All USA Update
California wildfires: What to do in a forest fireWildfire prompts 1,000 to evacuate their homes Wednesday near Santa Clarita, Calif. Fires in San Bernardino Mountains spread to 21,000 acres.
North Carolina church fire to be investigated as possible hate crimeThe Charlotte Fire Department is investigating a fire at a predominately black church as an act of arson.
- Pennsylvania court blocks avenue for NRA lawsuits
The decision blocks a new law that would have enabled membership organizations like the National Rifle Association to sue municipalities over local gun ordinances.
Do statues of Confederate leaders belong in US capitol?As Southern states debate whether the Confederate flag should be displayed on state grounds, some lawmakers in Washington are starting to question the presence of Confederate statues on Capitol Hill.
'You're in my house': How Obama handles hecklersPresident Obama is no stranger to hecklers. Most often, he tries to ignore the disruptions. This time was different.
Fighter jet crashes in Arizona: sixth military crash in as many monthsThe pilot of the US F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed during a training mission in southern Arizona is an Iraqi national, according to a media report.
Shark bites 8-year-old North Carolina boy: How attacks can be preventedThis marks the fourth shark attack off the coast of North Carolina in the past two weeks. How common are such attacks and how can they be avoided?
Funerals begin for 'Charleston Nine': Remembering Clementa PinkneyFunerals begin for victims of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., Thursday.
Second prison worker charged with aiding escaped convicts posts bailCourt documents allege that Palmer exchanged the tools for paintings, which he later burned and buried after the two prisoners escaped.
Why hundreds of migrant families in long-term detention may get new homeNearly 2,000 individuals are currently being held in three long-term detention facilities in Texas and Pennsylvania. Homeland Security wants to change that.
Meryl Streep takes crusade for women's rights to Capitol HillActress Meryl Streep has mailed members of Congress a plea to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Hollywood is helping to resurrect the issue.
N.Y. prisoner search: 1,000 officers comb mosquito-infested forestOfficers have been combing the woodsy region since last weekend, and the search has recently expanded to a small town about eight miles northwest of Dannemora, N.Y.
400,000 without power after storms lash N.J. and PennsylvaniaIn one Philadelphia neighborhood, ferocious winds toppled five trees and caused a transformer to explode. A tornado?
Former White House chef drowned while hiking: What to do in a flash floodWalter Scheib, a former White House chef, was on a hike near Taos, New Mexico, when he died.
Frozen meat: How tools were smuggled into N.Y. prisonJoyce Mitchell, accused of helping the escaped N.Y. inmates, described how she evaded the metal detectors to smuggle tools to David Sweat and Richard Matt.
Ransom for ISIS hostages? Obama administration to loosen US hostage policiesThe White House will announce looser restrictions on private ransoms for hostages, while appointing a special envoy to lead the government’s contacts with foreign nations on hostage matters.
In Boston's faltering bid for 2024 Summer Games, a warning for OlympicsRecent reports suggest Boston could lose its bid for the 2024 Olympics amidst plummeting local support. But a larger trend shows more developed cities passing up the chance to host mega-events.
US military to put armor on the ground in Baltics, Eastern EuropeThe US military will be sending tanks and armored fighting vehicles to NATO-member countries that border Russia.
- Should hostages' families negotiate with terrorists? White House changes tune.
In the past, family members who have negotiated with or paid ransom to terrorists to facilitate the release of hostages have been risking criminal prosecution. The White House is expected to change that police Wednesday.
Virginia governor says Confederate flag should come off license platesGov. Terry McAuliffe said he wants to ban license plates picturing the Confederate flag emblem, including ones belonging to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
