U.S. service member killed, two others wounded in Afghanistan ‘insider’ attack
One U.S. service member was killed, and two others wounded during an apparent “insider attack” in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to a statement by the NATO Resolute Support mission.
U.S. service member killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
One U.S. service member was killed and two others wounded in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said on Saturday.
Anti-gun protesters partly block major Chicago freeway
Hundreds of protesters calling for an end to gun violence in Chicago partially shut down a major freeway in the city on Saturday, restricting traffic as they demanded lawmakers and members of the community do more to stop the bloodshed.
Fast-spreading California blaze, one of dozens, prompts evacuations
Santa Barbara County officials declared a local emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and high temperatures tore through homes and forced 3,200 residents to evacuate.
‘Buffalo’ Bill Hillmann gives tip on running with bulls in Pamplona
“Buffalo” Bill Hillmann is often asked for his tips by those hoping to run with the bulls in Pamplona and he always gives the same answer: “Don’t.” Immortalized by Ernest Hemingway in “The Sun Also Rises,” the nine-day San Fermin festival sees thousands descend on northern Spain to watch participants run from bulls along an 875-metre course through narrow streets.
U.S. using DNA testing in effort to reunite families it separated
The U.S. government, under court order to quickly reunify parents and children who were separated after crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico, has expanded its use of DNA tests to establish paternity in immigration matters.
California wildfire spreads quickly; thousands evacuated
A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong wind and high temperatures tore through homes north of Los Angeles late on Friday, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.
California wildfire spreads quickly; residents evacuate
A fast moving wildfire driven by strong wind and high temperatures tore through homes north of Los Angeles late on Friday, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.
Records broken as heat wave bakes Southern California
A dangerous heat wave will continue to bake Southern California on Saturday, hitting temperatures well above 110 degrees across the region and setting all-time records in several places.
California wildfire claims season’s first fatality
Crews fighting a fast-moving Northern California wildfire on Friday discovered the charred remains of a person apparently caught in the flames, sheriff’s officials said, marking the first fatality in a particularly intense fire season across the state….
