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Bureau of Land Management Ranger John Woychowski says he often kept his handgun in backpack when traveling with his family.

As wildfires spread through Northern California counties, clouds of smoke and ash are spreading, too, far beyond the flames. Air quality officials have a database that's searchable by ZIP code.

Just weeks after the backlash to pulling out of the Paris climate deal, U.S. mayors gathered in Miami are putting climate change at the top of their agenda.

The next of kin have been contacted and the names of the dead have been released, but workers continue digging through debris in search of missing people in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in effect through next Wednesday, and temperatures will feel more uncomfortable than usual, especially overnight, because of unusual humidity.

Laura is churning through the Gulf of Mexico and forecast to be a major hurricane. In Galveston and other areas, residents were ordered to evacuate. Some say they'll stay behind and hope for the best.

The changes will restore protections that were taken away under former President Donald Trump. But they will take time, and wildlife advocates say many bird species already face a risk of extinction.

Smaller, faster-melting snowpack could deplete water supplies, increase wildfire risk and invite invasive species. The Cascades might reach that point earlier.

Gusty winds on Monday helped the Zogg and Glass fires to multiply in size. Winds eased overnight, raising hopes that firefighters could make progress containing the blazes.

Drone footage captures the moment a more-than-6-foot shark circles a surfer, coming only inches away from him. It's possible that the drone noise scared the animal away.