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California Wildfires Kill 11, Burn 1,500 Buildings

Firefighters in the western U.S. state of California are battling more than a dozen wildfires that have killed at least 11 people and sent thousands fleeing their homes. Anaheim Fire and Rescue...

At least 10 dead as fires rage in California wine country

SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA — Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 100, destroying 1,500 homes and businesses and...

Dazzling basketball great Connie Hawkins dies at 75

PHOENIX — Connie Hawkins, basketball's dazzling New York playground legend who soared and swooped his way to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 75. His death was announced Saturday by...

Justice Department indicts 3 men suspected of NYC plot

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced the indictment of three men charged with participating in an international plot to carry out terrorist attacks in New York City. The U.S. attorney's...

Hurricane Nate makes landfall as category 1 storm

Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River and is expected sweep northeast to reach the Mississippi coast within hours, on a track that will take it...

Las Vegas Shooting Prompts Rethinking of Security Strategies

WASHINGTON — As investigators continue their search for what motivated 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to unleash a hailstorm of bullets from a high-rise Las Vegas hotel, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds more,...

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