Wildfire smoke from the West and Canada is causing air quality issues across the US, with alerts in effect for millions of people in 11 states. Americans are seeking emergency care for tick bites at a record high since 2017, as Lyme disease cases continue to rise.
The Trump administration’s vision for the country’s future was recently presented in a song and video, including a socialist protest anthem.
A suspect is still at large after killing four people at a bar in Montana, but an arrest has been made in the killings of relatives of an abandoned baby in Tennessee.
A French property arrangement can help buyers find affordable apartments in Paris, with one condition: someone must die.
Meanwhile, a Texas mother is calling for increased safety measures after her 6-year-old son was caught by an octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium. The Coast Guard has also released a report on the Titanic’s passengers, finding they died “instantaneously.”
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/05/us/5-things-pm-august-5-trnd