California wildfires have burned 5 times more land so far this year compared the same period in 2020
CNN
Wildfires in California have burned more than five times the amount of acreage in the first five months of 2021 as they did in the same period last year, a worrying trend after what was the worst year for fires in the state's history.
A dry winter season that has led to drought conditions is raising fears of another dangerous season ahead. "We're having an increase of activity, an increase in acres burned compared to where we were last year," California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Jon Heggie told CNN.President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order as early as Tuesday that would effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum-seekers crossing illegally when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded – a sweeping and controversial proposal that is likely to receive fierce pushback from progressives and immigration advocates.
In the days and weeks leading up Hunter Biden’s trial on felony gun charges, President Joe Biden made little attempt to distance himself from his son. Instead, Hunter Biden was seen at the White House and in Delaware at his father’s side amid what the president’s allies acknowledge is a difficult moment for both men.