California’s largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the U.S. West. The massive Dixie Fire, which started July 14, had…
Sen. Durbin: Sotomayor Stepping Down, Not ‘Realistic’
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told reporters on Tuesday it’s not “realistic” that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will retire and that Democrats will