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Pentagon identifies US Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan on third deployment
Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday was part of the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment and on his third deployment to the country, according to U.S. Special Operations Command. [Read More…]

Ukraine says Russia has seized 3 of its navy’s ships after firing on them near Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Russia fired on and then seized three Ukrainian navy ships in the Black Sea close to Crimea on Sunday, injuring six crew members, according to Ukraine, marking a sharp spike in tensions [Read More…]

U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana closed as migrants attempt to breach fence, Border Patrol says
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN YSIDRO, Calif.) — U.S. border officials have temporarily closed a port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of Central American migrants wait in Tijuana to apply for asylum in the [Read More…]

Snowstorm causing headaches in Midwest on one of busiest travel days of year
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than 30 million Americans in 15 states were under weather alerts on Sunday as hazardous weather conditions threatened one of the busiest travel days of the year. Hundreds of flights were [Read More…]

16-year-old arrested for allegedly making threats to gay bars, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A 16-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making threatening phone calls to two Boston bars, according to police. The teen allegedly threatened Alley Bar and dbar, both gay bars, ABC Boston affiliate WCVB-TV [Read More…]

Brexit: What is it, and what are the key issues?
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — European Union leaders in Brussels have approved an agreement that lays out how the U.K. will leave the bloc, and what future relations will be like. It is now up to the U.K. [Read More…]

John Allen Chau detailed efforts to convert islanders to Christianity in final diary entries: ‘You guys might think I’m crazy’
ABC News(BANGKOK, Thailand) — The American missionary who was killed by an isolated tribe on North Sentinel Island detailed his attempts to convert the tribal members to Christianity in his final diary entries before his [Read More…]

Family inside home when man allegedly set it on fire willing to testify in his defense
WABC(OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — Paul Caneiro, the man accused of setting a fire at his New Jersey mansion last week, will next appear in court on Wednesday, but his family is already stepping up to [Read More…]

Canadian company offers new tool to detect white mold in soybeans
The decision to apply fungicides to soybeans can be challenging. A Canadian company has developed a new product to help farmers make that decision. Heather Deobald, general manager of Saskatoon-based Quantum Genetix, tells us about Q-protect. (We [Read More…]

Long harvest for Canadian farmer
A Canadian farmer says he was especially relieved to finish his harvest this year. Steve Adams of Birch Hills, Saskatchewan says the canola harvest in northern Canada was particularly challenging. It began in mid-August and [Read More…]

Parents of man killed at Alabama mall ‘outraged’ by police conduct: ‘You shot a loving person’
ABC News(HOOVER, Alabama) — The mother and father of the man shot and killed by police at an Alabama mall on Friday are calling for “equal justice” after they say authorities shot someone who was [Read More…]

California’s Camp Fire now almost completely contained, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — After more than two weeks of catastrophic infernos that indiscriminately devoured thousands and thousands of homes and structures and claimed scores of lives, both of California’s wildfires are now almost completely contained. [Read More…]

Mexico sends mixed signals on plan to host US asylum-seekers, as Trump doubles down
ABC News(MEXICO CITY) — After the White House declined on Saturday to deny a new report saying that President Donald Trump’s administration had reached a deal with Mexico that would require asylum-seeking migrants to wait [Read More…]

Marijuana business owner loses home in California wildfire days after historic vote
Sam Boyer(LOS ANGELES) — Days after celebrating a historic vote to legalize marijuana sales in the city, the owners of Malibu’s only cannabis dispensary are now picking up the charred remnants of their life in [Read More…]

Paris burning: Protesters set streets on fire on 8th day of protests against rising fuel taxes
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Paris was burning. Violence erupted on the streets of the city of lights on Saturday as about 8,000 protesters faced off against thousands of police deployed to contain the demonstrations. As angry protesters [Read More…]

‘They killed him for no reason,’ says aunt of 21-year-old armed man shot dead at Alabama mall
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The aunt of a 21-year-old man shot dead at an Alabama mall said her nephew was killed by police “for no reason at all.” Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, who was armed, was shot [Read More…]

One injured, gunman at-large after shooting at New Jersey mall
iStock/Thinkstock(ELIZABETH, N.J.) — A man was injured in a shooting at a mall in New Jersey on Black Friday — at least the second shooting to take place at a mall on one of the [Read More…]

Camp Fire leaves over 13K without homes this Thanksgiving weekend
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California. The death toll from [Read More…]

Twin storms bring hazardous travel conditions over holiday weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two different storms are set to create hazardous travel conditions for those heading home after the holiday weekend in the central and eastern parts of the country. The first worry is [Read More…]

Second US soldier killed in Afghanistan this month
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A member of the U.S. military was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday — the second to die this month in the country, and the 10th this year. The news was announced in [Read More…]