Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned why the U.S. government decided to manage the Dragon Bravo fire, which started with a lightning strike, as a “controlled burn” during the height of the summer. Read full article

Frustrated that prominent Democrats have not fought harder, former President Barack Obama said in a speech that his party’s leaders needed to step up. Read full article

Lawyers for the Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court order that directed officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees. Read full article

The two aggressive animals delayed help from reaching the farmer, the police said. Read full article

A commissioner in Kerr County, where the worst flooding occurred, said people were “cursing us for our decisions.” Official evacuations did not occur for hours after the first Weather Service warning. Read full article

Providers say after-school programs and other services for the coming school year are threatened without the federal money, which was abruptly withheld. Read full article

“I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago,” President Trump said. Read full article