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Smoke rises from a wildfire behind the Fish Camp General Store near Yosemite National Park in Fish Camp, Calif., last week. The wildfire is among many burning across the Western U.S.

Western Wildfires Endanger Beloved Sites At National Parks

A 20-square-mile blaze burned the historic Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park last week. In California's Sierra National Forest, an ancient grove of sequoias was scorched, but the trees survived.

The national flags of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are lit by stage lights before a news conference, at the start of the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations in Washington on Aug. 16, 2017. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

How NAFTA Talks, Border Wall Are Affecting U.S.-Mexico Relations

The Trump administration recently chose four contractors to begin building prototypes of a border wall.

Brad Smith speaks at the Microsoft Annual Shareholders meeting in 2015. The Microsoft president issued sharp words Tuesday against President Trump's decision to cancel DACA in six months and called on Congress to make immigration a top priority.

Microsoft President To Trump: To Deport A DREAMer, You'll Have To Go Through Us

As dozens of CEOs called on the president to preserve DACA, and on Congress to pass an immigration bill to help immigrant youth, the president of Microsoft had some fighting words for the White House.

Then-President Barack Obama in a 2015 meeting with a group of DREAMers, who received protection from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Obama reacted strongly to President Trump's reversal of the policy.

Obama Calls Trump's Reversal On DREAMers 'Self-Defeating,' 'Cruel'

Former President Obama criticized the Trump administration's decision to phase out protection for young people who came to the U.S. illegally as children. He urged Congress to pass a permanent fix.

An empty field is all that remains of Uravan after cleanup wrapped in 2007.

Former Residents Picnic At Colorado Superfund Site

The former uranium mining town of Uravan, Colo., was once declared too toxic for humans and razed to the ground. But that's not stopping former residents from gathering there for an annual picnic.

Juliana Torres (left), 16, and Micaela Lattimer, 16, both of Baltimore, rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside the White House on Tuesday.

Protesters In D.C., Denver, LA, Elsewhere Demonstrate Against Rescinding DACA

The protests follow an announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that an Obama administration policy protecting some children brought to the U.S. illegally will be ended.

'I Just Knew To Run To Save My Life': Nearly 125,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar

Observers expect that number to grow. Myanmar's crackdown on the Muslim minority has prompted outrage around the world, including ire directed at its civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is working with Patty Murray, D-Wash., on a bill to stabilize the health insurance market.

Chastened Lawmakers Aim For Small, Bipartisan Health Care Victories

Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying something new on health care. It's called cooperation.

Sen. Tillis Says He'll Offer Bill To Replace DACA

Updated 4:54 p.m. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis is applauding the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

Lumbaram married his 15-year-old daughter to a man who was in his 40s and had a reputation as a heavy drinker. It was part of a family trade. That same night, Lumbaram made a vow to her: "I will fix this."

Whatever Happened To ... The Father Who Wants To Undo The Child Marriage He Set Up?

He forced his 15-year-old daughter to marry a man in his 40s with little education and a reputation for drinking — and knew it was a mistake.

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