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"I want to see house": The Texas Panhandle wildfires burned this family's house to the ground, leaving nothing but the frame of a swing set – and a young toddler crying for the only home her parents say she's ever known.
One of the largest wildfires in Texas history has engulfed the state's panhandle, with several towns facing severe devastation. With over 850,000 acres consumed, the Smokehouse Creek Fire is already bigger than the size of Rhode Island.
Horses were seen running along a Texas highway trying to escape smoke and flames as the state's panhandle battles historic out-of-control wildfires.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as wildfires rage across the Texas Panhandle. Windy conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures are not helping mitigation efforts in places where overgrown, dry vegetation keeps fueling the fires. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire that is blazing in the Texas Panhandle started in Hutchinson County and has grown to an estimated 500,000 acres, officials said. It's among the wildfires that are burning in the Panhandle. Matthew Ford, a public information officer for Texas A&M Forest Service, joins CBS News with the latest.
The governor of Texas has declared a state of emergency in dozens of counties as an uncontained wildfire moves across the panhandle. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has the latest.
It's the middle of the winter, but there are still 149 wildfires burning across Canada, including 2 deemed out of control.
Air quality is worsening across much of the U.S., exposing millions of people to health problems and threatening the U.S. economy.
Chile's central coastal region is reeling from the world's third-deadliest wildfire this century. More than 120 people are confirmed dead as officials continue their search for the missing. Ricardo Nanning, a reporter with Chilevisión, joins CBS News with the latest.
The toll was almost sure to keep rising. Chile's president and a governor said they think some of the blazes could have been started on purpose.
New satellite images show the extent of the widespread damage caused by raging wildfires in Chile's scenic Valparaíso regione.
The final victim of the Hawaii wildfires has been identified as 70-year-old Lahaina resident Lydia Coloma.
Maui police have released dramatic police body camera footage showing officers racing to evacuate Lahaina residents amid devastating wildfires. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Parts of the Northeast, including New York City, were engulfed in an orange haze Wednesday due to wildfires burning in Canada. Health officials have advised people to wear masks to protect themselves from the blanket of harmful smoke. Lilia Luciano reports.
In a settlement with the federal government, an Alaska fishing guide company paid $900,000 following allegations that one of its guides caused a 2019 wildfire by not properly putting out a campfire.
2023 is on track to be the warmest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. CBS News correspondent Dave Malkoff explores what 2024 could bring.
The heart of Lahaina, the historic town scorched by the blaze, reopened to residents and business owners holding day passes, but much work is left to clear properties of burned debris and rebuild.
Wildfires in the U.S. have caused a decline in air quality and an increase in deaths in parts of the U.S. – even though air quality had been improving, researchers say.
CBS News has learned Hawaii's attorney general issued subpoenas Monday targeting three departments as part of the governor's independent probe into the Maui wildfires that killed at least 100 people and left thousands homeless in August. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports sources say some Maui County officials are being uncooperative with the investigation.
Hawaii's attorney general issued subpoenas targeting three Maui departments in an independent probe initiated by the governor. The move comes after sources told CBS News some Maui County officials are being uncooperative in the investigation into the deadly August 8 wildfire. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
As Lahaina's firefighters speak out to "60 Minutes" three months after wildfires ravaged Maui, Jill Cowan, a national reporter with The New York Times, joins CBS News with her experience covering the deadly scene.
There are just three western gray squirrel populations left in Washington state as more frequent and intense wildfires continue to decimate their habitats, officials said.
Dry grass and a limited firefighting force mean another devastating wildfire could happen again in the Aloha State.
After a wildfire devastated the Hawaiian town of Lahaina in August, Sharyn Alfonsi reports new details about the disaster including the narrow escape of Maui County Firefighters who had become trapped by the rapidly moving flames.
"The Pantanal is a region that's used to fires," explains one biologist, "but this many fires isn't normal."
A U.N.-backed initiative on Friday declared a famine in Gaza City.
Fernand is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said President Trump's rhetoric on crime is "purely performative" as the president offered to send troops to Baltimore amid a broader push to crack down on crime.
Russia accused Ukraine of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight Sunday.
The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $750 million for Monday night's drawing, making it the 10th-largest jackpot in Powerball game history.
Dangerously hot conditions hit states up and down the West Coast over the weekend, owing to a persistent heat wave stretching from the Pacific Northwest to California and the desert Southwest.
Chicago police said the child was inside the apartment when he suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
SpaceX sent up a Dragon capsule loaded with 2.5 tons of equipment and supplies, along with an add-on thruster kit to help maintain the lab's altitude
Since 2019, Mexican prosecutors have been investigating Julio César Chávez Jr. following a complaint filed by U.S. authorities against the Sinaloa Cartel for organized crime, human trafficking, arms trafficking and drug trafficking.