The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the ...
Petalum man arrested in downtown assault case
Police were able to identify and arrest the suspect in a downtown assault case that happened on Dec. 22, Petaluma PD ...
MAP: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are soaring in these states
A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.
Many Democrats don’t think they’ll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll finds
Democrats are harboring strong feelings of stress and gloom as the new year begins. And many are questioning whether their ...
How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans
It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid ...
Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say
The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the ...
As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried ...
New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?
The second-guessing began before the bodies had been cleared from the debris of the deadly Bourbon Street truck attack. A law ...
Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 due to surgery complications
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era ...
Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts
A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near ...
Triple Oakland shooting leaves two dead, one hospitalized
Two people were found dead and one injured after an Oakland shooting Friday night, according to the Oakland Police Department.  Around 10 p.m., Oakland police officers responded to a ...
Trams collide in Strasbourg, France injuring dozens, though none critically, officials say
Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, though none critically, firefighters said. The collision happened in the ...