fires

Thousands of people have fled their homes amid a grueling heat wave, the coronavirus pandemic and air thick with smoke.Right NowVisitors and tourists staying in overnight accommodations like hotels or vacation rentals are being asked to leave Santa Cruz County to make room for fire evacuees.VideoFirefighters are struggling to contain the blazes in Northern California…

Fast-moving fires are spreading across Northern California, with wind-whipped flames forcing people to flee their homes.Right NowThe fires are spreading smoke across a wide region, with the National Weather Service warning that air quality in the Bay Area could be “very poor for the foreseeable future.”VideoWildfires in California’s Sonoma and Napa Counties have forced many…

President Trump fired back at Andrew Cuomo after the New York governor delivered a blistering Democratic National Convention speech criticizing the White House's response to the coronavirus pandemic.In a tweet, Trump accused the three-term governor of being responsible for thousands of deaths in nursing homes, referring to Cuomo's controversial policy in late March that essentially ordered nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients…

The NBA fired a long-time photographer after he posted a meme of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., following the announcement of her candidacy for vice president, alongside presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.The now-fired Houston-based photographer, Bill Baptist, worked for the Houston Rockets for more than 30 years, reported USA Today. The meme read, “Joe and the…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday, an exercise aimed at threatening the U.S. amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. The drill, in a waterway through which 20% of all traded oil…