An air quality alert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, in effect until midnight Sunday, includes the Capital Region, Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island.

A federal appeals court ruled that California's law requiring gun owners to undergo background checks to purchase ammunition is unconstitutional.

FIRE REPORT: Burdoin Fire exceeds 10,000 acres, fires contribute to smoke haze Fire personnel work on conducting fire operations near Centerville Highway, Wednesday.

A divided federal appeals court on Thursday said California's first-of-its-kind law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks to buy ammunition is unconstitutional, violating the ...

A voter-backed California law requiring background checks for people who buy bullets is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the state’s efforts to combat gun ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A voter-backed California law requiring background checks for people who buy bullets is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the state ...

First Alert: Sunnier times ahead, but smoky haze returns Lingering showers, storms to taper overnight in Upper Michigan -- but smoky haze activates air quality alert through Friday.

A smoky haze wafted over parts of western Colorado on Thursday from wildfires burning in and around the state. The smoke is mainly from the Turner Gulch Fire in Mesa County and the Dragon Bravo ...

PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — California’s law requiring background checks every time a gun owner wants to buy ammunition violates the Second Amendment because it constrains people’s rights to keep ...

Indonesian officials say 44 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting some of the forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze in the region.

Farewell to summer? 'Haze' and 'trash' among Earth's new seasons as climate change and pollution play havoc by Felicia Liu, Thomas Smith, The Conversation ...

Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored the Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation (CHILD) Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving background check standards and helping employers ...