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Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
World

Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California’s wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed one million…
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
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Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast,…
Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark
World

Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters may get a reprieve from the weather Saturday as red flag warnings of extreme fire…
California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue
World

California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a…
Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
World

Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters say they hoped dying winds would enable them to bear down on a wildfire that…
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
World

California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes

ST. HELENA, Calif. (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California’s Napa Valley wine…
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Middle East

At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when their small dinghy…
Six dead, three injured in house collapse in Egypt’s Sohag village
Egypt

Six dead, three injured in house collapse in Egypt’s Sohag village

Six people, including four children and two women, died, while three others were injured on Thursday as a result of…
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
World

Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire…
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
Middle East

‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast

JIYYEH, Beirut (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he…
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