Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year 
Crews battle huge fire in North Las Vegas; 1 person injured 
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid to get out of jail prior to sentencing 
2 stabbed in violent food court altercation inside Southern California mall 
Truck driver was on his phone during I-95 crash that killed 5, NTSB says 
House Passes Defense Bill That Strips Health Care From Military Families’ Trans Kids
The House passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes funding for the military — with a...
Politics
House task force releases final report on Trump assassination attempts
The House task force that investigated the assassination attempts against Donald Trump makes dozens of recommendations in the final...
Biden’s approval of an oil lease sale will keep the door open to drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in...
Opinions
House Republicans and Democrats to issue dueling documents casting blame for mistakes made in US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Republicans and Democrats will release dueling documents on the deadly August 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan on...
Editorial: Californians need electric bill relief. Lawmakers failed to deliver it
Californians already pay some of the nation’s highest electricity rates, and thanks to another year of...
Opinion: Take it from a nonbinary professor: Don’t make students state their pronouns on Day One
Like clockwork, as we return to school, our classrooms will fall into gender pronoun controversies....
Business
Rigetti Computing CEO after a 48% spike in stock price: We have to tamp down expectations
The explosive move in Rigetti Computing’s (RGTI) stock has its CEO cautioning investors that it...
Walgreens closing five stores on South, West sides of Chicago
Walgreens plans to close five stores on the South and West sides of Chicago next...
US accuses Walgreens of filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday accused pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing...
Entertainment
Civil suits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are mounting. This could be bad for his criminal case, experts say
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers, telling...
‘She preyed upon that empathy’: the TV writer who faked having cancer
Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction – even when the fiction is the overwrought...
Disney’s ‘Freakier Friday’ & Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Get Summer 2025 Release Dates
Disney has just given firm dates to its Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan sequel Freakier...
Health
A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Candace Fails screamed for someone in...
Sugar in the first 1,000 days after conception linked to health issues later in life, study says
The holiday season is nearly upon us and it’s easy for a child’s sweet tooth...
What How Long You Can Balance on 1 Leg Says About Your Health
How long you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of health...
Sports
‘Heartbroken’ by her rivals’ doping offenses, Shannon Rowbury is now set to receive a bronze medal – 12 years after she raced
For Shannon Rowbury, it was simultaneously one of the best and worst moments of her...
The Pac-12 is now scrambling after UNLV said no thanks … and college football is better off for it
Which as of a week ago was just the Pac-2 of Oregon State and Washington...
Soccer player arrested in connection with almost $800,000 worth of cannabis seized at airport
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, a soccer player who used to play for Premier League giant Arsenal, has...