Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County, perimeter and evacuations
Though the Lake Fire continues to grow, the evacuation zone was reduced along its western edge on Saturday. As of July 13, the Santa Barbara County fire had burned 37,872 …
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Shelly Fire exceeds 10,000 acres in Siskiyou County
The Shelly Fire, which started last week, has become the latest California wildfire to exceed 10,000 acres. As of Friday, July 12, the Siskiyou County fire had burned 10,225 acres …
Pelosi stops short of saying Biden should stay in the race
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to …
Lead investigator in Karen Read murder case suspended without pay
The lead investigator in a highly publicized Boston-area murder case will be suspended without pay following an internal Massachusetts State Police hearing, officials announced Monday. Trooper Michael Proctor had come …
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas; flash flooding expected
Will Wade (Bloomberg) — More than 2.5 million homes and businesses in Texas lost power and at least one person was killed after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the state, …
Is college worth it? Poll finds Americans increasingly skeptical
By JOCELYN GECKER | Associated Press Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in …
U.S. airport security hits milestone on Sunday
By MATT OTT | AP Business Writer More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in …
Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength before Texas landfall
By MARTÍN SILVA and JIM VERTUNO | Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm …
Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson dies in car accident
Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has died in an car accident in his hometown of Upper Marlboro, Md. The fatal crash occurred shortly after 3:14 a.m. Saturday in Prince George’s …
‘Bad episode’ in debate, but ‘I’m running the world’
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM | Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, used a highly anticipated TV interview …