Finally some good news

These states are most likely to survive an alien invasion, study shows

Unless you live in Nevada. You don't live in Nevada, do you?

Presidents too

Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for keeping classified documents

Robert Birchum, 55, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in February to unlawfully possessing and retaining classified documents relating to the national defense of the United States. Birchum was also fined $25,000.

Florida, even. But any other state as well.

Worst air quality since 1980, in NYC

 Sez the NYTimes.*

And as the NYTimes should know, the median age of the U.S. population is 39. Half of us weren't even born yet in 1980. (For some of  us in the other half, 1980 seems like the day before yesterday.)

The Times assures me New Yorkers do know about the horrors of forest fires like the ones raging in Canada now and inundating much of the East Coast with smoky air — they know from seeing pictures of it on their Instagram.

The panic is palpable, and one can't even say "Hey, take a deep breath."

Two performances of Hamlet, scheduled for Central Park, have been canceled. To breathe or not to breathe is the question.

*More (it's paywalled) here.