Flames swallowed dozens of homes and other structures early Wednesday as the fast-moving LNU Lightning Complex fire raced toward Vacaville from the northwest, prompting frantic evacuations and rescues and ensuring that California's latest wildfire season will be another catastrophic one. It was one of several lightning-sparked fires that intensified overnight and threatened communities in and…
Officials ordered additional evacuations Friday evening as the Lake fire saw an increase in activity and continued to pose a threat to residents.The new evacuations in the Antelope Valley region encompass the area north of Avenue D and Highway 138, south of Avenue A, west of 150th Street West and east of 200th Street West.“If…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…