3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (123+ words) seMissourian Wind-driven wildfires burned across central Oregon, where firefighters worked to contain fast-moving flames threatening nearby communities. Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom: Oregon fire looms near town as fourth firefighter dies weeks after Colorado blaze Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (209+ words) A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43, died Friday, the federal Interior Department said in a release. He…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (617+ words) The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (553+ words) A heat dome, where atmospheric conditions trap heat, will create sustained high temperatures and accumulating discomfort. Overnight low temperatures aren’t expected to come down enough for people to have much chance to recover, allowing heat stress to build as the…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago   (687+ words) Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago   (189+ words) seMissourian Israel's military pressed on with operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as civilians grappled with the consequences of the conflict. In the West Bank, a deadly confrontation in the village of Tell left four Palestinians and one…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (180+ words) The team described the injuries only as “non-life-threatening” and thanked first responders for their work at the scene of the crash last week. The Niners will conduct their first practice on Sunday with assistant head coach/offensive line coach Chris…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (149+ words) For reasons that are still being investigated, the small plane lost altitude and crashed into the roof of a single-family home in a residential neighborhood in Ganderkesee in Lower Saxony, police in the nearby city of Oldenburg said. According to…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (793+ words) The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1022+ words) When Damarion Spann, 18, saw an Instagram flier calling for a massive gathering on a beach near downtown Chicago, he immediately wanted to go. Thousands of others joined him that night on the sand, blasting music and dancing. Over the July…...