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California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West

Jul. 26, 2024 23:21 PM EDT

California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire's intensity and rapid spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the...

Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order

Jul. 26, 2024 21:21 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. He had the help of a friend who lives in his own shack, just a few steps down the stairs he painstakingly dug out of the dirt hillside and reinforced...

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street leaps in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small

Jul. 26, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where stocks that had been left behind for much of this year’s record-setting run wrested the spotlight back from the market’s biggest stars. The S&P 500...

US beach stars Kloth, Nuss didn't need the Golden State. They're going for gold at Olympics anyway

Jul. 26, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — A South Dakota native, Taryn Kloth had never even played beach volleyball until after she graduated from Creighton as a star in the indoor version of the sport. In pursuit of a business degree, she landed at LSU without any beach skills at all. “I actually got...

Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' to urge Americans to vote

Jul. 26, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The episode caps the series' ninth season and is...

Federal grand jury charges short seller Andrew Left in $16M stock manipulation scheme

Jul. 26, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

A federal grand jury in California has charged short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme. The Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday that Left, who was a securities analyst, trader, and guest...

Franklin Resources: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 26, 2024 08:41 AM EDT

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) on Friday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $174 million. The San Mateo, California-based company said it had net income of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...

TriNet: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 26, 2024 08:09 AM EDT

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — TriNet Group Inc. (TNET) on Friday reported second-quarter net income of $60 million. The Dublin, California-based company said it had net income of $1.20 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.53 per...

Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West

Jul. 26, 2024 05:33 AM EDT

A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is...

World War II sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany honored with reburial in California

Jul. 25, 2024 22:08 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial...