NASA maps a week of Canadian wildfire smoke across North America
A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.

India’s Pankaj Advani beat England’s Robert Hall 1,906–1,206 in the timed final of the 2026 World Billiards Championship.
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8 stories in this desk.Nigeria beat Tunisia 23–15 in a vote at the ITTF Africa AGM and is set to host the 2028 African Championships in Lagos, plus the 2027 African Para Championships.
The Brewers–Rays World Series begins as the league and players’ union head toward a contract deadline. Owners are pushing for a salary cap; the union has vowed to oppose one.
The delegation finished the Aichi–Nagoya Games with 11 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze medals, setting records for both golds and total medals.
FIFA’s chief operating officer publicly opposed a plan to sell private investors a stake in future World Cup business after senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned in protest.
The race will run at Sepang from October 2 to 4 under the Bahrain Grand Prix name, returning Formula 1 competition to Malaysia.
Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in New Jersey, securing the country's second men's World Cup title.
Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in New Jersey and secured its second men’s world championship.
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