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Fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite remains uncontained
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines. By Sunday, it had rapidly grown to 22 square miles.
Suspect in Lee Zeldin attack didn't know who lawmaker was, investigators say
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The man accused of attacking GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event had apparently been drinking and didn't know who the lawmaker was.
The Mega Millions prize hits $790 million — the nation's fourth largest jackpot
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The jackpot — which started at $20 million in April — has grown so large because there hasn't been a winner in three months.
For the fourth time in 13 months, Sydney McLaughlin sets a world record
Saturday, July 23, 2022
She ran the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in 50.68 seconds, shattering her old mark by 0.73 seconds.
Flash floods have killed at least 21 people in southern Iran
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Flooding hit more than 10 villages in the drought-stricken Fars province after heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river, one official said.
Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after grain deals signed
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as "spitting in the face" of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the grain export agreements.
Rights groups are urging Sri Lanka not to use force against protesters
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Groups are urging the new president to order security forces to cease use of force against protesters who have been demonstrating against the government over the economic crisis.
The U.S. Forest Service is taking emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The action would speed up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world's largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.
Ukraine, Russia agree to export grain, ending a standoff that threatened food supply
Friday, July 22, 2022
The deal allows Ukraine to resume shipments from the Black Sea to world markets and Russia to export grain and fertilizers, clearing the way for millions of tons of desperately needed materials.
Rajapaksa ally named Sri Lanka's prime minister after capital protest site cleared
Friday, July 22, 2022
Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over the economic crisis. The protests forced out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week.
A raid in a Rio favela left 18 dead, sparking renewed police violence complaints
Friday, July 22, 2022
A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections.
Republican N.Y. governor candidate Lee Zeldin was attacked at an event but not injured
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Zeldin was giving a speech when a man climbed onstage and began wrestling with him. A video showed the man appearing to grab Zeldin's arm before the two fall to the ground as others intervene.
Watch Live at 8 P.M.: Jan. 6 hearing to focus on what Trump was doing during the riot
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The House Jan. 6 committee aims to show in what could be its final hearing that Donald Trump did nothing to stop the riot but instead "gleefully" watched on television.
Beloved monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for to its "red list" of threatened species and categorized it as "endangered" — two steps from extinct.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns after his government implodes
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Draghi's government of national unity collapsed Wednesday after members of his uneasy coalition of right, left and populists rebuffed his appeal to band back together.
Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after a break for maintenance
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline after a 10-day shutdown, the operator said. The gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity and the outlook was uncertain.
2 men are indicted in the tractor-trailer case that left migrants dead in Texas
Thursday, July 21, 2022
A federal grand jury indicted Homero Zamorano Jr. and Christian Martinez, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death.
On the day of Ivana Trump's funeral, Donald Trump remembers her 'beautiful life'
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass on Wednesday.
Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.
Disbarred S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering his wife and son
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Court papers made public to date don't indicate how police linked the once-powerful lawyer to the June 2021 deaths. Prosecutors agreed to keep the evidence secret amid media attention.