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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crews were making progress against a series of Northern California wildfires, but fire officials said lightning sparked more than a dozen new blazes late Friday and early Saturday. Most of the new fires were small, state fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said. Meanwhile, firefighters had a large fire in the Plumas National […]
Muslims around the world headed for home or out to the market in preparation for the Eid al-Fitr festival, the last day of the holy month of Ramadan. Depending on the appearance of the moon, the holiday will fall on Sunday or Monday this year. Mideast Israel Palestinians Eid al Fitr A Palestinian boy sells balloons Saturday in […]
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Helene quickly weakened into a tropical depression Saturday after moving ashore on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, bringing strong rains but few reports of damage. Forecasters said Helene still posed a threat to areas where thousands of people are recovering from flooding spawned last week by Hurricane Ernesto, although the Veracruz […]
LONDON (AP) — Britain is seeking an amicable solution with Ecuador to their diplomatic standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.K. official insisted Saturday, as the secret-spiller prepared to make his first public statement since the Latin American nation confirmed it would offer him asylum. Assange, who took shelter in the Ecuadorian Embassy on […]
