Firefighting efforts against the massive Mountain Fire in Southern California's Ventura County continue to make progress — reaching 82% containment a week after it sent thousands fleeing ...

BEIJING — Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu told China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday that their countries' most urgent task should be countering "containment" by the United States, as they ...

"I see the most important task as countering the policy of 'dual containment' of Russia and China pursued by the United States and its satellites," Shoigu was quoted as saying by Russian state ...

Nov. 11 (UPI) --Firefighters in California reported making progress toward containing the Mountain Fire, amid favorable weather conditions. The California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

VENTURA, Calif. — Improved weather conditions allowed firefighters to increase containment on the blaze raging northwest of Los Angeles and keep it from growing over the weekend, but residents ...

New Jersey officials reported 75% containment of a 175-acre (70-hectare ... sparked by magnesium shards from a shotgun round on the berm of a shooting range. Officials said firing that kind ...

This is a major update. The following new features were added: ...

As of Friday morning, Cal Fire reported more than 20,630 acres burned with only 7% containment. At least 132 structures have been destroyed by the flames and nearly 90 others damaged.

Mild winds proved to be a major boon to firefighters battling the Mountain Fire in Ventura County Friday. The fire, which has destroyed more than 130 homes across its 20,600-acre perimeter, was ...

Firefighters continue to gain control over the Mountain Fire, increasing containment to 60% on Wednesday ... Standing on top of a hill near a temporary evacuation center at Padre Serra Parish ...

Maura Healey and Massachusetts Fire Service leaders are asking residents to refrain from any outdoor activity that could cause or contribute to brush and wildland fires as the containment of the ...