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Rapidly growing wildfires have prompted evacuations in Northern and Southern California, and powerful winds and lightning strikes are rattling eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and stoking fires

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West, and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully

Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, marvel at the fusion of traditions and teachings that have molded her religious faith and social justice values

The head of Argentina’s soccer federation says the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco “makes no sense,” and Argentina’s coach called the scene “a scandal.”

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to make France shine during the Olympics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

Global shares have dropped, with Tokyo’s benchmark losing more than 1,300 points at one point and closing 3.3% lower, as pessimism set in over Wall Street's overnight nose-dive

Wall Street leaned toward losses in premarket trading Thursday as more earnings poured in while investors waited for the latest data on how the U.S. economy fared in the second quarter

U.S. stocks are stanching the bleeding, a day after their worst losses since 2022 led to a wipeout for financial markets circling the world

Wall Street’s split is widening, as smaller stocks and other formerly unloved areas of the market rise up while superstar Big Tech stocks give back more of their stellar gains