A sixth person has died following devastating wildfires in northern California, which saw tens of thousands of people flee their homes. The latest death in the city of Redding comes despite officials saying they were “optimistic” about the fires slowing down and that they were now “gaining ground”. Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said a […]

The publisher of the New York Times has urged President Donald Trump not to continue labelling reporters “enemies of the people”, saying it could “lead to violence” against the media. AG Sulzberger was reporting a meeting with Mr Trump at the White House. The meeting was intended to be off-the-record but Mr Sulzberger said Mr […]

A raging wildfire in northern California has killed two firefighters and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. The fires in Shasta county are being sucked up by strong winds to form “fire tornados” that are uprooting trees and overturning cars, fire officials say. The blazes, known as the Carr fire, have […]

Hint: It’s not about the money. I often meet entrepreneurs who say something along the lines of “Once I get to six figures, I’ll be happy.” But then they get there, and guess what? They’re as stressed and burnt out as ever. I call this getting stuck in the “six-figure hamster wheel,” and it’s a vicious cycle I’ve lost myself […]

Climate change resulting from human activities made the current Europe-wide heatwave more than twice as likely to occur, say scientists Researchers compared the current high temperatures with historical records from seven weather stations, in different parts of Europe. Their preliminary report found that the “signal of climate change is unambiguous,” in this summer’s heat. They […]

The US and EU have agreed to avoid an all-out trade war and work to lower tariffs, in talks that US President Donald Trump hailed as “a very strong understanding”. He and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker announced a “new phase” in EU-US relations, after more than two hours of talks at the White House. […]

MATI, Greece — They nearly reached the water. As wind-fueled wildfires that killed at least 80 people in vacation areas outside Athens bore down on their seaside resort, 26 men, women and children gathered in the hope that they could find the narrow path leading to a small staircase down to the water. The gated entrance stood […]

Pakistan has been hit by violence on the day of its general elections – with at least 31 dead in the worst attack. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polling station in the city of Quetta. The Islamic State group said it had carried out the attack. Elsewhere, minor blasts and clashes left […]

Mila Kunis did not hold back during a candid conversation with Dax Shepard about the beginning of her relationship with now-husband Ashton Kutcher — and neither did the actress’ mom when she found out the twosome were dating. “From my point of view, it took years before people embraced that Kristen [Bell] and I were in item,” Shepard, 43, began during the Monday, […]

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Lao News Agency said. More than 6,600 people have been made homeless, it added. Pictures […]