The Gifford Fire burning east of Santa Maria along Highway 166 has already spread across 49,761 acres Sunday evening, August 4, with 3% containment.

It’s time for Formula 1’s risk-taking drivers, overworked engineers and harried team principals to relax. At least in theory.

Shares in Asia have mostly advanced after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs ...