RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) — A heavy-lift helicopter with two people on board battling a large Utah wildfire crashed as firefighters worked to corral an uncontained blaze in Oregon that killed a bulldozer operator, officials said Friday. There was no word on the conditions of the people aboard the helicopter as officials said they couldn't immediately reach the crash site. During firefighting operations in Oregon, 47-year-old Jason Ensign died Thursday while operating a dozer for a timber company...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon revoked former U. S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's “eligibility” to access classified information and barred him from holding “any sensitive position," alleging Friday that he disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities to the media. It follows reporting last month, including from The New York Times, on security concerns over the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, including that it lacked the advanced antimissile capabilities I...

KARAK, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian durian orchard owner Stephen Chow’s workers spend hours in the fields in the dead of night, donning headlamps to collect freshly ripened fruit coveted by Chinese consumers. But the hard work may not be enough to keep Chow out of the red. Durian lovers prize the Malaysian premium varieties such as Musang King and Black Thorn, but their growers face a harsher reality. Climate change, caused by the burning of oil, gas and coal, is making it costlier for like a...