wildfires. Michael R. Caputo, the head of communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, apologized to the health secretary and his staff and is considering a medical leave. Surging demand following the reopening of schools has generated a backlog of 185,000 tests, just as the pace of infections threatens to explode. Officials in Rochester, N.Y., spent months trying to suppress video footage of the police encounter that led to Mr. Prude’s death. In the aftermath of the botched police raid in which Ms. Taylor was killed, the city also agreed to institute changes aimed at preventing future deaths by officers. An issue that has always been on the sidelines in presidential campaigns may be coming to the forefront as Joseph Biden seeks to cast climate change, not violence, as the real and immediate threat to the suburbs. Ms. McBride, who would be the first openly transgender person to serve in any state’s senate, won a primary for a safely Democratic seat in Delaware. President Trump said the agreements to normalize relations marked “the dawn of a new Middle East,” but some analysts said his claims were overblown. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. As wildfires continue to rip through parts of the West, Oregon is experiencing catastrophic destruction. When Times readers heard the call of The Neediest Cases Fund’s annual campaign, they gave. And when a pandemic took hold, they gave again. Kushner went from playing divorce lawyer to marriage broker. Americans will need to take pandemic precautions well into 2021 — yes, even after a vaccine arrives. My TV show is a very safe place to work. My son’s school — well, it might check air circulation with a yardstick and toilet paper. Forcing the unspooling of a complex global company is not as easy as yelling about the “China menace.” We have to adapt to it, too. Congress must ensure that the military paper does not fall through any fiscal cracks. The United States’ technological dominance gives it an immense power. But how long will that last? If the president’s allies are talking about the moment “shooting will begin” and “martial law,” it’s not by accident. Right now, it’s not the Republicans. But a Hispanic swing toward Trump hints at a more unsettled future. People aren’t going to the movies at anywhere close to the numbers that Hollywood hoped, prompting studios to postpone more big releases. Marvel’s “Black Widow” could be the next to retreat. Scientists say that the wildfires in the West combined with drought and record heat waves could be triggering one of the Southwest’s largest migratory bird die-offs in recent decades. Jason Ravnsborg, the attorney general, elaborated on what happened after his car struck something on a dark highway, saying he returned in the morning to find the dead man, Joe Boever, 55, nearby. The charges against Jake Gardner in the May 30 killing of James Scurlock in Omaha include manslaughter and making terrorist threats. A planned museum in Agra on the Mughal rulers and their culture is to be renamed for a Hindu warrior-king and refocused on Hindu history, as a nationalist revival sweeps the country. Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims seeking to travel from Belarus to Ukraine to visit the grave of a revered rabbi were barred from entering because of virus restrictions. He channeled support for campaigns to eradicate polio, reduce infant mortality, build schools and help find an AIDS vaccine — among other causes. The band admitted to “sexual misconduct, assault, theft, racism and injury to individuals and the Columbia community as a whole.” Rocket Lab may be able to send a small spacecraft to probe the clouds of Venus long before NASA or other space agencies are able to do so. Draft rules for potential airstrikes, drawn up after a Shabab attack at a base in January, are said to be limited and would require Kenyan assent. A group of young tech enthusiasts are carving their own path on Discord. The supermodel turned musician, and the former first lady of France, says that lighting is more important than makeup. Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Her appointment at the America’s Test Kitchen magazine comes as the food media addresses racial inequality. 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