A fast-moving wildfire near the Tahoe region has exploded to roughly 2,500 acres, with evacuation warnings now in effect for California communities near the Nevada border. The Hawk Fire was estimated at 2,500 acres as of 3 p.m. Saturday, according to fire crews. The blaze is spreading rapidly and could already be larger. The fire erupted northeast of Verdi in Washoe County, Nevada, about 30 to 40 miles north of the Lake Tahoe area. High winds and low humidity have helped the flames race across the landscape. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports and…

One morning in October 2024, the writer Julie Summers received a call at her home in Oxford conveying astonishing news.  A boot containing the remains of a human foot had been found on the north flank of Mount Everest. A woolen sock tucked into the boot bore a white name tape, with red letters spelling out: A.C. IRVINE.  Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a 22-year-old college student who accompanied British mountaineer George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt to summit Everest, had been lost for more than a century. Noel Odell, a fellow Everest expedition member, was the last person to glimpse…

August 23, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIn 2006, the now-deceased Muslim cleric Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali caused outrage when he gave a sermon comparing women who do not wear a headscarf to “uncovered meat” who invited sexual assault.“If you take uncovered meat and place it outside … without cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats’ or the uncovered meat’s?” he lectured a group of about 500 worshippers at a Ramadan sermon.“The uncovered meat is the problem. If she…

Jessie James Decker is opening up about her decision to remove her breast implants. “I’ve officially locked in the date and made the decision to take out my VERY large breast implants,” Decker, 38, wrote via Instagram on Friday, August 21. “I know I’ve been talking about this for probably six months, but I’m finally setting things into motion!” The country singer underwent a breast augmentation in 2021 before ultimately deciding to get the implants taken out. “Ultimately, I would love to explant altogether, but I know myself, and realistically I’m not sure I’m totally ready for that yet,” Decker…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without previously having a husband serve in Congress, died Friday at 94.Her son, Bill Kassebaum, told The Associated Press that she died of natural causes.”She loved Kansas. She loved people from Kansas and representing Kansas for 18 years in the U.S. Senate,” he told AP. “She was an independent-minded Republican who was willing to stand up for what she thought was right, even if that meant going against the party.”Kassebaum Baker won election to the Senate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympique de Marseille has a new captain, and he’s someone who United States men’s national team fans should be very familiar with.Marseille opened its Ligue 1 campaign against RC Strasbourg Alsace on Friday and U.S. men’s national team winger Tim Weah captained the French club in its 4-0 win. Weah started at right back and went the full 90 minutes.Weah was a key player under Marseille’s former manager Habib Beye, but new manager Bruno Génésio has pushed Weah even more by awarding him the captain’s armband. Weah completed his permanent transfer to…

An Ukrainian woman who was reported missing in Southern California more than a year ago may have booked it to Mexico, police announced Friday. Ganna Kovrizhynkh, who was 38 when she vanished in San Diego area last July, “likely had voluntarily crossed into Mexico,” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced. Investigators were able to make contact with Kovrizhynkh on August 7 and verified her identity. She is reported to be staying in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, which hundreds of miles south of the US-Mexico border. A friend had reported Kovrizhynkh missing after she was driving through San Diego…

The 1960s marked a shift in American cuisine as international dishes gained popularity while the processed and convenience foods of the 1950s remained staples on dinner tables. C. A. Swanson & Sons introduced the frozen TV dinner in 1954, “marketing it as an easy-to-prepare, fun-to-eat meal, with a disposable tray that reduced cleanup time,” the Smithsonian National Museum of American History reported. “The portable TV dinner tapped into middle-class Americans’ excitement over television, allowing families to eat in front of their new sets.” Julia Child’s first television cooking show, “The French Chef,” debuted in 1963, and with it came a new approach to preparing foreign…

August 23, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAPauline Hanson is high as a kite. Her polling remains at historic levels. Her antics, which used to trigger a few bemused bylines, now lead the news. Her thought bubbles are put to major party politicians as policy positions demanding an answer. Where her wind blows, media follow.Pauline Hanson and Andrew Bragg have both spoken out on superannuation this month. Monique WestermanThis is causing the Coalition no end of angst. The amazing shrinking establishment party – which until just a…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! One thing about me: I can’t resist a good beauty deal. And when I know I can get it with two-day shipping à la Amazon Prime during the back-to-school sale? It makes things even sweeter. Sure, back-to-school season may conjure up thoughts of pencil cases, backpacks and perhaps a new wardrobe, but for beauty lovers, it’s the perfect time to stock up on skincare favorites, experiment with viral makeup formulas and give your hair routine a little refresh. Below, I’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony a new trial on Saturday, after his attorneys argued that courtroom restrictions, hearings held without Anthony present and the handling of an unwritten agreement between his former lawyers and prosecutors violated his rights.Retired District Judge Michael Chitty denied Anthony’s request after reviewing the motion, court record, evidence and arguments, briefs and relevant case law, according to his order. The order did not detail his reasoning for the decision.The decision leaves Anthony’s murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in place. His challenge will continue on direct appeal.UNTAPPED…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A reality-television star sparked an online firestorm after appearing to wear white to her son’s wedding.Dolores Catania, known for her role on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” posted several photos of herself wearing what was described as a pale blue, dramatically embellished gown at her son Frank Catania Jr.’s wedding to Nicole Perricho in Portugal.COURTHOUSE WEDDINGS ARE BOOMING AS MANY COUPLES SKIP PRICEY TRADITIONAL CEREMONIESA post in the BravoRealHousewives subreddit titled “Dolores wore white to her son’s wedding” drew hundreds of comments about the apparent etiquette faux pas.”Of course she did,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries Friday, ruling Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked the legal authority to order denials for applicants otherwise found eligible to enter the United States.U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee in Manhattan, vacated the State Department policy and any visa refusals based solely on it, directing the government to revisit those cases.”The Court holds that the Policy is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio’s statutory authority, Vargas wrote in her 61-page…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newcomer Christos Tzolis helped set up two goals as defending champion Arsenal opened the Premier League season by dismantling promoted Coventry 3-0 to spoil the visitor’s long-awaited return to the top flight Friday.After ending a 22-year wait for the Premier League title, Arsenal showed why it’s favored to repeat as champion by completely dominating Frank Lampard’s side in a game that was one-sided from start to finish.Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored for the Gunners, who spurned chances to pad the scoreline even further.For Coventry, it was a rude welcome…

Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony’s bid for a retrial was shot down by a Texas judge Saturday. Anthony’s lawyers argued that prosecutors violated a secret agreement not to release certain evidence to the jury during the trial, but their appeal was denied by Kaufman County Judge Michael Chitty. Here’s the latest on Karmelo Anthony’s appeal of his murder conviction: Anthony, 19, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison on June 9 for fatally stabbing another high school student Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet near Dallas. This is a developing story. Please check back…