Paradise, California, had long prepared for wildfires. But only in its worst nightmares did it imagine the kind of "mega-fire" that last week destroyed most of the town — and is becoming a common occurrence in the state. Born of tinder-dry conditions and erratic winds, the Camp Fire was the latest ...
Democrat Nancy Pelosi claims 'overwhelming support' for second act as speaker despite opposition
Lawmakers trying to oust Nancy Pelosi started rallying behind a possible contender Thursday, but the House Democratic leader gained key ...
The United States is studying Turkey's demands for the extradition of preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of ...
FBI re-creates decoy heads Alcatraz inmates used in escape half century ago
Half a century after a notorious prison escape from Alcatraz Island, the FBI has created replicas of decoy heads that inmates used to distract guards from a plan that still captivates researchers and tourists. Authorities on Thursday unveiled 3D-printed copies of the decoys that inmates ...
A homeless man who benefited from a GoFundMe page set up by a New Jersey couple who said he helped them with a disabled car has been arrested, and a prosecutor planned to announce developments Thursday in the criminal investigation of the couple. Burlington County ...
Syria's state news agency and a war monitor say airstrikes on an area controlled by the Islamic State group have killed at least 18 people. SANA news agency says Thursday's airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition on IS-held parts of the eastern province of Deir el-Zour ...
Florida man pleads not guilty over mail bombs sent to Trump critics
The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges carrying a potential mandatory penalty of life in prison. Cesar Sayoc entered the plea through his lawyer during his appearance in Manhattan federal court. U.S. ...
Florida finishes first round of recounts in Senate and governor races
Florida election officials on Thursday completed an initial recount of ballots in close races for the U.S. Senate and governor's seat but did not immediately release updated statewide figures. The recount concluded after U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee, Florida, cleared the way to ...
Prime Minister Theresa May defied mounting calls to quit or change course Thursday over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, warning that abandoning her Brexit plan would plunge the country into "deep and grave uncertainty." Britain's long-simmering divisions over its future in the EU erupted ...
U.S. to pare counterterror forces in Africa as it shifts focus to threats from China and Russia
The Pentagon is reducing its counterterrorism forces in Africa and studying whether to make similar moves elsewhere in the world as part of a broad effort to shift American military focus toward what it calls threats from Russia and China. The planned 10 percent cut ...
Wisconsin Republicans discuss cutting Democratic governor-elect's power
Wisconsin's assembly speaker said following a private meeting Thursday with Gov. Scott Walker that he thinks the exiting Republican governor will be "generally supportive" of plans to limit powers of the governor's office before Democrat Tony Evers takes over. Speaker Robin Vos and Assembly Majority ...
CNN awaits judge's decision on White House ban on its reporter
A U.S. federal judge was poised to rule Thursday on a lawsuit brought by CNN with broad backing from other U.S. media to compel the White House to lift a ban imposed on a reporter after he engaged U.S. President Donald Trump in a ...
White Kansas official tells black woman he belongs to 'master race'
A white county commissioner in northeast Kansas said he belongs to "the master race" as he critiqued a land-use proposal by a black city planner at a board meeting. Leavenworth County Commissioner Louis Klemp cited the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy Tuesday in response to ...
300 still missing as wildfire death toll hits 56 and counting in Northern California
Cool weather helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, as the search went on for more bodies. At least 56 people were killed and 300 were unaccounted for a week after the flames swept through. The nearly 220-sq.-mile ...
Migrants face hostility as they crowd Tijuana shelters while thousands more head to U.S. border
Members of a migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. About 100 migrants declined ...
