Photos show wildfire burning through historic California Gold Rush town
A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by Chinese miners.
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A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by Chinese miners.
Multiple homes were destroyed in a historic gold rush town after a series of wildfires sparked by lightning tore through parts of California. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
New wildfires are burning across California, including one that has destroyed homes in the town of Chinese Camp, California. It's one of multiple wildfires occurring as firefighters battle thousands of acres that are in flames in the Sierra Nevada region.
Faced with growing wildfire threats and finite resources, L.A. County is now training residents to help protect their own neighborhoods.
When wildfires threaten neighborhoods, the official directive is always the same: evacuate immediately. But now, fire officials in Los Angeles County are starting to break from that long-standing message, saying some residents may be able to stay back and fight to protect their homes amid a growing threat. Carter Evans reports.
A new report from the University of Chicago finds that climate-driven wildfires are reversing decades of work aimed at improving air quality standards in the U.S. and Canada. Michael Greenstone, an author of the report, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Less than eight months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, federal contractors have cleared more than 2 million tons of fire debris from nearly 10,000 properties. Elise Preston is in Altadena, where property owners are now beginning to wrap their heads around the challenges of rebuilding.
Two firefighters battling a wildfire in Washington State were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents, prompting Democratic Sen. Patty to call U.S. immigration policy "sick."
Crews battling a wildfire in the North Yorkshire countryside face the added risk of hidden WWII-era bombs and tank shells, 18 of which have already exploded.
Canada's record 2023 wildfire season fueled sharp increases in the country's air pollution and had similar effects in parts of the United States, according to a new report.
Even if Pickett Fire flames don't reach the orchards, smoke will impact the economic lifeblood of Napa Valley.
Hot and dry conditions across most of the West continue to fuel dozens of wildfires. All told, active fires have consumed more than 900,000 acres so far. Carter Evans reports the weather is now kicking up blinding dust storms in the Southwest.
The Pickett Fire has burned almost 7,000 acres in Napa County, California. While wineries have remained safe from the fire, winemakers are worried that smoke may impact this season's harvest. CBS News' Carter Evans has more details.
Chris Jambois owns Black Sears Winery in Napa County, California, where memories are still fresh of the Glass Fire five years ago. The blaze destroyed several wineries and more than 1,500 structures, but Jambois learned even if the vineyards are spared from fire, they could still be impacted by the smoke. Carter Evans reports.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in Napa County, California, due to the Pickett Wildfire. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more on the blaze and meteorologist Jessica Burch has a look at the forecast.
CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano explains how extreme heat is fueling the Pickett Fire in Napa County, California's largest wine country wildfire this year.
The Pickett Fire is growing in California's Napa County, prompting new evacuations as it threatens homes and wineries. The flames, fueled by scorching temperatures and dry conditions, are being battled by hundreds of first responders. Elise Preston reports and Andrew Kozak takes a look at the forecast.
Two years after the Lahaina wildfire destroyed King Kamehameha III Elementary, teachers are helping students heal.
Two years after wildfires destroyed Lahaina and King Kamehameha III Elementary, teachers Janeen Tempo and Darice Garcia are helping students find stability at a temporary school built in less than 90 days.
More than 44,000 fires have burned nearly 4 million acres across the U.S. so far in 2025, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, but only a handful have been megafires. A new study found that these kinds of fires are more likely to occur on industrial, private land, rather than in publicly-owned forests. Jacob Levine, the lead author of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Two years after the 2023 Maui wildfires killed more than 100 people, Lahaina has rebuilt only about 50 homes.
"CBS Mornings" returns to Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui to look at how the community is recovering two years after wildfires destroyed the city and claimed more than 100 lives.
As climate change drives more destructive fires, there are fewer people than ever to fight them. This year, the Trump administration fired or gave early retirement to at least 5,000 U.S. Forest Service employees. A program in Burns, Oregon, shows how it's training the next generation.
Beaver populations have dwindled throughout North America over the last hundred years, but a new study says strategically returning them to ecosystems could benefit humans and Mother Nature. Kate Maher, professor of Earth system sciences at Stanford University and senior author of the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit — 40 degrees Celsius — in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday.
President Trump says the Iran war will end "very soon," but Tehran says it's "prepared to continue attacking" indefinitely, and it won't let oil leave the Gulf.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune made clear that an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act faces an unlikely path to passage.
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TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat in Congress has been vacant since her resignation in January, but voters in Georgia could choose her replacement during Tuesday's special election.
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Gas prices in the U.S. have surged roughly 20% since the attack on Iran. Read on to see what measures the Trump administration could take to offer relief.
Tommy Thompson found the S.S. Central America and its thousands of pounds of sunken treasure that sat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 years.
Even if oil prices ease, they won't return to the levels they were at before the war started, according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.
The FDA issued a warning letter to Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker behind the diabetes and weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, over unreported potential side effects.
Gas prices in the U.S. have surged roughly 20% since the attack on Iran. Read on to see what measures the Trump administration could take to offer relief.
Even if oil prices ease, they won't return to the levels they were at before the war started, according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is designed to cushion disruptions to U.S. oil supplies during emergencies.
Shortly after all JetBlue flights were grounded by the FAA due to what the agency said was a JetBlue request, the carrier said it had resumed operations.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.
Voters in northwest Georgia have been heading to the polls all day to have their say in who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.
The Gulf states have said they're running dangerously low on missile interceptors and have asked the U.S. to expedite new supplies, CBS News previously reported.
Rank-and-file career prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division cases are not involved in investigating Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents, CBS News has learned, in a stark departure from historical practice.
Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.
A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
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Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.
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Less than a week into a trial over Live Nation's alleged monopoly of the event ticket business, the parent company of Ticketmaster has reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department. Kenneth Dintzer, antitrust attorney with the law firm Crowell & Moring, joins CBS News to break down the deal.
A woman has been arrested for allegedly firing several shots Sunday at the Beverly Hills home of pop music star Rihanna. CBS News Los Angeles' Tina Patel reports.
David Pogue, an author and correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning," talks about covering the rise of Apple over his career as the company is set to turn 50 next month, and his new book, "Apple: The First 50 Years."
Artificial intelligence can give some workers "brain fry" if overused, according to a new study published in Harvard Business Review.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
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On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
New York City police have given the all clear after concluding a suspicious package found near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was harmless.
Shots were fired outside of the U.S. consulate in Toronto, Canada, early Tuesday morning, police said. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
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