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VENTURA — The raging Thomas fire triggered new evacuation orders Sunday for the Ventura-Santa Barbara county lines, authorities said. Overnight, new orders were sent out for the Carpinteria and Montecito areas as one structure was lost, CBS Los Angeles reported. Residents in areas north of Carpinteria from Toro Canyon Road […]

Last Updated Dec 10, 2017 9:03 PM EST VENTURA — The raging Thomas Fire triggered new evacuation orders Sunday for the Ventura-Santa Barbara county lines, authorities said. Overnight, new orders were sent out for the Carpinteria and Montecito areas as one structure was lost, CBS Los Angeles reports. In addition, […]

JERUSALEM — Scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with security forces outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The protesters gathered hundreds of yards away from the embassy on Sunday, where they burned an effigy of Mr. Trump, […]

Last Updated Dec 10, 2017 9:13 AM EST JERUSALEM — Scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with security forces outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The protesters gathered hundreds of yards away from the embassy on Sunday, […]

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that, in an eight-page letter, Todd Kohlhepp wrote that he tried to tell investigators and informed the FBI, but he said “it was […]

NEW YORK — Winter is still 12 days away, but you’ll need a shovel to find any signs of autumn in the east. Millions of people from Washington, D.C., to New York and Boston are digging out from the season’s first snowstorm.  Coastal areas could get well over half a […]

MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama’s special election is Tuesday. It’s a heated battle for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions — and it could change the balance of the U.S. Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority. Barbara Brewster and her husband Henry spent part of their Saturday […]

LUXOR, Egypt — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back some 3,500 years and hoped it will help the country’s efforts to revive its ailing tourism sector.  The tombs, located on the west bank of the river Nile in […]

BOSTON -– The Boston College men’s basketball team shocked top-seeded Duke on Saturday at Conte Forum, CBS Boston reports. Ky Bowman finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead Boston College to victory. Jordan Chatman scored 22 for BC (7-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), hitting four straight […]

‘TIS THE SEASON for holiday celebrations, and we’ll be sampling many of them over the next few weeks.To start us off, Lee Cowan takes us to a theater with a new take on a much beloved character:  Every year around this time, a Chicago tradition comes to life at a […]