No injuries after transformer catches fire at Hoover Dam

First tropical storm forms off Mexico's Pacific coast

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — No one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said. “There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated,” according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional director for the Lower Colorado Region. The fire ignited around … Read more

Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40

Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40

LONDON — Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died. She was 40. James hosted a BBC podcast called “You, Me and The Big C” in which she spoke in a no-nonsense approach about living with bowel cancer. Her candid social … Read more