And in Montana, Richard Spring fire leaps highway barrier and forces evacuationsThe Dixie fire raging through northern California has destroyed another 550 homes, becoming one of the most destructive in state history.The fire, which is the largest wild…
Senate advances $1tn infrastructure package in key vote
Members vote 67-27 to move the biggest investment in US roads, bridges, airports and waterways in decades to next stageThe US Senate voted on Saturday to advance to the next step of a $1tn infrastructure package, an important procedural stage towards p…
Britney Spears’ father says ‘no grounds whatsoever’ for conservatorship removal
Jamie Spears says in court filing he has faithfully served as conservator of daughter’s estate Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money…
Ethiopia conflict set to escalate after Tigray rebels refuse to withdraw
Government says it will ‘deploy entire defensive capability’ and Amhara region threatens attack against Tigray forcesEthiopia’s spreading conflict has escalated after the government warned that it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” against …
Declassify Saudi files or stay away from 9/11 memorials, families tell Biden
Families say documents will show Saudi government support‘There is simply no reason to keep this information secret’Family members of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks are opposing Joe Biden’s participation in memorial events next month unl…
‘My heart is crushed’: US’s largest wildfire levels beloved California town
Greenville, a community of about 1,000 in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reduced to ashes by California’s third largest fire ever recorded The US’s largest wildfire raged through a beloved Gold Rush-era California mountain town this week, reducing much o…
North Korea wants sanctions eased on metal, fuel and ‘liquor and suits’ to restart US talks
Amid economic crisis, Kim Jong-un wants restrictions relaxed on necessities as well as luxury goods, South Korea lawmakers sayNorth Korea wants a raft of international sanctions eased – including on imports of luxury items such as high-class liquors an…
Lollapalooza drops DaBaby performance after homophobic comments
Rapper appears to apologize in video on WednesdayArtists including Elton John and Madonna condemn remarks Lollapalooza cancelled a Chicago performance by the rapper DaBaby on Sunday because, the music festival said, it was “founded on diversity, inclus…
Myanmar junta leader declares himself PM as election timeline stalled
Six months after seizing power, Min Aung Hlaing extends coup with promise of elections in 2023Myanmar’s military leader has declared himself prime minister and said he will lead the country under the nation’s state of emergency until elections are held…