Father recalls compound suspect as high-strung, not radical

By STEPHEN R. GROVES and MORGAN LEEAssociated PressTAOS, N.M. (AP) – At a remote New Mexico outpost, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and others who came to the area with him last year were by local authorities' accounts “extremist of the Muslim belief” who...

California crews scramble to keep flames from reaching homes

By RINGO H.W. CHIU and AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated PressLAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) – More than 1,000 firefighters battled Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after...

Prosecutors wrapping up case at Manafort fraud trial

By STEPHEN BRAUN, CHAD DAY and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Prosecutors were poised Friday to wrap up their case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, but the sometimes dramatic proceedings hit some unexpected delays after...

Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Faced with growing competition and threats from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday said it will create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military service by 2020. Vice President Mike Pence...

14,000 fight California fires, some from prisons or overseas

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL ELIASAssociated PressUKIAH, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state's largest-ever wildfire but didn't expect to have it fully under control until...

Battling 18 blazes, California may face worst fire season

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) – The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles – and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state history....

Brother and sister, 3 and 2, struck by train in IN; 1 killed

(RNN) – A brother and sister, ages 3 and 2, were struck by a train in Indiana on Tuesday, killing the boy and leaving the girl in critical condition.Caleb and Ellie Wilson were struck by a freight train at around 9:30 a.m., The Times of Northwest Indiana...