LOS ANGELES — A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and grew […]
Vance, UK foreign secretary will meet before US vice president’s vacation
LONDON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London before heading off on […]
Emergency recordings and videos detail chaotic rescue efforts during Texas floods
Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on […]
California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
LOS ANGELES — California Democrats’ rush to schedule an emergency election to remake U.S. House districts and counter rival moves by Texas Republicans has created a dilemma for county officials […]
Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up
SAVANNAH — A federal grand jury indicted a former southeast Georgia sheriff’s sergeant Thursday on civil rights charges, accusing him of using excessive force multiple times and writing misleading reports […]
Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves communities without a news source
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of […]
Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges
MIAMI — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers […]
From the Stones to Cardi B, this college haunt has attracted big acts for 50 years
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nestled on a narrow, one-way street among Yale University buildings, a pizza joint and an ice cream shop, Toad’s Place looks like a typical haunt for […]
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. — Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a police officer trying to save them were swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities […]
2 Pennsylvania state troopers have been shot
PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were shot Thursday morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro said at an event outside Philadelphia. “About an hour ago in Susquehanna County, two state troopers […]