In California’s Klamath National Forest, the fast-growing McKinney Fire, which started Friday, went from charring just over 1 square mile (1 square kilometer) to 62 square miles (160 square kilometers) by Saturday in a mostly rural area near the state of Oregon, according to fire officials. The fire has consumed at least a dozen homes and wildlife is fleeing the area to escape the flames. At least 2,000 people were told to evacuate....

It’s been confirmed: Your cat is a troublemaker. Respected scientific institute Polish Academy of Sciences (PASIFIC) has officially classified cats as an “invasive alien species,” according to the Associated Press. The study, headed by PASIFIC biologist Wojciech Solarz, found that the damage that cats cause in terms of hunting and killing birds and other wildlife was enough justification to consider the animals invasive. HAWAII’S STRAY CATS POSE MAJOR THREAT TO PROTECTED SPECIES: WHY VISITORS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS The “Felis catus” species, otherwise known as the house cat, was entered into a national database powered by the academy’s Institute of Nature Conservation — which holds 1,786 other species — and it heard no objection to that....

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean, but NASA said Beijing did not share the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. The U.S. Space Administration said the Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at about 12:45 p.m. “All space-porting nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow for reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson....

Chris Rock addressed his now-famous Oscars slap during a tour in Atlanta, hours after Will Smith released a video apology. In March, Smith slapped Rock on stage during the 2022 Academy Awards after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s lack of hair, comparing her to a character from the movie GI Jane. Pinkett-Smith has spoken candidly about her struggles with alopecia areata, which causes hair loss. Rock acknowledged the shocking moment during Friday’s performance on the Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour....

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz is backing Rep. Liz Cheney’s GOP primary challenger Harriet Hageman for Congress in Wyoming, according to Fox News Digital, and is urging his “conservative colleagues to join” him in supporting her. Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital he is “proud” to endorse Hageman for Congress. “Harriet will be a conservative congresswoman with stripes who will always stand up for the Constitution,” Cruz said. “He knows the importance of standing up for individual constitutional rights and standing up against the federal government, which wants to grab more land and prevent people from being able to provide for their families....

Dürfen sich die Infizierten frei bewegen? Nein, positiv getestete Personen dürfen bestimmte Orte nicht betreten. Dazu gehören Krankenhäuser ebenso wie Pflegeheime, Behinderteneinrichtungen und Sanatorien, Kinderbetreuungseinrichtungen, Grundschulen und Horte. Daher sollten Kinder mit CoV weder den Kindergarten noch die Grundschule besuchen. Positiv getestete Arbeiter hingegen dürfen diese Einrichtungen betreten und dort arbeiten – sie müssen jederzeit eine FFP2-Maske tragen. Und auch wenn Sie wieder am öffentlichen Leben teilnehmen können: Zum Essen oder Trinken im Gasthaus oder Kino dürfen Sie die Maske nicht abnehmen....

De son côté, Holger Krag, chef du Bureau des débris spatiaux de l’Agence spatiale européenne, cite une date “autour du 1er août”. Elle évalue la zone de rentrée du missile comme “entre le 41e parallèle nord” (c’est-à-dire la latitude de Madrid ou de Naples en Europe) et “le 41e parallèle sud” (c’est-à-dire celui qui va jusqu’en Afrique australe). La France métropolitaine semble donc épargnée. “Bien qu’ils se désagrègent en entrant dans l’atmosphère, de nombreux morceaux, dont certains assez gros, atteindront la surface”, prédit, toujours sur CNN, Michael Byers, professeur à l’université de Colombie-Britannique....

«J’étais dans la maison et je prenais une petite sieste de 15 minutes», dit Vassos Vasiliou, à qui la propriété appartient. Il aurait par la suite entendu un bruit assourdissant, peu après 15h. «Qu’est-ce qui se passe? s’est alors demandé l’homme de Beaconsfield. J’étais étonné». Sa femme lui aurait dit d’aller vérifier à l’extérieur, puisqu’elle savait que quelque chose avait «frappé le toit». Alors que M. Vasiliou faisait le tour de sa propriété pour y chercher de possibles dommages, ses voisins lui ont fait remarquer que le toit de sa maison était «en feu»....

Erdgas wird immer teurer. Also im nächsten Winter die Wohnung mit Elektroradiatoren heizen? Keine gute Idee, sagen Verbraucherschützer – und warnen vor Kostenfallen und überlasteten Stromnetzen. Trotz Erdgaskrise sollten Verbraucher im Winter nicht auf elektrische Lufterhitzer umsteigen – trotz hoher Gaspreise lohnt sich das nicht, warnen Verbraucherschützer, der Bundesnetzdienst und die Energiewirtschaft. „Mit Lufterhitzern spart man kein Geld, im Gegenteil, man erhöht die Stromrechnung“, sagte Ramona Popp, Präsidentin der Bundesvereinigung der Verbraucherzentralen, dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland....

