14,000 fight California fires, some from prisons or overseas

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL ELIASAssociated PressUKIAH, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state's largest-ever wildfire but didn't expect to have it fully under control until...

Battling 18 blazes, California may face worst fire season

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) – The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles – and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state history....

Brother and sister, 3 and 2, struck by train in IN; 1 killed

(RNN) – A brother and sister, ages 3 and 2, were struck by a train in Indiana on Tuesday, killing the boy and leaving the girl in critical condition.Caleb and Ellie Wilson were struck by a freight train at around 9:30 a.m., The Times of Northwest Indiana...