Officials say two helicopter pilots have been killed in a crash while battling a wildfire at Yosemite National Park in California. The pilots were the only people aboard the aircraft when it went down Sunday afternoon. They were employees of a contract aircraft company, Precision, which expressed deep sorrow over the loss. The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection identified one of the pilots as former Division employee Greg King. The pilots were conducting water drops on the fire when they crashed. The Dome Fire is currently being fought by about 580 people. It started Sept. 15 and has burned approximately 4.7 square miles. The fire is 15% contained.
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MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro long described by U.S. officials as the ousted leader's frontman plead…
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Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts to import food during widespread hardship in Venezuela. Saab was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez under U.S. pressure. He faces a money laundering charge tied to an alleged conspiracy involving fake companies and falsified shipping records. Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami. President Joe Biden pardoned him in 2023, but federal officials continue to investigate other alleged crimes.
TORONTO (AP) — The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages,…
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed on a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2030 league season, ending on March 31, 2031.
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Diesel has hit a record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time. The record comes as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices mean higher transportation costs for a long list of everyday goods. More expensive fuel is increasing bills for businesses across sectors. Some have already passed on costs to consumers in the form of added fees on online orders and packages in the mail.
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Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true. There has been no worldwide recession, and oil remains well below its wartime peak. But the conflict’s toll has reached nearly every corner of the global economy. Fuel, flights, freight and fertilizer are more expensive, hitting poor countries and households especially hard. Airlines have suffered, while oil refiners, weapons manufacturers and others have benefited. The war has also strengthened the case for electric vehicles and renewable energy. And investors who resisted the urge to sell have prospered. After tumbling in March, major U.S. stock indexes rebounded to double-digit gains, buoyed partly by an artificial-intelligence boom.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Todd Golden's third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest paid basketball coach in the Southeastern…
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra and its musicians ratified a three-year contract Tuesday, avoiding what could have been the first …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, speaks at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Quebec on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, left, Quebec Premier Christine Frechette, and Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy and Minister Responsible for Maritime Strategy Bernard Drainville look on. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)