Dramatic video shows moment Los Angeles wildfire begins
The Getty Fire that has burned more than 600 acres in Los Angeles and destroyed a dozen homes likely was started by a eucalyptus tree limb that fell…
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Deaths among homeless people in Los Angeles have doubled since 2013, report says
The deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles doubled from 2013 to 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down assault weapons ordinances passed after Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three assault weapon restrictions passed in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last…
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Some Hong Kong protesters are adopting the Joker as their own. Others are horrified
Halloween is just days away — and with “Joker” smashing box-office records, it seems inevitable that throngs of film fans will…
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Father of missing backpacker Amelia Bambridge fears she’s been kidnapped
The father of a 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island fears she has been kidnapped. Amelia Bambridge…
Continue Reading LeBron James sends taco truck to feed firefighters in LA
Firefighters and first responders battling the Getty Fire were treated to a warm meal courtesy of NBA star LeBron James, according to Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Grandfather charged in death of toddler on cruise ship
The grandfather of a toddler who fell to her death on a cruise ship in July has been charged with negligent homicide in her death, Puerto Rican…
Continue Reading Ex-San Bernardino policeman under investigation after shooting a man whose hands were in the air
San Bernardino, California, police command the man to drop his gun and put up his hands. He complies, albeit slowly, but when he refuses orders to…
Continue Reading What the ‘Getty’ in ‘Getty Fire’ actually means
By now you may have heard of the Getty Fire, which broke out Monday morning in Los Angeles and is just one of several ongoing fires in California.…
Continue Reading A family lost their home in a wildfire two years ago. They just had to evacuate again
Every time Stephanie Stauer hears about a red flag warning, her anxiety spikes off the charts. In 2017, the home in Santa Rosa, California, where she…
Continue Reading The new texting suicide case is not as similar to Michelle Carter’s manslaughter trial as you may think
The case of a former Boston College student charged Monday in her boyfriend’s death bears striking similarities to one of the most compelling…
Continue Reading A taco truck served ICE workers, apologized, then apologized again
A taco truck company is in the middle of a controversy after serving workers at an immigration detention center in upstate New York, then apologizing…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg declined a climate award because the world needs more action, fewer awards
Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg was awarded the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize, but she won’t be accepting it. Thunberg said…
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Man accused of killing 5 employees in newsroom shooting pleads guilty
Jarrod Ramos, the man accused of killing five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper last year, pleaded guilty on Monday, days before his trial…
Continue Reading NCAA says athletes may profit from name, image and likeness
The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness once its…
Continue Reading A plane crashed into a home in suburban New Jersey
A Cessna 414 airplane crashed into a suburban home in New Jersey on Tuesday, killing the pilot and sparking a house fire, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading The El Paso Walmart where 22 people were killed will reopen, with a permanent memorial in the works
Three months after an assailant gunned down 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, shattering a tight-knit community, the store will reopen with plans for…
Continue Reading Dogs have been in the military since 600 BC. And they do some serious work
This week, President Donald Trump shared a declassified photo of a military working dog that was injured during the weekend raid that took down ISIS…
Continue Reading Something crashed into Earth and helped wipe out mammoths and other animals 13,000 years ago, study says
Around 13,000 years ago, giant animals such as mastodons, mammoths, saber-toothed cats and ground sloths disappeared from the Earth. Scientists have…
Continue Reading A Canadian organization is building tiny house communities for homeless veterans
Fifteen tiny houses lined up like military barracks are set to open Friday as a living complex for homeless veterans, the first of its kind in…
Continue Reading Girlfriend charged in Boston College student’s death after telling him ‘hundreds of times’ to kill himself, prosecutors say
The girlfriend of a Boston College student who died by suicide in May repeatedly texted him to do so during their relationship, Massachusetts…
Continue Reading Halloween costumes wouldn’t fit his son’s wheelchair. Now he builds epic outfits himself
When his son was born, Tom Hardy and his wife pledged to treat him like any other kid. But not every kid gets to rock Halloween costumes that would…
Continue Reading President Jimmy Carter actually will be teaching Sunday school this weekend
Turns out, Jimmy Carter will be teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia, this weekend. Maranatha Baptist Church, where the former President has…
Continue Reading Former pharmacist sentenced to 12 years for secretly recording people in workplace bathrooms
Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — A former Portland pharmacist who recorded more than…
Continue Reading Strongest tropical cyclone in 12 years barrels across Arabian Sea
A rare tropical cyclone barreling across the Arabian Sea has reached the intensity of a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest storm recorded…
Continue Reading A spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi’s underwear for DNA test, Kurds say
A spy for Kurdish forces in Syria stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underwear in order to obtain a DNA sample of the ISIS leader and help lead the…
Continue Reading The NBA has been around for more than 70 years. It’s only now getting its 6th female referee
Men have been shooting hoops in the NBA, the nation’s premier professional basketball league, for a while. Since 1946, to be exact. But in that…
Continue Reading Russian soldier kills 8 colleagues in mass shooting at Siberian military base
Eight Russian service members were killed in a shooting at a military base in Siberia on Friday, Russia’s top law enforcement agency said in a…
Continue Reading 5 ways to celebrate National Cat Day
Cats. When they’re not scratching up furniture (or your skin), they’re napping, purring, snuggling balls of joy. They’ll probably…
Continue Reading Airbnb hosts are offering free housing to thousands of California wildfire evacuees
California is in a state of emergency as wildfires rage through communities, leaving thousands displaced from their homes and searching for a safe…
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