This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask.

A bill pending in the California legislature, Senate Bill 627, has passed out of committee. The legislation, authored by Sen.

Dear Minnesota Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, and your two GOP colleagues from Wisconsin ...

Their early findings suggest that wildfire smoke is broadly and especially toxic. Burning trees, soil, and vehicles can throw ...

Thick wildfire smoke hanging over Manitoba has prompted the cancellation of the Sail West regional championships in Gimli.

The state used federal funds to stockpile emergency kits and power stations. Now those supplies are being distributed to ...

When the response to climate change is reduced to choosing the "best" fan on Amazon or TikTok, political energy is funneled ...

Wildfires and smoke are continuing to impact Oregon. Oregon Department of Emergency Management is warning residents of ways they may be impacted. They ask travelers to be prepared.

The problem isn't the project but the decision to spend crores of taxpayer money on a city unworthy of what India wants to represent on the world stage.

COVID-19 cases are rising across the U.S. this summer due to waning immunity, new variants like NB.1.8.1, indoor gatherings, ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. — A wildfire sparked in Mariposa County Sunday afternoon, leading to evacuations in parts of the county. According to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, the Trap Fire is ...

The American Meteorological Society defines a heat wave as a period where temperatures exceed 90 degrees. This period should last at least one day, but conventionally lasts from several days to weeks.