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Doctors treating the U.S. Embassy victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain the hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned. It’s the most specific finding to date about physical damage, showing that whatever it was […]

The weather in Southern California continues to wreak havoc on fire officials trying to stymie the growing flames. On Tuesday, winds gusted to 80 mph in parts of Southern California producing a major Santa Ana wind event. This could be the worst Santa Ana wind event in December in Southern […]

A federal grand jury issued an indictment on Tuesday against Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, the undocumented immigrant who was acquitted on state charges of murder and manslaughter last week in the shooting of Kate Steinle. The Mexican national will now face new immigration and gun charges as announced by Attorney […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began physically testing the southwest border wall prototypes this week, according to a spokesperson for the department. The start of the official testing period was Nov. 27, but physical tests began Monday, said Carlos Diaz, CBP’s public affairs branch chief for the southwest border. […]

Environmental groups and five Native American tribes have filed two lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s plan to drastically scale back two national monuments in Utah. President Donald Trump announced the decision on Monday at the Utah State Capitol. Opponents immediately vowed to take legal action to block the changes. […]

Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Monday as firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire in Southern California that has charred at least 50,000 acres of land, authorities said. Intensified by strong winds and harsh weather conditions, the fire was affecting structures in downtown Ventura early Tuesday, with […]

San Joaquin County’s chief medical examiner, known nationally as the doctor depicted in the movie “Concussion” about brain injuries among football players, resigned Tuesday over what he said was interference by the sheriff that has become so invasive that it borders on the unlicensed practice of medicine. Dr. Bennet Omalu […]

At least two television shows have been affected by the California wildfires that have been raging across at least 50,000 acres of land. An HBO spokesperson confirmed that production of “Westworld” has been suspended due to the fires, and writers of the CBS series “S.W.A.T.” confirmed that production of their […]

Arrests of undocumented immigrants rose and apprehensions along the Southwest border were down significantly last year, according to the end-of-year numbers released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). During fiscal year 2017, there were a total of 310,531 apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol nationwide. That’s the lowest its […]

Amid allegations of sexual harassment, embattled freshman Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen vowed he will not resign from his post, despite calls from Democratic leaders that he step aside. Instead, Kihuen is digging in with a shocking allegation of his own, taking aim at the leaders of his own party. In […]