Martha Bellisle
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AP Reporter. 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Investigative Journalism for the Lethal Restraint project. Frontline documentary a finalist for two Emmy Awards. Covering Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics Stories: https://apnews.com/author/martha-bellisle
Officials warn wildland firefighters about the risks of using a supplement for smoke exposure apnews.com/article/wild...
Officials warn wildland firefighters about the risks of using a supplement for smoke exposure
Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals.
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A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes as a blaze kills dozer operator in Oregon apnews.com/article/wild...
A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes as a blaze kills dozer operator in Oregon
Authorities say a heavy-lift helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed and an uncontained blaze in Oregon killed a bulldozer operator.
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The man accused of starting one of the Spokane, Wash., fires told a detective that he planned it for weeks and chose the day because of a high-wind forecast. He also confessed to other fires which led to four additional arson charges. apnews.com/article/wild...
Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks
Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best ...
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Crews battling the fires around Spokane, Wash., have built lines around the blaze but hot, dry, windy weather moving in has made officials reluctant to let people back into their homes. The sheriff says it wouldn't be safe. apnews.com/article/wild...
Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated
Crews have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and...
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The man charged with starting the blaze that scorched Washington state's 2nd largest city was questioned twice last year by law enforcement investigating two other fires. He also served time for killing his father. apnews.com/article/spok...
Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire was questioned about 2 other blazes last year
The fire that sparked Saturday is one of several burning around Spokane. They are among the most destructive blazes in state history, destroying at least 700 structures and forcing roughly 67,000 peop...
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Multiple people were killed and others injured in a shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday. The shooter was also killed, police said. apnews.com/article/shoo...
Multiple people dead after shooting at fast food restaurant in southern Idaho
Authorities in southern Idaho say a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho has resulted in multiple people dead and others injured.
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After hours of speculation, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced that police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend apnews.com/article/seat...
Seattle mayor says police chief resigned after criticism of response to festival shooting
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson may oust the city's police chief following public criticism over the response to a fatal shootout at a crowded food festival under the Space Needle.
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APNewsAlert - Seattle mayor says the city's police chief has resigned amid public criticism of response to food festival shootout
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson may fire the police chief following public criticism over the response to a fatal shootout at a food festival under the Space Needle. Wilson asked Chief Shon Barnes to resign but he declined. His supporters asked Wilson to reconsider. apnews.com/article/seat...
Seattle mayor may oust police chief after criticism of response to festival shooting
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson may oust the city's police chief following public criticism over the response to a fatal shootout at a crowded food festival under the Space Needle.
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Update. The USBA board decided to set aside a vote on the merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard and will study the plan first. This came after strong pushback from the biathlon committee. apnews.com/article/biat...
US Biathlon pushes back decision to join US Ski & Snowboard in merger of Olympic sport organizations
The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community.
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The US Biathlon board of directors is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a plan to become a part of US Ski & Snowboard. The plan has sparked pushback from many in the biathlon community, who say it's a fast-tracked secret deal. Others say it will benefit biathlon financially. apnews.com/article/biat...
US Biathlon considers joining US Ski & Snowboard in rare merger of Olympic sport organizations
U.S. Biathlon's board is weighing whether to move under the control of U.S. Ski & Snowboard in an effort to boost revenues and performance.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Spain beats Argentina 1-0 in extra time on Ferran Torres' 106th-minute goal to win its second World Cup title.
Spain is playing better and Argentina is responding by playing rough. For that reason I hope Spain wins. #WorldCup
Members of Congress demand answers after an @apnews.com report said the ICE agent who fatally shot a Colombian man in Maine had a history of mental illness. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report about ICE officer shooting in Maine
Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers.
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.@apnews.com Exclusive: The ICE agent who fatally shot a Colombian man in Maine is an Army veteran who struggled with serious mental health issues, according to his relatives. apnews.com/article/ice-...
