CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires chewed through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on Thursday, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state sweltered under a heat…

COVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves — and when. The tweaked shots made by…

Dr. Richard Eugene Brazee Jr. of McAlester, Okla., died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at his house with family by his side, at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 18 days. The family will…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The two Democrats…

BERLIN (AP) — Prices for gasoline and public transport in Germany surged Thursday as government subsidies expired, hurting commuters already struggling with high energy costs. Germany’s biggest auto club, ADAC, said initial estimates indicated that…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the…

The Crest volleyball team hit the road on Tuesday to compete at Madison against Moran and Hartford in a quadrangular meet.  The Lady Lancers went 3-0 , after first defeating Marmaton Valley with final scores…

The Allen Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams dominated Wednesday afternoon, crushing Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in a pair of games.   The women’s team beat up on Northeastern Oklahoma, 9-0, with seven first half…

Torrential downpours claimed the lives of more than 1,000 in Pakistan, where almost half a million people are in relief camps. A massive deluge crashed across Mississippi in the past week, leaving the roughly 150,000…

PARIS (AP) — Paul Pogba’s knee injury could save France coach Didier Deschamps from having to make a painful choice. For the midfielder’s fitness could prove to be the determining factor in deciding whether he…