BIG SUR, Calif. — Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California’s remote Big Sur coast, where a much larger blaze has been burning for nearly three weeks. The Plaskett Fire erupted the previous day in steep terrain in Monterey County near Highway 1. Officials briefly closed
August 28, 2026 — 12:57pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Warning: Graphic content Three teenage boys accused of gang raping a 17-year-old girl allegedly organised the attack through text messages, a court has heard. The details emerged as prosecutors urged
Andrea Eastman, the casting director for “The Godfather” and former Hollywood agent, died on Wednesday at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 86. Entering the film industry at a time when it was dominated by men, Eastman became one of Hollywood’s first female “superagents,” rising to senior vice president at International Creative Management and
European T20 Premier League Belfast Wolves 184-7 (20 overs): Maxwell 59, Chapman 54; Wood 3-43 Dublin Guardians 132-9 (20 overs): Dockrell 35, Wood 25; Humphreys 2-23 Belfast Wolves win by 52 runs Full scorecard (external), external Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell starred as Belfast Wolves opened their European Twenty20 Premier League bid with a 52-run victory
Bitcoin may have broken $80,000, but Solana is stealing the spotlight. SOL, the blockchain’s native token, climbed more than 23% over the past week, with much of that gain coming in the past 24 hours. The token recently crossed $100 for the first time since February and now trades at $107, according to crypto analytics
The AI race has long been framed as a zero-sum game: Either the US or China will win in the end. But as concerns pile up around the increasing capabilities of AI models—especially AI agents—researchers in both countries are trying to team up to work on AI safety. This week, contributing editor Zoë Schiffer speaks
