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California fires move toward coastal, mountain communities

Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting travel on a major highway and triggering more evacuations.

 
Al Franken announces he will resign from Senate

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he is resigning at the end of the month following multiple allegations that he sexually harassed women.

Australian Parliament gives green light to same-sex marriages

Australia’s Parliament voted Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government survey of voters that strongly endorsed change.

‘3 days of rage’ erupts as Mideast anger boils toward US, Trump

Clashes between hundreds of Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops erupted across the West Bank on Thursday while demonstrators in Gaza burned posters of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli and U.S. flags.

Ashley Judd said women will persevere in sex harassment fight

Actress Ashley Judd, whose claims against a Hollywood mogul helped set off an avalanche of sexual harassment allegations, said that the fight against sexual misconduct will be a “chaotic, messy” endeavor, but that women won’t let potential public fatigue about the scandals slow the efforts.

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