Mr. Maher, a frequent critic of President Trump, is receiving a top comedy award at the institution that once bore the president’s name.

Fires are raging in the arid Southwest after a warm winter. Forecasters say the fires may grow rapidly, and parts of Colorado have been ordered to evacuate.

Volunteers in a middle-class neighborhood in Caracas used drills, picks and hammers to break through concrete, trying to find anyone in need of rescue.