Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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California firefighter accused of sparking blazes in the state's wine country

A California firefighter has been arrested and accused of setting five blazes in the state's wine country, even as his fellow firefighters battle flames that have consumed

California firefighter accused of sparking blazes in the state's wine country
Crime|News

Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least seven along highway

Kentucky police were searching rugged terrain near a national forest for a suspect after at least seven people were wounded by gunfire while driving down the rural stretch of

Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least seven along highway
Crime|News

Charges against father of Georgia shooting suspect test emerging legal strategy

Less than an hour after his 14-year-old son appeared in a Georgia courtroom on murder charges on Friday, Colin Gray found himself in the same courtroom seat, anxiously

Charges against father of Georgia shooting suspect test emerging legal strategy
Crime|News

In rare move, Georgia arrests father of teen suspected in school shooting

Georgia state officials on Thursday arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected in a school shooting that killed four people and wounded nine others on Wednesday

In rare move, Georgia arrests father of teen suspected in school shooting
Americas|Crime|News

Former Florida sheriff's deputy denied bond in killing of Black airman

A Florida judge denied bond on Tuesday for a former sheriff's deputy charged in the May shooting death of a Black man serving in the U.S.

Former Florida sheriff's deputy denied bond in killing of Black airman
News

Tropical Storm Debby stalls off Carolinas, poised to move north

Tropical Storm Debby brought unrelenting rain to the U.S.

Tropical Storm Debby stalls off Carolinas, poised to move north
Americas|News|World

Debby, now a tropical storm, soaks northern Florida

Tropical Storm Debby drenched northern Florida on Monday and killed several people as the downgraded hurricane churned toward Georgia and

Debby, now a tropical storm, soaks northern Florida
News|World

Debby becomes a hurricane, takes aim at Florida's Gulf Coast

Debby muscled up into a full-fledged hurricane late Sunday and took aim at making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast by midday on Monday, the U.S.

Debby becomes a hurricane, takes aim at Florida's Gulf Coast
Crime|Sports

Missouri police charge man with threatening NFL players before concert

Missouri prosecutors charged a rural Illinois man on Saturday with making a 'terroristic threat' on social media, saying he planned to shoot two Kansas City Chiefs football

Americas|Environment|News

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief

More than 6,000 firefighters in California's Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the U.S. on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief
Environment

Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida's Gulf Coast

Tropical storm Debby formed late Saturday and was expected to surge up into a hurricane before it slams into Florida's northern Gulf Coast shoreline on Monday, the National

Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida's Gulf Coast
Americas

Florida braces for tropical storm expected to hit Gulf Coast

A tropical storm is expected to form off Florida this weekend after a disorganized weather system crosses Cuba, bringing howling winds, torrential rain and ocean surges to

Crime

Nevada prison fight leaves three inmates dead, nine hospitalized

A Nevada maximum-security prison was in lockdown on Wednesday after a brawl that left three inmates dead and nine others hospitalized, prison officials said.

Americas|Environment|News

California weather will not aid fire fighters battling massive blaze

The largest wildfire in the U.S. swelled to over 600 square miles (1,550 square kms) on Tuesday night, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said,

California weather will not aid fire fighters battling massive blaze
Environment|News

Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island

Winds and lightning strikes have sparked and fanned wildfires across the Pacific Northwest this week, including the largest fire currently burning in the U.S., which was

Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island
Environment|News

Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully, prosecutor says

A man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of starting a wildfire that forced thousands to flee their homes in a fast-moving blaze that is the largest in California so far

Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully, prosecutor says
News

Charles Osgood, folksy host of CBS 'Sunday Morning,' dies at 91

Charles Osgood, a broadcaster known for his folksy demeanor and gentle wit who served as the longtime host of the CBS News "Sunday Morning" show and the radio program "The

Charles Osgood, folksy host of CBS 'Sunday Morning,' dies at 91
News|Political

Yellen says Biden's China tariffs are strategic, Trump's would raise costs

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Yellen says Biden's China tariffs are strategic, Trump's would raise costs
Environment|News

Rain-weary South Floridians await sun after days-long deluge

Nearly a week of torrential rainfall appeared to be winding down in South Florida on Friday after a slow-moving weather system dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of

Rain-weary South Floridians await sun after days-long deluge
Political

U.S. judge upholds suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ruled as valid a temporary suspension by the governor of New Mexico of the right to carry guns in parks and playgrounds in parts of the

U.S. judge upholds suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks
World

Matthew Perry's family 'heartbroken' by 'Friends' star's death

Matthew Perry's family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the passing of the wise-cracking co-star of 1990s sitcom "Friends" who died at his Los Angeles home

Matthew Perry's family 'heartbroken' by 'Friends' star's death
Environment|News

Unrelenting rain puts South Florida at risk of 'life-threatening' flooding

More torrential downpours deluged South Florida on Thursday, adding to more than a foot (30 cm) of rain that fell on parts of the state this week and leading forecasters to

Unrelenting rain puts South Florida at risk of 'life-threatening' flooding
News|Education|Political

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California

Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California
News|Science|World

Dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma, killing at least four

At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S.

Dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma, killing at least four
Environment|Health|News

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says

About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says

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