Breaking News Today: Wildfires, Iran Conflict, Flooding & Top Headlines

Read today's biggest headlines covering wildfires, severe weather, international conflict, crime, politics, aviation, and sports.

Wildfires are raging out of control, forcing 200,000 people from their homes as firefighters battle massive infernos. Video also shows a reporter standing in front of her camera when a gas canister explodes, injuring a firefighter, while new images continue to show the scale of the destruction.

A sobbing teenage school shooter reportedly spoke in his own words and told authorities he had second thoughts before pulling the trigger. Victim’s families also confronted him. Dramatic images further show a plane crashing into the water and bursting into flames as rescuers saved 11 people on board.

Relentless rain and dangerous flash flooding are hammering the Southeast, while an extreme heat alert now stretches for 85 million people from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. At the same time, legal and political tensions are rising as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was rescheduled with tighter security, and the White House said President Trump will deliver a “unifying yet vicious” speech.

The war in Iran is also escalating. President Trump is considering potential mass attacks, while Iran says it is targeting U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq, a conflict that is already affecting gas prices at home. In New York, the suspect accused of stabbing attacks near Central Park is now charged with a hate crime.

Elsewhere, LeBron James has made his final team decision as he chases a championship, and Tony Romo was arrested on suspicion of DUI.