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L.A. County Warns Against Ocean Water Contact at Six Beaches After Bacteria Spikes

Routine monitoring flagged site‑specific hot spots with 100‑yard caution zones posted at outlets and piers.

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Ground Stops Lifted at DC-Area Airports After Odor at FAA Control Center

Black Rain Falls Over Tehran After Strikes on Oil Depots

Up to Eight Disneyland Employees Taken to Hospital After Backstage Odor Triggers Hazmat Response

Second H5N1 Case Confirmed in Wisconsin as Dane County Backyard Flock Is Culled

Eight Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Exposure on Provincetown Boat

Wisconsin Confirms First 2026 H5N1 Case in Jefferson County Poultry Flock

Weber Recalls 3.2 Million Wire-Bristle Grill Brushes Over Ingestion Hazard

Youghal Ironman Inquest Hears of Chaotic Seas as Two Athletes Died Minutes Apart

San Diego Closes Beaches From Imperial Beach to Coronado After Storm Runoff Raises Bacteria

Trump Approves Emergency Aid for Potomac Sewage Spill as FEMA Mobilizes, EPA Takes Lead

Suspected Bird Flu Triggers Park Closures in New Jersey as 1,100 Dead or Sick Birds Reported

Hazardous Dust in California’s Imperial Valley, Orange PM2.5 Advisories in Tuxtla and New York City

Air Quality Alerts Cover Capital Region and Mohawk Valley Through Thursday Night

Kīlauea’s Latest Summit Episode Pauses After Nearly 10 Hours of 1,300-Foot Lava Fountains

Potomac Sewage Spill Repairs Set for Nine Months as Bulkhead Work Advances

British Airways Cabin Crew Hospitalized After Passenger’s THC-Laced Gummies Given on Heathrow–LAX Flight

Delhi Police Bust Second Fake-Pharma Unit in Bihar After Gaya Raid

Catalonia Confirms First African Swine Fever Cases Outside 6-Kilometer Core, Expands High-Risk Zone

NRW Expands African Swine Fever Containment Zone After New Case Near Hesse Border