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Rain on the way could spell relief for crews battling rash of Northeast wildfires

Rain on the way could spell relief for crews battling rash of Northeast wildfires

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from Mother Nature by the middle of this week. A rainstorm on the way is forecast to reach the Northeast by Wednesday evening. The heaviest rain is expected Wednesday […]

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2 killed, 9 hurt in shootings in New Orleans

2 killed, 9 hurt in shootings in New Orleans

Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Two people were killed and nine were hurt in two shootings near a second line event in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, eight people were shot and injured, police said. The second shooting was reported about 45 minutes later, […]

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11-year-old among 3 arrested in string of armed robberies: Seattle police

11-year-old among 3 arrested in string of armed robberies: Seattle police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — An 11-year-old is among three suspects who’ve been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies at convenience stores and gas stations in the Seattle area, police said. The 11-year-old, a 21-year-old and a 19-year-old are accused of four robberies committed within two hours […]

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White House condemns ‘sickening’ Nazi march in Ohio

White House condemns ‘sickening’ Nazi march in Ohio

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House has condemned an incident over the weekend in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement President Joe Biden “abhors the hateful poison of Nazism, […]

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Prosecutors in Daniel Penny trial to rest their case Monday

Prosecutors in Daniel Penny trial to rest their case Monday

ABC (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office are expected to rest their case Monday against Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the chokehold death of a homeless man aboard a New York City subway car. Penny, 25, has pleaded […]

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Thanksgiving travel numbers may break records in 2024

Thanksgiving travel numbers may break records in 2024

David Swanson/Afp via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Thanksgiving travel period will see record-breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies, according to reports from several airlines and travel organizations. American Automobile Association The American Automobile Association projected that 79.9 million travelers will head to destinations […]

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Biden sending emergency funding bill for disaster relief to Congress

Biden sending emergency funding bill for disaster relief to Congress

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will send Congress an emergency funding bill “in the coming days,” with the intent to address the urgent need for disaster relief throughout the United States following a brutal storm season, a White House official said in a memo on Monday. Several […]

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Tornado hits southwestern Oklahoma, National Weather Service says

Tornado hits southwestern Oklahoma, National Weather Service says

Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images (WEATHERFORD, OK) — A tornado-producing storm was tearing through southwestern Oklahoma early Monday, with at least one confirmed tornado, the National Weather Service said. The storm was near Granite, a town with a population of about 1,600, at about 3:37 a.m. CST, the service said. Tornado warnings […]

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No new red flag warnings, but fire danger persists throughout Northeast

No new red flag warnings, but fire danger persists throughout Northeast

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the region remains high as drought conditions persist. All red flag warnings, which signal critical fire weather conditions like strong winds […]

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Court pauses appeal of Trump’s classified documents case

Court pauses appeal of Trump’s classified documents case

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court has granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case until Dec. 2. Smith asked for a delay earlier this week to assess the “unprecedented circumstance” of Trump’s election and impending presidential inauguration. […]

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