Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday evening due to wildfires; our maps show the impacted areas.
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‘Massacre’: Police investigate quadruple homicide involving 3 children in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City police said officers responded to a shooting about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and found five victims, including three children.
Family of 4. Beloved sister. Uncle whose ‘smile stood out’: Some of the lives lost in Maui wildfires
As authorities identified the first victims of the deadly Maui wildfires, family, and friends shared the stories of their loved ones.
Intense fighting continues along northeast frontline in Ukraine
Intense fighting continued along the northeast frontline in Ukraine on Wednesday as Kyiv’s forces used drone intelligence to strike Russian positions.
Inmates at Northern California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
The lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons alleges that staff at the Dublin facility didn’t do enough to prevent sexual abuse going back to the 1990s.
Blind veterans beat challenges at Ukraine rehab camp
On a bustling street in Rivne, a western Ukrainian city, former Ukrainian soldier Denys Abdulin took his first steps independently since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting Russian troops. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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California town hit by deadliest wildfire in state history testing new warning sirens
A devastating 2018 California wildfire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Now, as the town of Paradise rebuilds, it is installing and testing new wildfire warning sirens. (Aug. 17) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
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Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider Tulsa Race Massacre reparations case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed to consider a reparations case regarding the Tulsa Race Massacre after a district judge dismissed it last month.
Kansas prosecutor says police should return materials seized in raid on newspaper
A Kansas prosecutor says that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a newspaper and that all seized material should be returned. (Aug. 16)
Tuohy’s lawyers respond to former NFL player Oher’s accusations
A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court. (August 16)