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A California man and his girlfriend return to his burned out home in Malibu on Saturday. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)

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At least 25 dead in California’s raging wildfires

Strong winds, low humidity, drought and vegetation so dry as to act like matchsticks exacerbated the flames.

8 years ago

Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont. (Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio)

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Community

As construction of Keystone XL is paused, tribes brace for what’s next

This week a federal judge in Montana temporarily blocked TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil over 1,000 miles from the Alberta tar sands to Nebraska.

8 years ago

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks in during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Pelosi says she's confident she will win enough support to be elected speaker of the House next year and that she is the best person for the job. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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Democrats promise congressional action on gun control

Measures including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons are likely to reach the House floor.

8 years ago

A group of Central American migrants, representing the thousands participating in a caravan trying to reach the U.S. border, undertake an hours-long march to the office of the United Nations' humans rights body in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Members of the caravan which has stopped in Mexico City demanded buses Thursday to take them to the U.S. border, saying it is too cold and dangerous to continue walking and hitchhiking.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Trump limits asylum, says migrants must ‘come legally’

Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the U.S.

8 years ago

Shawnee Rae, age 8, among a group of Native American activists from the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline in Watertown, S.D. in 2015.

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Courts & Law

In a setback for Trump, judge blocks Keystone Pipeline construction

A U.S. district judge has issued an order blocking construction of the controversial transnational Keystone XL Pipeline until the State Department conducts further study

8 years ago

This undated photo provided by former Fox News correspondent Adam Housley and his wife, actress Tamera Mowry-Housley, shows their niece, Alaina Housley, a Pepperdine University freshman who was among those killed in the Wednesday shooting at the Borderline bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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‘This is going to be absolutely heart-wrenching’: The Thousand Oaks shooting victims

Wednesday night was a night specifically designed to lure college-age patrons into The Borderline Bar & Grill

8 years ago

An emu and a donkey graze together in a neighborhood pasture in Healdsburg, Calif. A duo of the same species has reportedly

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Science

Love knows no species: Emu and donkey have fallen for each other, caretakers say

A male donkey and a female emu have reportedly "fallen in love," creating an unexpected roadblock for a North Carolina animal shelter in rehousing them.

8 years ago

Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being sworn-in at the White House last month. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

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Courts & Law

Heightened security as Brett Kavanaugh formally takes Supreme Court seat

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to attend the ceremony.

8 years ago

After winning Kansas' 3rd District, Sharice Davids is projected to become one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ person to represent the state in the lawmaking body. (Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

‘Rainbow wave’: How did the record class of LGBTQ nominees fare?

8 years ago

Philadelphia's standing as a sanctuary city — and whether the U.S. government can penalize it by withholding a federal grant — is again the subject of a court hearing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Federal appeals judges hear arguments in Philly ‘sanctuary city’ case

Lawyers for the Trump administration Wednesday tried again to legally justify its attempt to punish "sanctuary cities" like Philadelphia.

8 years ago

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Susan Walsh/AP)

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Politics & Policy

Pelosi: Democrats ‘have a responsibility to seek common ground’

Democrats plan to act as a check on Trump and his administration, starting with votes on campaign finance reform and government oversight legislation.

8 years ago