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Fast-moving flames force people to flee on a moment’s notice

Winds keeping fires out of control of firefighters

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill

WASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Ca...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Interior delays Obama-era regulation on methane emissions

WASHINGTON – The Interior Department said Thursday it is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands. ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

White ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a cas...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-Texas nurse pleads not guilty in 1980s deaths of 5 kids

Prosecutors believe she could be responsible for the deaths of 60 children

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Michigan doctor gets 60-year prison sentence for child porn

Larry Nassar admits to assaulting U.S. gymnasts

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Largest wildfire eyes communities northwest of Los Angeles

VENTURA, Calif. – Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting t...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Franken announces he will resign from the Senate

Lawmaker accused of sexually harassing women

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No final decision on Franken resignation

WASHINGTON – The Latest on Sen. Al Franken and sexual misconduct allegations (all times local): 6 p.m. A tweet sent from Sen. Al Franken’s verified account says he is s...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police: Gun brought by Colorado lawmaker to Denver airport was loaded

DENVER – A Colorado state lawmaker arrested for having a gun at Denver International Airport had a loaded handgun in her bag that was discovered by an airport security officer, police said W...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Doctors find brain abnormalities in victims of Cuba mystery

WASHINGTON – Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memor...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Whistleblower: Flynn texts broached nuclear plan, sanctions

WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump delivered his presidential inaugural address last January, his national security adviser Michael Flynn told a former business associate in text messages that a p...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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