LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big new wildfires challenged California firefighters Tuesday even as they increased containment of earlier blazes that erupted as dry north winds arrived over the weekend. Firefighter Chris Fritz works to keep the Aero Fire from spreading through the Copperopolis community of...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of residents fled their homes as a wildfire swept into the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico on Tuesday, destroying or damaging more than 500 structures. Smoke from the South Fork Fire reflects a pink hue during sunrise Tuesday, June 18, 2024 as...
DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ club that was a refuge in the conservative city of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday, but once again declined to apologize or say...
ADDS THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME - Russian President Vladimir Putin goes down the stairs upon his arrival at the airport of Yakutsk, republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East, Russia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Sergei Karpukhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP)...
Dangerous heat puts tens of millions in the US on alert. New York activates the National Guard Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather . States in the Midwest...
Participants wave flags celebrating equality in marriage at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast...
President Joe Biden listens as he meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds...
Dancers from the Olympic Games opening ceremony perform during a rehearsal Friday, June 7, 2024 in Saint-Denis, near Paris. The troupe of dancers for the historic opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics—the first to be held outside a stadium—are putting the finishing touches on a...
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Firefighters with Kenwood Fire Protection District hose a burning...
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a...
ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it's still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly have...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday, both countries announced, amid international concerns about their military cooperation. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake...
