 In the midst of a searing heat wave, crews struggled to contain numerous western wildfires, including a blaze that has chased people from their homes in one northern California town, Oroville, about 75 miles north of San Francisco. Jamaica, the latest Caribbean island to feel the fury of Hurricane Beryl. The Cat 3 storm lashed Jamaica with fierce winds and torrential rain. The storm now has its sights set on the Cayman Islands as well as the Yucatan Peninsula.