Lawsuit filed in fatal duck boat sinking seeks $100 million

By MARGARET STAFFORDAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The owners and operators of a tourist boat that sank this month in Missouri, killing 17 people, put profits over people's safety when they decided to put the Ride the Ducks boat on a lake despite...

Number of people ordered to flee California fires hits 15K

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressREDDING, Calif. (AP) – The number of people ordered to flee from two Northern California wildfires has swelled to 15,000, authorities said Monday as flames rolled toward several small towns in a rural...

'Mission: Impossible _ Fallout' shoots to No. 1

By LINDSEY BAHRAP Film WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) – After six movies, 22 years, countless bruises and a broken ankle, Tom Cruise's death-defying “Mission: Impossible” stunts continue to pay off at the box office. “Mission: Impossible –...

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressBRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans,...

Deadly Northern California wildfire rages largely unchecked

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressREDDING, Calif. (AP) – Fire crews facing several weather uncertainties Sunday struggled to corral a deadly blaze in Northern California that has left thousands of dazed evacuees reeling as they to take...