Evacuations have been ordered for areas along California’s famous Big Sur coast as a wildfire burns in the nearby steep, rugged mountains. The Timber fire in Monterey county started Sunday and grew to more than 1,700 acres by Monday, according to Cal Fire, the state’s fire agency. The evacuations included famed tourist destinations like Nepenthe restaurant, the Henry Miller Memorial Library and the Alila Ventana resort. Part of the Pacific Coast Highway was closed for non-residents. Firefighters
White House officials have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to explore whether it would be possible to pursue a new prosecution against the man accused of vandalizing the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, weeks after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss felony charges against him, Fox News has learned. The previous case, which U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office moved to dismiss on July 31, accused Olympic canoeist David Hearn of damaging the costly $14 million project afte
Rep. Tom Tiffany is one step closer to capturing the governor's mansion in battleground Wisconsin for the Republican Party. Tiffany, a hard-right member of the House Freedom Caucus who is backed by President Donald Trump , on Tuesday topped medical service technician Andy Manske to secure the Republican gubernatorial nomination, the Associated Press reported. Tiffany is expected to face off in the general election against far-left state Rep. Francesca Hong, who is likely to win the Democratic no
Lindsey Graham’s sister, appointed to replace him, held a narrow lead in the special Senate primary Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Senator Darline Graham, appointed to complete the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has advanced to a runoff election for the Republican nomination of the seat. It remains unclear who she will face on 25 August. Graham held a narrow lead in the polls going into the abbreviated special primary on Tuesday, which predic
Officers – correctly – may not have fully unzipped the bag containing the lifelike doll to avoid destroying evidence, one expert says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Revelations that a “body” found inside a suitcase was actually a sex doll may have been embarrassing for police, but experts say officers followed the correct procedure. New South Wales police on Sunday were called to Oallen, a town near Goulburn, af
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Well, it's here, private equity has entered the world of Major League Baseball . Private equity has long yearned to make inroads into the growing and increasingly lucrative world of sports, including even college football teams or conferences. But this week became the biggest sign yet that these businesses are intent on increasing their investments into preeminent sporting organizations. Not just any preeminent sporting organization, the largest, most successful and most recognizable brand in Ma
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Kellan Lutz said this week that he left California three years ago for Tennessee after the pandemic. "I love California, I really do," he explained on " Inside of You " with Michael Rosenbaum. "The whole Tennessee move happened when we had our second kid." The "Twilight" actor said they moved from Orange County – and his wife, Brittany Lutz, hopes to eventually move back there or at least to be "bi-ish coastal." ‘SOPRANOS’ STAR JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER FLED HOLLYWOOD FOR TEXAS WHERE SHE NO LONGER FEELS
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Connecticut Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is no fan of President Donald Trump, but his progressive primary challenger, state Rep. Josh Elliott, says he’s too cozy with the president. Lamont defeated Elliott in a high-stakes New England primary Tuesday in a state that not long ago shifted from competitive territory to reliably Democratic. Elliott, D-Hamden, painted Lamont as too "nice" to Trump, saying that being "nice is a problem right now." "Nice doesn’t solve affordability. Nice doesn’t solve fa
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The prime minister tells the Guardian that last year’s diplomatic rift with ally New Zealand could be on voters’ minds as they head to the polls As voters in the Cook Islands prepare to head to the polls in a high-stakes general election, they will have much to reflect on. Over recent years, politics in this small island nation has been defined by fierce debates about deep-sea mining , diplomatic rifts with ally New Zealand and a major reshaping of the country’s foreign partnerships. In an exclu
