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Motorists leave their vehicle stuck on a flooded road during heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Palm Springs, Calif., on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes heavy rains and flooding on Southern California

9:29pm August 20, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Heavy rain associated with the system is creating "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," the weather service said. Some roadways in Southern California have flooded.

This photo provided by WSDOT East (Washington State of Transportation) smoke from wildfires fill the sky at Salnave/SR 902 interchange in Spokane County, Wash., on Saturday.

National

A wildfire in eastern Washington has killed one and destroyed 185 structures

8:38pm August 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

Supporters attend an open-air Mass during the closing campaign rally of the "Movement Construye" party in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday.

World News

With heavy police presence, Ecuadorians vote for president without violence

8:27pm August 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

More than 100,000 police and soldiers were deployed to help protect the vote, amid an election that has already seen the assassination of a leading candidate earlier this month.

Spain teammates celebrate their victory over England in the final of the Women's World Cup at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Sports

Spain outlasts England 1-0 to win its first Women's World Cup title

8:27am August 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Spain's victory over England came less than a year after a near-mutiny by its players last year. Its win made it the first European team to win the Women's World Cup since Germany in 2007.

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday as seen from Kelowna.

World News

Yellowknife residents wonder if wildfires are the new normal as western Canada burns

10:22pm August 19, 2023

by Kat Lonsdorf

Nearly all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, have evacuated, while thousands more in neighboring British Columbia have fled, too.

On Aug. 12, 2011, Sonic Youth played the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn; it would be the band's final concert in the United States.

Music & Culture

The sunset of Sonic Youth: An oral history of the band's final U.S. show

5:14pm August 19, 2023

by Grayson Haver Currin

For the first time, the band members, their crew and their fans tell the story of a landmark moment they didn't realize was happening. Sonic Youth's new album, Live in Brooklyn 2011, is out this week.

Lolita was captured in the Pacific coast near Seattle nearly 50 years ago at the age of 4.

National

Lolita, oldest orca held in captivity, dies before chance to return to the ocean

2:43pm August 19, 2023

by Juliana Kim

After years of pressure to set the Miami Seaquarium orca free, Lolita was scheduled to spend her final days in her natural habitat sometime next year. On Friday, she died of a "renal condition."

Teenage girl writes her school work under the tree while watching over the tuck shop.

PHOTOS: Global heat hacks, from jazzy umbrellas in DRC to ice beans in Singapore

2:08pm August 19, 2023

by Suzette Lohmeyer

We asked photographers around the world to make pictures of how the locals cope with this year's record heat. They created some really cool images.

Medano Beach, at Los Cabos resort in Mexico's Baja California state, is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Hilary on Friday.

National

Hurricane Hilary prompts flood watch from Mexico to north of Los Angeles

1:02pm August 19, 2023

Hurricane Hilary continues her march toward Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.

Law enforcement officers inspect the site of a missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

World News

Russian missile kills 7 and injures 90 in northern Ukrainian city amid local holiday

11:08am August 19, 2023

Many residents had just finished a morning of festivities and were leaving church in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, when a Russian missile struck the city's center, heavily damaging a theater building.