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Two dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours
iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions [Read More…]

Fatal infernos: 31 dead, 228 missing, 7,000 structures destroyed as California blazes grow
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 31 people have been killed as massive wildfires raging in Northern and Southern California have engulfed thousands of homes and were threatening to destroy more as blustery winds were dealing [Read More…]

Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron show liberal unity on Armistice Day
Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images(PARIS) — As Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron stood hand in hand at Compiegne just outside Paris, it was the first time German and French leaders had publicly gathered at the spot where [Read More…]

Winter feel in the air for central, eastern US with colder weather on the way
WEWS(NEW YORK) — The first lake effect snow event of the season delivered over a foot of snow Saturday in parts of southwest New York. Perrysburg, New York, reported 13.8 inches of snow on Saturday [Read More…]

10,000-torch display in London marks 100th anniversary of WWI’s conclusion
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — An installation commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I has opened in London. Called “Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers” and featuring approximately 10,000 torches, each illuminated every [Read More…]

2 dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours
iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions [Read More…]

Thousand Oaks suspect died from self-inflicted wound: Officials
ABC News(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The veteran suspected of opening fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing 12, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an official from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told ABC [Read More…]

Fatal infernos: 23 dead as Northern California’s Camp Fire blaze grows, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 23 people have been killed this week as flames from a raging wildfire engulfed their vehicles, homes and neighborhoods in Northern California, authorities said. Fourteen additional bodies were discovered on [Read More…]

Singles’ Day highlights competitors’ shift from online back to brick-and-mortar
Beimeng Fu/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nov. 11 marks Singles’ Day in China, a day when sales have nearly doubled those from Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S. — combined! So what’s next for [Read More…]

Mayor with terminally ill dog captures hearts on cross-country road trip: ‘I tried to give you the best life I could’
Courtesy Paul Heroux(NEW YORK) — Mayor Paul Heroux of Attleboro, Massachusetts held his dog Mura for the first time when she was just 8 weeks old. “We looked at each other when she was in [Read More…]

Couple weds in a maximum-security prison to draw attention to repression in Honduras
Courtesy Karen Spring(NEW YORK) — The bride wore red, the color of the resistance movement. The groom wore the gray pants and white T-shirt required of inmates at La Tolva, the maximum-security prison where he [Read More…]

North Carolina offers $5,000 additional reward in search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar
Lumberton Police Department(NEW YORK) — The state of North Carolina is offering up to a $5,000 reward in the desperate search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the additional [Read More…]

Entire city of Malibu evacuated as fires race through Southern California, jump 101 Freeway
Ventura County Fire Department(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base. The [Read More…]

80 years after Kristallnacht, a somber tour in Berlin to commemorate the tragedy
Sarah Hucal/ABC News(BERLIN) — More than 100 people came to Charlottenburg on Saturday for a free, historical walking tour. Under overcast skies, they gathered in the central Berlin neighborhood for a unique visit: to mark [Read More…]

NASA astronaut Anne McClain feels ‘confident’ flying aboard Russian Soyuz
NASA(NEW YORK) — Just weeks after a Soyuz booster failed and a crew was rocketed to safety the Russians are ready to return to manned flight, and Army Lt. Col. Anne McClain will be the [Read More…]

Lake effect snow, cold blast moves in Midwest, Northeast over weekend
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A storm brought heavy rain and some snow to parts of the Northeast on Friday. Meanwhile, colder air is bringing some snow to parts of the interior Northeast with snowfall [Read More…]

Google drops forced arbitration in sexual harassment and assault cases: Why it matters
Zhang Yuanyuan/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson complained to then-CEO Roger Ailes about hazing from her male co-workers, he replied with even more harassment, according to a lawsuit [Read More…]

US to halt midair refuels for Saudi coalition in Yemen with peace push on track for November meeting
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. military will no longer provide midair refueling for the Saudi-led coalition’s warplanes fighting in Yemen, Saudi state media and the Pentagon confirmed Friday. The change came after growing [Read More…]

Judge orders Amazon to hand over Echo recordings in double murder case
WMUR(FARMINGTON, N.H. ) — Authorities in New Hampshire are hopeful a smart speaker will be smart enough to convict a double murderer. Amazon was ordered by a judge on Friday to hand over recordings taken [Read More…]

‘Paradise’ lost: 9 dead after Northern California wildfire engulfs entire town, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least nine people were killed when flames from a raging wildfire engulfed their vehicles in Northern California, authorities said. Virtually the entire town of Paradise has been destroyed, according to authorities. [Read More…]