Nation
Southern California blaze threatens homes
A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 70,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California on Monday.
Nation
Philadelphia police kill man waving knife
Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street Monday afternoon after yelling at him to drop his knife.
Nation
Washington state scientists remove 98 'murder hornets'
Workers from the Washington state Department of Agriculture managed to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the US without suffering any stings or other injuries, the agency said Monday.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis man charged with throwing rocks at Portland police, vandalizing precinct station
His Facebook page shows him engaged in the Floyd protests here this summer.
Nation
Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston
A man was charged with setting a Boston ballot drop box on fire and damaging dozens of ballots, police said Monday.
Local
Trump campaign broke agreement to follow virus guidelines at Duluth rally
The pledge signed to abide by a 250-person limit at the Sept. 30 airport event went unheeded — and unanswered.
Minneapolis
Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Mpls. precinct, shouted 'Justice for Floyd'
Feds say Texas adherent of far-right group fired on precinct building, conspired with cop killer to ignite civil war.
Nation
Florida cat snares two-headed snake
The split heads on a single body is known as bicephaly, and it occurs while the snake is developing as an embryo.
Nation
Mountain wildfire is second-largest ever in Colorado
The fire brewing in East Troublesome has taken over an area larger than the city of Chicago.
Nation
Catholics react to pope's support for civil unions
Pope Francis' comments sparked cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives.
Nation
Migrant parents could face fateful choice: Be separated from their children or stay together in jail
A federal judge ordered the federal government to finalize procedures, which could transform family migration dynamics.
Nation
Wisconsin sees 'high levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations'
The coronavirus is still hitting Wisconsin hard, with intensive care units filling up.
Nation
Residents leave homes near Colorado wildfires
Residents in and around a gateway town to Rocky Mountain National Park have evacuated.
Nation
Maxwell denies procuring underage girls for Prince Andrew
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuser an "awful fantasist."
Coronavirus
CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact
Shorter but repeated contacts that add up to 15 minutes over a 24-hour period now count.
Nation
U.S. officials: Russia, Iran have obtained voter info
John Ratcliffe, the intelligence director, and FBI Director Chris Wray say the U.S. will impose costs on any foreign countries interfering in voting.
Nation
Trump rape accuser in court
Seconds after E. Jean Carroll walked into the Manhattan federal courthouse Wednesday, a Justice Department lawyer told the judge that the government's lawyer was denied access to the courthouse
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