The nation’s oldest World War II veteran and a beloved Austin resident died on Thursday at age 112.
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As California authorities search for suspected cop killer, illegally in US, Trump calls for ‘Border Security’
California authoritiesare searching for a man who killed a small-town police officer and is in the country illegally, according to a county sheriff.
The ‘holy grail’ for cancer diagnostics? Australian researchers claim breakthrough in new study
The blood testdetectedcancer with 90 percent accuracy in theUniversity of Queensland’stests of different human cancers and healthy cells and can be done in10 minutes.
George H.W. Bush and national day of mourning: What’s open and what’s closed
The stock market and all federal offices will be closed Wednesday for the national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
Death toll drops to 85 at Camp Fire; 11 people remain missing
The Butte County Sheriff delivered a double dose of good news about Camp Fire recovery at a Monday press conference: the number of both the missing and the dead decreased.
Number of Camp Fire missing people drops to 25
More than three weeks after the Camp Fire began ravaging Northern California, the Butte County Sheriff announced Saturdaythe number of unaccounted for has dropped to 25people.
Alaska earthquake: When will the aftershocks stop?
As of Sunday afternoon, 162 aftershocks magnitude 3 or higher have shaken Alaska since Friday’s 7.0 earthquake.
Camp Fire: At least 196 people still on missing list; death toll remains at 88
After nearlythreegrueling weeks, officials leading recovery efforts at the Camp Fire anticipated lifting evacuation orders in some areasand announcedWednesday no new fatalities for the third night in a row.
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‘A punch in the gut’: Parents lament Connecticut school district’s decision to stop lunch visits
Parents can no longer visit their kids during lunchtime at a Connecticut town’s elementary schools.
Ex-police chief in Florida gets prison time for framing black people
A former Florida police chief will serve three years in prison for a department conspiracy to frame black people for crimes they did not commit.