Explosive wildfires across California stoked by fierce winds

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires are raging unchecked throughout California, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity. Diablo winds in the north and Santa Ana winds in the south are forecast into Wednesday in areas where blazes already have grown explosively. More than 14,000 firefighters are battling fires from the Sierra National Forest to San Diego. Helicopters were used to rescue hundreds of people trapped in the Sierra National Forest, while in the sout