By LORENA MOGUEL, Associated Press Writer Lorena Moguel, Associated Press Writer – 9 mins ago
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Jimena developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday, and forecasters said it could hit the Baja California peninsula as a major storm later this week.

By JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press Writers John Antczak And Christopher Weber, Associated Press Writers – 1 min ago
LOS ANGELES – Authorities say a wildfire north of Los Angeles has destroyed at least three homes and is threatening thousands more.
Captain Mike Dietrich — the incident commander for the U.S. Forest Service [...]

WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor, her family and friends are gathering at the Supreme Court for her swearing-in as the court’s first Hispanic, third woman and 111th justice.
Chief Justice John Roberts is to preside Saturday at two ceremonies that will officially make Sotomayor a high court justice.