A two-day-old wildfire has grown to 14,000 acres during a red-flag warning in Lassen County. The Gold Fire, which started shortly after noon Monday, was listed at 8,500 acres on Tuesday evening and had burned almost 6,000 more acres by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Lassen-Modoc unit of the California Department of Forestry and…

As California closed in on an ignominious milestone — preparing to pass New York as the state with the most coronavirus cases in the nation — one of the state’s leading coronavirus experts said it could be more than a month before cases begin to significantly decrease. During a news conference Tuesday, California Health and…

President Trump is deploying 100 federal agents to Chicago to help combat rising rates of some crimes – a move that marks an expansion of the White House’s intervention into local law enforcement as Trump continues to position himself as the “law and order” president.The "surge" of agents announced on Wednesday to Chicago and other…

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Democrat, insists that the protest chaos in Portland isn’t as bad as it looks, despite some “inappropriate and unlawful” behavior. “Portland, Oregon, is not out of control,” said the congressman in a Tuesday floor speech. “To be sure, there are some people who have strong feelings and there are some that…

Bill Gates addresses a virtual Covid-19 conference hosted by the International Aids Society. July 11, 2020International Aids Society HandoutBillionaire Bill Gates on Wednesday denied conspiracy theories that accuse the tech mogul and philanthropist of wanting to use coronavirus vaccines to implant tracking devices in people. Gates, whose foundation has donated millions to coronavirus vaccine and treatment…