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CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews battling California’s largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze, helped in part by cooler weather. But triple-digit temperatures Sunday could allow it to grow. Cooler temperatures and increased humidity in the last few days have allowed firefighters to make progress on the Park Fire. It

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Stephen Nedoroscik is leaning into his newfound stardom as a geeky, bespectacled, Rubik’s Cube-solving video gamer who just won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old U.S. gymnast finished third in the pommel horse on Saturday, helping the American men’s team earn bronze. It brought the program its

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016 has been eliminated from the Paris Olympics. Steven van de Velde and Matthew Immers lost to Brazil in straight sets. In his fourth and final match, Van de Velde was again subjected to

AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years. Was all that toil since the last Olympics —

AP Sports Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — It was a night for war-torn Ukraine to rejoice. Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also medaled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Iryna Gerashchenko shared bronze

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England. The festival is also one of the biggest multi-day jazz festivals in the world and has brought legions of people to

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield. “Too little law and we’re not safe, and our liberties aren’t protected,” Gorsuch told The Associated Press

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stood in the same arena four days apart, each looking over capacity crowds like concert stars or prizefighters. The competing events were staged three months before Election Day in the state that produced the closest margin of

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections. Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican, adding, “I appeal to all parties to seek the truth, to avoid

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year. A Clermont County judge sentenced 33-year-old Chad Doerman to three consecutive life terms after he pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated murder charges. Prosecutor