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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"And the administration’s focus on “full suppression” of new fires marks a sharp reversal from a decades-long trend toward embracing flames as a tool — to burn off old vegetation and growth that acts like fuel and lessen the risk of catastrophic blazes being stoked by a warming planet."
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2mo agoDonald Trump's administration has revived an old playbook to battle wildfires: Put them all out quickly. But that approach is being tested.
The Trump administration has revived an old playbook to battle wildfires: Put them all out quickly. But that approach is being tested as fires rage across parts of the Western US and three firefighters died in Colorado @apnews.com apnews.com/article/wild...
As wildfires worsen, Trump administration revives discredited policy to stomp out all fires quickly
The deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out...
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One of the #firefighters killed Saturday worked for the newly created US Wildland Fire Service, established this year under a Trump-admin directive to consolidate firefighters from 4 federal agencies + implement a discredited policy to stomp out wildfires within 24 hours apnews.com/article/wild...
As wildfires worsen, Trump administration revives discredited policy to stomp out all fires quickly
The deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out...
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A wind-driven wildfire near Spokane, WA, destroyed 15 homes, forced the evacuation of about 1,200 and left at least one person missing, officials said. apnews.com/article/wild...
Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes
High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people. Officials say at least 15 homes were destroyed.
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More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of their tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and risked exploding, forcing the evacuation of 50,000 people in Orange Co, Calif over Memorial Day. apnews.com/article/chem...
More than 30 lawsuits filed against aerospace company in California over damaged chemical tank
More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of the company’s tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and threatened a catastrophic explosion in California's O...
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The FBI served a search warrant and seized evidence on Wednesday at GKN Aerospace, where an overheating tank containing a hazardous chemical was at risk of exploding, which forced the evacuation of 50,000 residents around Garden Grove, California over Memorial Day weekend apnews.com/article/chem...
FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations
Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authoriti...
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The Justice Dept is suing four Democratic states (WA, OR, MA, ME) for refusing to issue undercover license plates to Homeland Security and ICE agents. The states say ICE tactics have been unacceptable and they'll stand up for their state's citizen safety. apnews.com/article/just...
Trump's DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents
State officials are defending their policies of limiting the issuance undercover license plates to federal immigration authorities after President Donald Trump’s administration sued them over the matt...
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Two major chemical tank emergencies on the West Coast raised questions about who is responsible for investigating companies that house or use toxic chemicals apnews.com/article/chem...
West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks
There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail.
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Officials in Southern California allowed the final evacuated residents to go home after the threat from an overheated tank containing highly flammable chemicals was stabilized apnews.com/article/cali...
Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tank
Officials have lifted evacuation orders for final 16,000 residents near a damaged chemical tank in California.
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Trump shared a video of brutal hammer attack in FLA allegedly by Haitian man in US on TPS to support his immigration agenda, but studies show people in the U.S. illegally are less likely than native-born Americans to be arrested for violent, drug and property crimes apnews.com/article/hait...
Trump shares video of a brutal Florida killing allegedly by Haitian immigrant
President Donald Trump has shared a video of a deadly attack at a Florida gas station, using it to justify his mass deportation agenda.
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Celebrated mountaineer, Jim Whittaker - the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at 97. "Jim Whittaker once reflected that the beauty and danger of his sport sharpened the senses: “When you live on the edge, you can see a little farther,” he once reflected." apnews.com/article/jim-...
Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
The legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at age 97.
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Video shows ICE using commercial airlines to send people to detention centers instead of the more-common ICE charter flights. Video shows a Minnesota man and his 5-year-old boy - the one who wore a blue bunny hat when they were arrested - being escorted onto a Delta flight apnews.com/article/liam...
Video shows Minnesota dad and boy were flown on Delta to ICE detention in Texas
Airport security video shows another way federal agents are taking immigrants to detention centers. In some cases they’re using commercial flights, with escorts dressed like any other passengers to av...
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Bank of America has tentatively settled a federal lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving #JeffreyEpstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women. apnews.com/article/jeff...
Bank of America settles claims over lawsuits by Jeffrey Epstein victims
Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women.
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