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Firefighters in El Dorado County, California tried to put out a wildfire that surrounded an airport, as the heat wave continues across the west coast state. Fire crews could be seen dropping water and fire retardant powders from planes and helicopters in a bid to stop the fires from spreading.

California airport engulfed by wildfires

California State

UPI News

The massive Park Fire in California, which is suspected to have been started when an arsonist pushed a burning car into a gully on Wednesday, continues to grow as crews have started to contain the blaze.

Crews begin containing massive Park Fire

It is the seventh largest fire ever recorded in the state, and is only 10% contained.

Huge California wildfire tears through 5,000 acres every hour

Chico, CA

ABC News

Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to be the biggest in the state this year.

Wildfires break out across the West: Latest fire and smoke maps

PBS NewsHour

Cooler temperatures and increased humidity could help crews battle California's Park Fire, which had scorched more than 550 square miles as of Sunday morning, darkening the sky with smoke and haze and contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada.

Thousands of firefighters battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported

There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest's mightiest river by the millions. Shad, not salmon, are thriving in the warm, still water created by hydroelectric dams throughout the Columbia River Basin. Some years, they...

There's a new top fish of the Columbia River, and it doesn't mind the warm water

CBS News

Three Mexican suspects were arrested with two South Africans when elite police units raided a multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab hidden in a remote farm north of Johannesburg, police said Tuesday.The owner of the farm near Groblersdal, about 125 miles from Johannesburg, was among four men arrested on Friday, police said.A third Mexican was picked up on Monday, the spokeswoman for the elite Hawks unit told AFP."The drugs were obviously intended for local and international sale," Brigadier Thandi Mbambo told AFP, adding that the manufacturing facility was operating "at a large scale."Authorities also seized large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture...

Multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab found hidden in remote farm

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Woman Caught Gettin’ It On With Florence Statue Sparks Outrage

The US Sun

A SHOPPER has abandoned her cart thanks to confusion over an online deal. The Safeway customer decided to go elsewhere after trying to make the most of a coupon. Sharing her story on X, a shopper named Casey said the store should explain its deals more clearly. “Never ever have...

Safeway apologizes after shopper left cart of groceries and ‘went elsewhere’ due to online error

New York Post

A young British girl has been orphaned after her parents and two sisters died in a crash that wiped out her entire family.

Poppie Morgan-Roller, 11, had chosen not to join her family for a day out, instead going to a friend’s house while mom Shannen Morgan, dad Shane Roller and sisters Rubie, 9, and Lillie, 4, headed out.

The four never made it back after a motorbike collided with their Ford Focus during the drive home — killing the parents and their two youngest children.

A GoFundMe for the girl, from the UK town of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, has since raised almost £330,000...

Girl, 11, loses her entire family in horrific car crash after instead going to a friend’s house

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A "BRAIN DEAD" woman has stunned doctors with a "miracle" hours before her life support was set to be switched off. Emma Price, 32, from Pitsea in Essex, suffered significant brain damage after attempting to take her own life. Last week doctors told Emma's family that she was brain dead...

‘Brain dead’ woman, 32, stuns doctors with ‘miracle’ hours before her life support was switched off

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Keeping a gun in your car may be your right, but it can land you in trouble if you're not careful. 
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You Can Get Arrested for Having a Legally-Owned Gun in Your Car

Sacramento County, CA

Law & Crime

Mandiko Kwadzo killed his girlfriend as she was driving with her 4 young kids, leaving them to die after she crashed into a river in California.
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'I saw little hands trying to poke out': Man killed driving girlfriend in front of 4 young kids, leaving them to die after car crashed into river

The Independent

 Imagine living long enough to hear radio reports that the Titanic sunk, to see the end of both World War I and World War II and to later watch in living color as reality TV star Donald Trump became president.That is the reality for Elizabeth Francis, who turned 115 on Thursday and who holds the distinction of being the oldest living American. Francis became the oldest woman — and oldest person overall — in America in February, when the previous title holder, Edie Ceccarelli, died a few weeks after her 116th birthday. In April, Francis received a plaque recognizing...

She saw the Titanic sink and the end of World War I. Now, the oldest American just turned 115

Missouri State

DRIVERS have a couple of weeks to overhaul their driving habits or face the sting of $150 fines. Lawmakers signed a road law into the books that will impose stiff penalties on drivers not using their Bluetooth. Missouri became the 49th state to outlaw using a phone while driving a...

New law from August 28 will hit drivers with $150 fines even for a first-time offense – feature to check before deadline

USA TODAY

Fires in the Canadian Rockies burned through the popular tourist town of Jasper and damaged parts of Jasper National Park.

'Nightmare': Wildfires burn one of most beautiful places in the world

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

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Durkee Fire 30% contained, but megafire is already 'huge devastation' for ranchers

BAKER COUNTY, Ore. — On Saturday, wildfires continued to burn across the United State, with the majority concentrated in Oregon, and the largest still the Durkee...

Durkee Fire 30% contained, but megafire is already 'huge devastation' for ranchers

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