The photos were entered into the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Fire Employee Photo Competition 2021, and published by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC.) They show the winning entries and other images submitted across a range of categories including Animals and Vegetation, Aircraft, Fire Personnel and Equipment. There are over one million firefighters in the U.S., with an estimated 370,000 career and 745,000 volunteer firefighters. Wildfires burnt a total of 7,125,643 acres across the U....

The $908 billion legislation was put forward by a bipartisan group of four Republican and four Democratic senators along with King on Tuesday. The proposal was also endorsed by 50 members of the House of Representatives from the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. But McConnell signaled that he plans to push forward with a significantly slimmer bill as millions of Americans continue to struggle financially while the pandemic continues to surge nationwide....

The statement, issued by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr. G. S. Toteja, cited reports of performance issues from various states and corroborated their claims with conclusions drawn from the council’s own evaluations. “The results have shown wide variation in their sensitivity, despite early promise of good performance for surveillance purposes,” ICMR said of the antibody assessments, which aim to identify individuals who have contracted the novel coronavirus by detecting the presence of certain antibodies in blood....

Nicolai Adam was appointed as the head coach by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in February 2015. The German coach’s first overseas trip with India’s squad assembled for the U-17 World Cup was in his home country and concluded with the Granatkin Memorial Cup 2017 in Russia. Portuguese coach Luis Norton de Matos took over the reins from Adam in early 2017, the Indian U-17 national team travelled to six different countries....

FIFA U-17 World Cup Profile: INDIA Following the 18-day camp held at New Delhi, the Indians will play two international friendlies against the Singapore U-23 team on July 9 and 12, with both matches to be streamed live. Though Goal had earlier reported that the India Colts would be embarking on a trip to the United States of America in order to prepare for the qualifiers, the tour could not see the day of light as there was a hitch in procuring the visas....

The idea being to inspect the facility on whether it can be used to host Indian national team’s camps and friendlies. It is believed that All India Football Federation (AIFF) officials too would visit the stadium in the coming months to see if the stadium fits the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) criterion. ‘The Arena’ was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in June this year. TransStadia, the company who built the stadium, have a state-of- the-art Sports Rehabilitation Centre at the venue as well....

Police say that the suspect—32-year-old Stephen Davis from Anderson—called 911 at around 5:45 p.m. on November 4 to inform them that he had just thrown one bike onto Interstate 67 in Madison County, Fox 59 reported. Officers from the Anderson Police Department responded to the call, and when they found Davis on the overpass he told them that he had thrown the bike in order to cause a fatal accident, according to the court documents....

Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican, is under fire following an Indianapolis Star report from Monday detailing his exchange with Dr. James Carson, a Black orthopedic surgeon from Texas. The controversy began last Tuesday after Lucas posted about his recent appearance on local television discussing gun control and the U.S. Constitution. Carson weighed in by bringing up the fact that slavery was a U.S. institution when the document was written....

On Thursday, the superintendent of the Greenfield-Central School District said a student at Greenfield Central Junior High School tested positive on their first day back to school. The student was isolated at the school clinic when the county health department notified the school of the diagnosis, according to WISH-TV. To determine if anyone at the school had been in close contact with the student, school officials obtained a copy of their schedule....

Police found no indications that the shooter, Brandon Scott Hole, held any animosity toward FedEx, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Craig McCartt said, according to the Associated Press. Hole worked for FedEx in 2020, and McCartt said that “he had never had any kind of issue there. He simply stopped showing up to work.” Hole had considered other locations for the shooting before choosing the FedEx building, as it was familiar to him, police said....

The bad news, at least for Brad Miller, who has filled in for Kipnis in his absence: The Indians are designating him for assignment to Triple-A Columbus. Miller, a seven-year MLB veteran, did not appreciate the news of his demotion. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN “It’s a tough trend,” Miller said Sunday (via Cleveland.com). “They acknowledge that it wasn’t fair. But I’m just a player....

Bauer has never been one to shy away from showing some emotion. The enigmatic Indians starter had a rough day at the office on Sunday, allowing seven runs on nine hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings pitched vs. the Royals. It was a bad start, but Bauer’s worst toss of the day came just before manager Terry Francona pulled him from the game. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

Cleveland hit just 142 pitches out of the ballpark in 2014 — 14th in the league — but they should improve on those numbers with Monday’s trade for Oakland A’s first baseman Brandon Moss. In return, the A’s will receive infield prospect Joey Wendle, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan . Moss finished the 2014 season with 25 homers and 81 RBIs — both figures would have ranked second on the 2014 Indians....

The Wallacean islands, in what is now Eastern Indonesia, have a long and rich history of being home to modern humans going back thousands of years, according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. The islands, separated by deep straits and located between the Asian and Australian continental shelves, have yielded evidence that there was repeated genetic mixing between distinct groups of human beings going back at least 3,000 years, the experts said....

But in some ways, the words of someone who never drove a racecar and never turned a wrench in NASCAR described what the induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center was all about. Country music star Blake Shelton, a good friend of inductee Dale Jarrett, explained the passion his own father had for racing during his speech that inducted the 1999 Cup champion. “I watched him shove old women and children aside at Talladega to shake the hands of his favorite drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr....

Police in the city of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, said they received reports of locals having fallen unconscious near a chemical plant at 12:12 a.m. Beijing time. Police and firefighters were dispatched to the area, which was later identified in reports as the Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, an area of heavy industry with a population of around 150,000. The local government and Communist Party office said the authorities found 11 victims in the area outside the Sanqiangxingxing chemical trade company....

The Lakers picked Harris up to deal with their depth issues at guard, and he played decent basketball through two 10-day contracts. Still, Harris was notified that he would not be retained for the remainder of the season after his deal expired on Wednesday, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. That information in two, Harris proceeded to score 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the Lakers' Tuesday loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. "Not knowing whether you're going to stay or you're going to go, you're kind of scared to make mistakes," Harris said....

Shattenkirk, an all-star defenseman with key offensive skills, hasn’t played since an abdominal injury on Feb. 1 that required surgery. Friday was his first time on the ice with teammates. MORE: Jets’ Byfuglien injured | Preds’ Forsberg rising | Leafs’ Kessel unloads on media Michalek was acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes in one of three depth deals the Blues made. He, too, is in recovery mode — officially an upper-body injury reports indicate was a concussion....

The Real Madrid right-back left the field in tears on Saturday in Kiev before his team-mates secured a 3-1 victory over Liverpool to close out a third consecutive European triumph. But tests carried out by Madrid and observed by Spain’s medical team revealed Carvajal’s injury is not as serious as first feared, with a reported timeframe of two to three weeks placed upon his recovery. A statement issued by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed the 26-year-old will join up with Julen Lopetegui’s squad later on Monday to continue his rehabilitation....