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Controlled burns prevent California wildfires, study says. Why aren't there more?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Experts from Stanford University are calling for more prescribed burns to prevent devastating wildfires ... Read More
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4th person dies of China virus as human transmission is confirmed
The outbreak of a virus originating in central China entered a new phase of severity as multiple medical workers were reported to have been infected and the death count grew to four people.
The spread to medical workers ...Read more
Caravan of 3,000 tests Mexico's pact with Trump to stop migrants
MEXICO CITY -- A caravan of as many as 3,000 migrants is testing Mexico's pledge to President Donald Trump to halt undocumented arrivals to the U.S.
For the first time since Mexico began its full-scale crackdown against ...Read more
Feds investigate causes of a norovirus outbreak at Yosemite
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Eric Reynolds was sleeping after a day supervising middle-schoolers in Yosemite Valley when he was startled awake by the sound of someone pounding on his cabin door.
"Mr. Reynolds!" one ...Read more
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Arrest made in San Antonio bar shooting that killed 2, injured 5
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a San Antonio bar on Sunday night that left two dead and five injured, according to ...Read more
Prince's estate quietly dismisses wrongful-death claims
MINNEAPOLIS -- Prince's estate has dismissed wrongful-death claims against Walgreens pharmacy and a doctor who had prescribed pain medications for the musician before he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl nearly ...Read more
McConnell's impeachment rules would condense opening arguments, limit evidence
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday released a resolution setting time limits on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, and is specifically seeking to limit the number of session days ...Read more
Trump's legal team urges Senate to 'swiftly reject' impeachment
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for President Donald Trump, who initially sought a lengthy impeachment trial so he could mount a robust public defense, instead urged the Senate on Monday to "swiftly reject" impeachment charges, ...Read more
Anger grows in Puerto Rico over hidden emergency aid, government corruption
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- In a scene reminiscent of Puerto Rico's turbulent summer of 2019, a few hundred protesters gathered on the streets of Old San Juan Monday, banging pots and pans, waving signs and demanding that Gov...Read more
MLK service in Atlanta: Calls for unity, peace amid political discord
ATLANTA -- The strained politics of 2020 were on full display Monday as Atlanta's African American, religious and political leaders gathered to commemorate what would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King's 91st birthday ...Read more
'We've had it in Virginia': Thousands rally against proposed new gun control measures
RICHMOND, Va. -- Gun rights advocates filled the streets of downtown Richmond and the area around the Virginia statehouse Monday, demanding that lawmakers drop their consideration of several measures to limit gun rights ...Read more
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