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Henderson Fire Burns 1,118 Acres at Camp Pendleton, Forces Base Evacuations and a Brief I-5 ClosureNew
A wind driven brush fire that started Thursday afternoon on the Marine Corps base in San Diego County grew past 1,100 acres in hours, shut Interstate 5 for about an hour and sent base residents to evacuation points. It was still uncontained Thursday night.
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USWhy Are So Many People Wearing Red Today? R.E.D. Friday, ExplainedNew
The red shirts are a quiet promise to the Americans still serving overseas. R.E.D. stands for Remember Everyone Deployed, a grassroots Friday tradition with no office, no founder, and a history told two ways.
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USTrump Says US Is Talking to Russia and China About DenuclearizationNew
Trump told Newsmax on Thursday that Washington is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing on cutting the largest nuclear arsenals. He gave no timetable and announced no agreement.
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USMusk Settles Lawsuits Over $1 Million 2024 Election GiveawayNew
Elon Musk and his America PAC told a federal judge in Austin on Thursday that they will settle two proposed class actions over the daily $1 million giveaway held before the 2024 election. The terms were not disclosed.
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USBryson Fire Passes 100 Acres Near Malibu and Forces Evacuations as Santa Ana Winds RiseNew
A wind driven brush fire near Encinal Canyon Road in western Malibu grew past 100 acres on Thursday evening. One zone is under an evacuation order and ten more are under warnings, with red flag conditions set to last into the weekend.
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USMan Found in a Barrel at Lake Mead Is Identified After Four YearsNew
Las Vegas authorities say the man was Edward Lelburian Jackson, an Arkansas man in his mid to late 50s who was shot in the head in the early 1980s. His killing remains unsolved.
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USTwo Women Sue Matt Gaetz in Federal Court, Alleging Sex TraffickingNew
The civil suit, filed in Orlando on Thursday, says the former congressman and two associates used money, drugs and travel to exploit young women between 2017 and early 2019. Gaetz denies the claims and says he will fight them in court.
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USThree Children and a Teacher Killed in Shooting at Bend, Oregon Elementary SchoolNew
Police confirmed three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed at Silver Rail Elementary. A 7 year old child and a 54 year old teacher are in critical condition, and the 16 year old shooter was killed by a community member who followed him inside.
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USICE Agent Who Struck Houston Man Put on Leave as Prosecutor Eyes Grand JuryNew
A senior Homeland Security official told NBC News the agent whose vehicle struck Miguel Parra Hernandez on October 10 is on administrative leave. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare says he has interviewed a witness who was handcuffed in the back of that vehicle, and could take the case to a grand jury as soon as next week.
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USNine Fired FBI Employees Sue Patel and Blanche Over Classified Documents Case FiringsNew
Nine agents, analysts and support staff fired in February say they were assigned to the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, not volunteers, and were dismissed without a hearing. They want their jobs back, back pay, and a court ruling that the firings were unlawful.
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USLake Michigan Waves Could Reach 25 Feet as Gales Hit FridayNew
North winds near 50 mph will build waves to 20 feet in southern Lake Michigan on Friday, with occasional waves near 26 feet, the National Weather Service says.
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USJudge Allows Memphis Schools Takeover Board to Move ForwardNew
Judge Waverly Crenshaw dissolved his July order on October 15, clearing the state oversight board to begin work in Memphis-Shelby County Schools while lawsuits continue.
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USFBI Probes Suspicious Letters Sent to Congress and Election OfficesNew
Federal agents are investigating letters with unknown substances mailed to Senate offices and to election offices in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Ohio, three weeks before the midterm vote. No injuries have been reported.
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USTrump Cancels Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter's Execution by Firing SquadNew
President Donald Trump said on Thursday, Oct 15, that the Dec 3 execution of Nidal Hasan will not be streamed, reversing the Pentagon's plan after bipartisan criticism and public opposition.
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USOhio Court Rules EdChoice School Vouchers UnconstitutionalNew
A unanimous appeals court upheld a ruling that EdChoice violates the Ohio Constitution, while the program stays in place ahead of an expected appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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USIllinois Teen Charged Over Alleged Plot to Attack Hindu Temple in AuroraNew
Palatine police say Alexandros Paporakis, 19, was arrested on Sunday after co-workers reported messages about a planned mass shooting. India called the reported anti-Hindu motive disturbing and asked for a full investigation.
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USWhite House Defends Press Secretary Zacharia After Bar Exam ReportNew
The Wall Street Journal reports press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam, a watchdog has asked the state bar to investigate her use of the lawyer title, and the White House says she was not hired to do legal work.
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USJustice Department Gives California 48 Hours to Review Voters It Calls NoncitizensNew
Federal letters give California two days to check a list of alleged noncitizen voters, segregate their mail ballots and hold back ballots not yet sent, or face emergency court action before the November 3 midterms.
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USShutdown Enters Day 15 as Senate Deadlock Over Health Subsidies HoldsNew
Nine failed Senate votes, more than 750,000 workers furloughed, troops paid by a last minute order and a judge has frozen the administration layoffs. The shutdown is now among the longest in American history.
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USTexas Senate Race Tightens: Talarico 47, Paxton 45 in Marist PollNew
A new Marist poll puts Democrat James Talarico two points ahead of Republican Ken Paxton among likely voters in Texas, days before early voting opens on October 19.
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USJudge Blocks White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoNew
A Trump appointed judge ruled that the White House likely broke the law when it revoked hard passes for more than 70 journalists. The administration appealed on Wednesday.
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USSinkhole Swallows Spectrum Van in Los Feliz After Water Main BreakNew
A water main break flooded Franklin and Normandie avenues on Wednesday afternoon. A Spectrum van sank into the hole. The technician was not hurt and no injuries were reported.
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USUS Halts Obamacare Subsidies for 189,000 Duplicate EnrolleesNew
CMS halted subsidies for 189,000 people who held marketplace coverage alongside Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP, or who were listed as deceased, in a move officials value at 738 million dollars this year.
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USProtesters Interrupt Hegseth Six Times at Army Drone PanelNew
Anti-war protesters halted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth six times at the AUSA meeting in Washington as he set out Project Agincourt and a new Autonomous Warfare Command.
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USMother Charged With Killing Husband and 3-Year-Old Son at Great Wolf Lodge in the PoconosNew
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, faces two counts of criminal homicide after police found her husband, Charles Harrison, and their young son dead in a room at the family resort in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania, on October 12.
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USWeather Whiplash: Record Heat, Then First Snow for the NortheastNew
Highs in the 90s threaten records more than 125 years old through Thursday. A cold front on Friday brings 45 mph gusts, lows in the 20s, and the first mountain snow of the season.
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USBakersfield TV Station Shot at Twice in Four Days, Gunman Loose
Ten rounds hit the KBAK and KBFX newsroom on Friday night, and gunfire struck the building again early Tuesday. No one was hurt. Police are still hunting the shooter.