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A California woman professing to be a shaman who was arrested and charged with igniting the wildfire that has thousands of homes under threat claimed the fire was started inadvertently while she was attempting to boil bear urine, authorities said. Read full article

Peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies and more holiday treats you can make without an oven. Read full article

Two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee has been cut from South Korea’s short track speedskating team after a reported text message exchange that suggested she may have intentionally tripped a teammate during the 2018 Winter Games. The Korea Staking Union on Wednesday said it’s preparing to launch an investigation and had barred the 24-year-old Shim from…