Florida to hold machine recount of U.S. Senate race votes
Florida will hold a machine recount of votes in its neck-and-neck race for the U.S. Senate, with results due by 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday, its secretary of state said on Saturday.
Crews battle California blazes, including state’s most destructive
Two monster wildfires in California, including the most destructive in state history, burned out of control on Saturday, having already killed at least nine people, destroyed scores of buildings and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
Trump to award freedom medals to Elvis, Babe Ruth
U.S. President Donald Trump will award the 2018 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Elvis Presley, George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr. and five other individuals, the White House said in a statement on Saturday.
The Great War’s end: a grandmother remembers
Jubilant New Yorkers took to the streets when the Great War ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, my late grandmother’s ninth birthday.
Wildfires rage in California, Trump blames ‘forest mismanagement’
Two monster wildfires burned out of control on Saturday in northern and southern California, having already killed at least nine people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
Trump tweets ‘gross mismanagement of forests’ is to blame for California wildfires
President Donald Trump early on Saturday said “gross mismanagement of forests” is to blame for two unchecked wildfires burning in California, where nine people have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate.
Nine killed, 35 missing in California wildfire; Malibu threatened
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.
Raymond Plank, former CEO of oil explorer Apache, dies at 96
Raymond Plank, who started oil and gas producer Apache Corp in 1954 with two friends and built the Houston-based company into a global energy company and financial innovator, died on Thursday in Wyoming at 96, his family said.
Nine killed in California wildfire: sheriff
Four additional fatalities have been discovered in a Northern California wildfire, authorities said on Friday, bringing the death toll from that blaze to nine.
Malibu burning: Kardashians, Lady Gaga, Cher fear for homes
Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga were among thousands fleeing their homes on Friday as a fast-moving wildfire engulfed Malibu and nearby celebrity neighborhoods.
