Hotter climate means a never-ending fire season for the National Guard California has set up a permanent task force of National Guard members to do what used to be occasional work fighting and preventing wildfires. Read more on NPR

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC President Biden and others have lauded Mandy Cohen’s pandemic leadership in North Carolina. Those in the state’s most vulnerable communities tell a more nuanced story about the new CDC director. Read more on NPR

Maui’s number of people not accounted for after fires rises back above 1,000 “I know it is confusing, because the numbers do change,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Steven Merrill said on Tuesday. Read more on NPR

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations The Teamsters said that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the national contract. They also said it was passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS. Read more on NPR

Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border The Ethiopian government said it will investigate a report of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. A Saudi government official rejected the Human Rights Watch report. Read more on NPR