Wildfires have burned more than 2m acres (809,000 hectares) in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions.The previous high was 1.96m acres (793,184 hectares) burned in 2018. the California Department of Forestry…

Former national security adviser John Bolton disputed the main thesis of The Atlantic's recent report alleging that President Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France, calling the claim "simply false" in an appearance on "The Story" Monday."According to what that article said, the president made disparaging remarks about soldiers and people buried in the cemetery in connection with the decision for him not to go…

Military helicopters tried unsuccessfully to rescue around 50 people trapped by wildfires in California on Monday night, but were beaten back by heavy smoke.The group of hikers and campers remain trapped by Lake Edison, 250 miles east of San Francisco in the Sierra National Forest. At least one person has died, said Fresno Fire Battalion Chief…

By Sultan Anshori and Orathai SiringBALI, Indonesia/BANGKOK (Reuters) - A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.Plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from September have been postponed indefinitely, while…

Former NFL football player Herschel Walker is calling on local leaders to put an end to rioting across the United States.In a video posted to Twitter Monday, Walker argued that rioters should get federal time for destroying cities and citizens' businesses."I’ve watched a lot of these beautiful cities being destroyed by people rioting and I…