According to some estimates, the price cap could reach almost £4,000 by January. The £400 rebate administered by energy suppliers and paid to consumers over six months looks set to soften the blow. But a charity has warned that some households are at risk of losing out While those who use home electricity meter points and pay for their energy via standard credit will receive an automatic payment, for others, it’s not so simple....

France almost had the lead shortly after the hour mark from a deep corner, but an unmarked Renard’s downward header was blocked on the line. It was then a header at the other end from Popp from a Svenja Huth cross that would restore Germany’s lead, and move her level with Mead as the tournament’s joint top scorer. Their battle for the Golden Boot will add an additional talking point for Sunday’s game but this final – a repeat of the 2009 Euros final – will certainly not be short of reasons for excitement....

A rising baseball superstar from St. John’s boasts two accolades heading into the upcoming Canada Games in Niagara, Ont. — carries the flag for Newfoundland and Labrador in the opening ceremonies and is the first woman to play on a men’s team at the event. Jaida Lee, 16, is becoming a household name in baseball circles across the province and is no stranger to mixing it up in the boys baseball divisions during her career so far....

Foreign Office officials say it is difficult to judge whether Afghans who have worked on UK-funded civilian programs such as the British Council are actually at risk from the Taliban, saying the evidence is that the threat mainly affects those who provided security support in the United Kingdom. Officials said the slow progress in processing cases this year was caused by the large number of rejected applications, as well as legal cases challenging UK refusals to grant residency....

Diese Zusammenarbeit umfasst eine Reihe exklusiver Fahrzeug- und Fahrer-Skins, darunter Helme, Uniformen und Schuhe, die exklusiv für Gran Turismo 7 entworfen wurden. Außerdem wird es einen maßgeschneiderten Oldtimer geben, den De Tomaso Mangusta, der alle speziell vom britischen Modedesigner und Dior entworfen wurde künstlerischer Leiter Kim Jones. Diese Kollektion zeigt die einzigartigen Designmerkmale der Modegiganten erstmals in einem virtuellen Raum, heißt es in der Ankündigung. Gran Turismo 7 x Dior Die Kollektion besteht aus einem gelb-grauen Rennanzug, passenden Handschuhen, neu interpretierten “Diorizon”-Schuhen und einem blau-grauen Helm....

The development of Grand Theft Auto VI has been slower than impatient fans and even longtime employees have expected, despite morale across the company being higher than ever, according to many staffers. Between the company’s new direction and the 2019 departure of Dan Houser, who led creative direction on many previous games, all indications suggest Grand Theft Auto VI will feel very different than its predecessor. Here’s what we know....

Generational tensions run high between the old guard and the hungry youngsters in the second season of the HBO show that begins Monday. The series about the junior bankers of the fictional London firm Pierpoint & Co. he channels this concern into the character of Eric Tao, played by Ken Leung. In the waters of the trading floor, the 50-year-old cross product sales managing director is both shark and shark bait....

Abdulla Alfalasi, 47, an Emirati national, recruited dozens of couriers in his role at the helm of the gang. In total they smuggled more than £100m of dirty cash from the UK to Dubai between April 2019 and November 2020. He was jailed for nine years and seven months after the “significant network” of criminals was exposed following an arrest at Heathrow Airport in October 2020. Couriers were paid £3,000-£8,000 at a time....

On en sait un peu plus sur le pyromane présumé interpellé dans l’Hérault cette nuit. Dans un communiqué, le Sdis 34 a confirmé qu’il s’agissait bien d’un sapeur-pompier volontaire “du centre de secours de Saint-Jean-de-Blaquière”, “qu’il a été volontairement endommagé par un incendie” et que “des investigations sont en cours”. Des événements “distincts du grand incendie qui a fait rage hier sur les communes de Gignac, Aumelas et Saint-Bauzylle-de-la-Sylve”, précise le procureur, mais qui ont poussé le Sdis de l’Hérault à suspendre par précaution le pompier....

Russia, meanwhile, has been sending mixed messages, with the Kremlin calling the dispute a purely legal issue, while its foreign ministry accused Israel of long-standing “unconstructive” and “prejudiced” behavior towards Moscow. Speaking at a conference hosted by Israel’s Channel 13, Herzog, who headed the Jewish Agency in 2018-2021, said that while the issue was “close to his heart”, he thought it best to keep his public reporting to a minimum ....

Alarm was sounded by the former Labor prime minister over a proposal drawn up by a political lobby group for Boris Johnson to appoint up to 50 new Tories to table controversial legislation following a string of embarrassing defeats by peers. Brown said the leaked document from the CT Group – run by Lynton Crosby, a key Johnson adviser – “legitimizes simple bribery” by recommending loyal voters be rewarded with special envoy seats, honors and meals at Chequers....