The Latest Breaking News from New York

Canada wildfires MAPPED as millions told to wear masks and avoid outdoors

Over the past six weeks, massive wildfires have spread across Canada, burning more than 3.3 million hectares of land - an area 12 times the 10-year average for this time of year

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023

Jodie Comer forced to stop Broadway show as she 'can't breathe' due to New York air issues

Jodie is currently starring in the one-woman stage show Prima Facie on Broadway

Liverpool Echo · Jun 8, 2023

‘They fling the doors wide open for you’: why America’s lesbian bars must be saved

As the venues disappear across the US, Willa Bennett and Krista Burton reflect on the institutions that shaped them

The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2023

New York City still under 'toxic smog' from wildfire smoke as air pollution hits record

Wildfires in Canada continue to cause mass disruption across the US with New York City still under an orange haze for the second day running - the hazardous air quality is raising health concerns for millions

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023

New York hits pollution record and hundreds of flights delayed amid Canada wildfire smoke

Millions of people in North America have been advised to wear masks outdoors due to poor air quality levels sparked by intense wildfires in Canada

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023

Singapore apologises after comedian’s MH370 joke

Jocelyn Chia used the plane’s disappearance as a punchline in a New York stand-up set, upsetting Malaysians.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023

Horns, tentacles and spikes: Louis Poulsen plays with its iconic lighting designs in new collaboration

Louis Poulsen’s ‘Pale Rose’ collection by Poul Henningsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen was reinterpreted by New York creatives Breanna Box and Peter Dupont of Heven

Wallpaper · Jun 8, 2023

‘I can’t breathe’: New York air quality forces Jodie Comer to end Broadway performance after 10 minutes

Air quality in New York City was ranked number one for the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday afternoon

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

How to stay safe from wildfire smoke

New Yorkers have been urged to limit their time outdoors and wear masks as wildfire smoke blankets city

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

‘Is there life on Mars?’ Americans react as cities choke in smoke haze

As some of the US's biggest cities choked in a haze of bushfire smoke, sparking health fears and alarm, social media has also lit up.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023