CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — As flames crept up a Los Angeles County hillside, Mark Whaling and his team rushed back and forth in a water tanker truck, desperately trying to keep pace with the blaze. They tapped into a street hydrant for water, while a helicopter flew in for aerial support—but the aircraft had to travel a long distance to refill, allowing what could have been a manageable fire to spiral out of control and damage homes. While on that early 2000s emergency call, Whaling, a now-retired

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — The globe’s biggest live music spectacle reached its sparkly finale on Saturday night, as the Eurovision Song Contest grand final unfolded — a festival of melody and camaraderie, though not without controversy surrounding Israel’s role in the event. In Basel, Switzerland, performers ranged from a Swedish trio celebrating saunas to an Austrian operatic pop tenor, all eyeing the iconic microphone-shaped Eurovision trophy. As is tradition, the outcome remains delightfully