A father and son giving a wooden “thin blue line” flag to police in Montgomery County, Maryland, has renewed debate over the symbol’s meaning.
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106,000 still without power in wildfire-weary California; Maria Fire breaks out in Ventura County
At least 10 wildfires are burning in California, with the newest Maria Fire developing in Ventura County. Here’s what to know.
Californians hit with third preventive outage in a week as high winds increase chances of more wildfires
Millions of fire-weary Californians were bracing for preemptive power outages and a rewind of furious winds that have driven dangerous wildfires.
Louisiana deputy and his school teacher wife face 60 counts of child porn and child rape accusations
Sheriff’s deputy Dennis Perkins and his wife Cynthia Thompson Perkins, a teacher, were arrested on child pornography and rape charges in Louisiana.
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook has stopped Russia and Iran campaigns to meddle in 2020 election
Facebook has shut down attempts from Russia and Iran to interfere in the 2020 elections, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an NBC interview aired Monday.
Hillside brush fire in Los Angeles threatens affluent Pacific Palisades homes, forces evacuations
California firefighters are wrestling with the Palisades Fire burning in a Los Angeles hillside and threatening multimillion-dollar homes.
A ‘tragic’ weekend in Philadelphia: 2-year-old girl killed, 11-month-old boy hurt in separate shootings
A 2-year-old girl died in a shooting at a North Philadelphia home on Sunday, a day after an 11-month-old baby was shot inside a car, police said.
A city council candidate in Washington state was canvassing for votes. He ended up saving a life
City council hopeful David Regan was knocking on doors when he wound up giving emergency first aid to a potential voter in Vancouver, Washington.
Florida girl, 1, dies in hot car, the 50th death of 2019, according to one national tracker
The death of a 1-year-old Florida girl Monday marked the 50th case of a child dying in a hot car this year, according to KidsandCars.org.
Former California police officer convicted of sexually assaulting five women while on duty
A California jury on Wednesday found former police officer Noah White Winchester guilty of sexually assaulting five women while on duty.