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This image provided by Cari Kieffer shows part of the Hawk fire in Reno, Nev. (Cari Kieffer via AP)

5 questions about the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada

A wind-driven wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced roughly 90,000 people to evacuate, destroyed homes and injured six people. Here's what to know about the out-of-control Hawk Fire.

August 24, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a campaign rally for Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Darline Graham, Ralph Norman clash in tight South Carolina Senate runoff

Sen. Darline Graham's advantage in unpublished polling had narrowed in the run-up to Tuesday's Republican Senate primary runoff in South Carolina, but President Trump's rally on her behalf Friday in Myrtle Beach could provide a decisive late boost, according to the story.

August 23, 2026
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Paramount Skydance accuses Mark Ruffalo of ‘antisemitic tropes’ in Warner Bros. takeover attack

Paramount Skydance is accusing actor Mark Ruffalo of invoking "antisemitic tropes" in his latest attack on the media giant's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, escalating a public feud over the blockbuster deal. Ruffalo criticized the transaction on Instagram, where he targeted Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, David Ellison's father, while raising concerns about Oracle's technology and its relationship with Israel.

August 22, 2026
Hugh Hefner, born 1926 and Crystal Harris, born 1986, Age Difference: 60 years Hugh Hefner, left, and model Crystal Harris at a party celebrating the release of the book "Hugh Hefner's Playboy" a limited edition anthology by Taschen in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Crystal Hefner says Playboy Mansion marriage left her ‘brainwashed’

"BRAINWASHED" BUNNY? Crystal Hefner is speaking out about what she describes as years of coercive control during her relationship with the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. "I think I was absolutely brainwashed, but there was nothing out there that validated me," she said.

August 22, 2026
Miss USA Kara McCullough, left, is announced as a finalist at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Miss USA, Miss Teen USA pageants dropped by The CW days before air

The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have been pulled from The CW just a week before they were scheduled to broadcast, after the two sides said they could not finalize the production terms needed to keep the telecasts on the network. Neither side detailed the underlying issue.

August 21, 2026
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Islamic Institute of America Friday, March 20, 2026, in Dearborn Heights, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Dearborn pastor decries ‘Sharia law’ as protests end in 22 arrests

A Detroit pastor accused Dearborn of being "up under Sharia law" during a contentious City Council meeting Tuesday as hundreds demonstrated outside and police made 22 arrests. The pastor's remarks capped weeks of tension in the city, where 54.5% of residents reported Middle Eastern or North African ancestry in 2020 census data, making Dearborn the first U.S. city widely identified as having an Arab American majority.

August 21, 2026
In this file photo dated Thursday, May 12, 2005, the Los Angeles, USA, premiere of the movie "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", is reflected in the mask eyeglasses of iconic baddie character Darth Vader. The British actor, Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85 on Saturday, according to an announcement by his agent Sunday Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, FILE)

Darth Vader crashes San Diego meeting to mock Flock spy cameras

A man in a full Darth Vader costume approached the microphone at a San Diego City Council committee hearing this week and delivered a sarcasm-drenched endorsement of the city's Flock surveillance cameras, telling members "the Emperor is a fan of Flock."

August 21, 2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during an event, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

AOC rejected by Maoist DSA faction as 2028 speculation builds

DSA DIVORCE: A hardline caucus inside the Democratic Socialists of America is publicly rejecting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a potential 2028 presidential contender, accusing her of abandoning the socialist movement that helped launch her career.

August 21, 2026
People hold signs during a vigil held by Stand Up to Racism in memory of late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square in London, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Academic who accused Cambridge professor of plagiarism suspended

Nathan Cofnas, the postdoctoral researcher whose plagiarism allegations preceded the resignation and death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, has himself been suspended by Ghent University in Belgium pending a disciplinary investigation.

August 20, 2026