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The fires consuming the forests of California and Oregon and darkening the skies over San Francisco and Portland are also damaging a regional economy already singed by the coronavirus outbreak.

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural police chase last year, officials told The Associated Press.

DEAR ABBY: I know I have been blessed with wonderful relationships in my life. I have been married to the same lovely man for 25 years. I am also fortunate to have had the same best friend for 40 years. The problem? They drink.

Stocks are moving broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Monday as investors welcome news of several big corporate deals.

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Margaret Atwood, whose sweeping body of work includes “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a depiction of a nightmarish totalitarian future for the United States, is this year’s winner of a lifetime achievement award that celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding.

Milwaukee

Alec Mills cruised through baseball's second no-hitter this season in just the 15th start of his major league career, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-0 on Sunday.

The former college walk-on at Tennessee-Martin retired Jace Peterson on a game-ending groundout. Peterson had replaced 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich on defense to start the eighth inning.

Mills (5-3) threw 114 pitches and hardly had any close calls in Chicago's 16th no-hitter. He struck out five and walked three. Читать дальше...

New York

At a U.S. Open unlike any other, Dominic Thiem constructed a comeback the likes of which hadn't been seen in 71 years.

After dropping the opening two sets against Alexander Zverev on Sunday at a nearly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium — fans were banned because of the coronavirus pandemic — Thiem slowly but surely turned things around for a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory across more than four hours to earn his first major championship.

The 27-year-old from Austria is... Читать дальше...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first U.S. flight into Antarctica following months of winter darkness arrived Monday with crews taking extra precautions to keep out the coronavirus.

Edmonton, Alberta

While the New York Islanders were celebrating Brock Nelson scoring the first goal of the game, Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde was steaming about giving it up. Coach Jon Cooper decided to keep him on the ice for some redemption.

"I'm not really happy out there after that goal," Gourde said. "I'm like, 'Let's go back out there and try to have an O-zone shift where we can actually get momentum back.'"

They did more than that. Gourde set up Blake Coleman to tie it 15 seconds after Nelson's goal... Читать дальше...

The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):

6:30 p.m.

CHICO, Calif. — A Northern California sheriff said Sunday that two more people have died from wildfires, bringing the state's total death toll to 24.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said during a news conference that seven people remain missing.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the area on Monday through Monday night.

Incident Meteorologist Dan Borsum said strong southerly... Читать дальше...

Chef/TV personality Katie Lee is 39. Actor Walter Koenig is 84. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 80. Singer-actor Joey Heatherton is 76. Actor Sam Neill is 73. Singer Jon "Bowzer" Bauman is 73. Actor Robert Wisdom is 67. Rock musician Steve Berlin is 65. Actor Mary Crosby is 61. Singer Morten Harket is 61. Actor Melissa Leo is 60. Actor Faith Ford is 56. Actor Jamie Kaler is 56. Actor Michelle Stafford is 55. Actor Dan Cortese is 53. Contemporary Christian singer Mark Hall is 51. Actor-writer-director-producer Tyler Perry is 51. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew a reward for information and an angry response from the president.