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East Contra Costa fire investigators have released a new video of what they say caused a fast-moving fire this weekend on Bethel Island. The video, shot by a night watchman early Sunday morning, shows sparks flying off of a power line. Investigators have concluded that it was a PG&E equipment failure. Sergio Quintana reports.

The retired federal law enforcement officer who President Trump fat-shamed at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday said the remarks won’t change his plans to vote for the president’s re-election next year.

When protesters disrupted President Donald Trump’s rally in New Hampshire Thursday night, he took notice and sent some derision of his own, mocking one man in the group for a “serious weight problem.” But the target of Trump’s insults was actually a supporter of the president’s, not a protester, and Trump called him and thanked him for his support later...

Waving flags, chanting and banging pots and pans, tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans jammed a highway Monday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in a crisis triggered by a leak of offensive, obscenity-laden chat messages between him and his advisers....
The demonstration appeared to be the biggest protest on the island in nearly two decades. “Finally, the government’s...

U.S. marshals opened fire on a man who was armed with a machete in Philadelphia Wednesday morning, more than a week after he threatened a police officer, law enforcement said.

Oakland’s former assistant fire marshal testified on Wednesday that the RVs and trailers that were at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland before a fire broke out and killed 36 people in 2016 weren’t allowed under the city’s building and fire codes.

A 12-year-old reporter has received an apology after an Arizona marshal tried to stop her from following him. Hilde Lysiak posted video Thursday on her website, Orange Street News , of Patagonia’s mayor saying officials “sincerely apologize” that her First Amendment rights had been violated. Lysiak was following a tip while on her bicycle on Feb. 18 when a town...

Nashville Mayor David Briley’s office says he’s “inclined not to participate” in a Christmas parade if Kid Rock remains grand marshal.

Nashville Mayor David Briley’s office says he’s “inclined not to participate” in a Christmas parade if Kid Rock remains grand marshal.

It would have been easy to turn on their computers at home over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage of the Black Friday deals most retailers now offer online. But across the country, thousands of shoppers woke up before dawn the day after Thanksgiving and brought their mobile devices with them to take part in this most famous ritual...

Convicted bank robbers Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin had been plotting their escape for months. All had previously attempted to break out of other prisons — and Morris had succeeded, before being recaptured during a burglary. At a press conference on Alcatraz Island, FBI agents unveiled exact replicas of the phony heads the men left in their...

Shopping for Halloween costumes doesn’t have to be scary. This year, shoppers can find more ways to save time and money. Discounters like Walmart and Target are expanding their costume offerings and creating designated sections where customers can find more of their Halloween needs in one place. And for the first time, Party City is offering an assortment of Halloween...

The Education Department said Thursday that it is weighing whether to allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for schools, prompting a storm of criticism from Democratic lawmakers and educators. If approved, the plan would likely generate a lot of controversy at a time when a string of especially deadly school shootings earlier this year led to the...

The microwave ate my homework? Reusable notebooks where writing disappears with heat are among the basic school supplies raising their game against gadgets like iPads. Also hot in the paper aisle this year: Decorative tape, creative journals and scented pencils in smells like bacon and pickle. “There’s an explosion of innovation and fun” in school supplies, said Scott Bayles, vice...

A fourth man indicted in the shooting death of South Florida-based rapper XXXTentacion has been arrested.

22-year-old Robert Allen was arrested at the Georgia home of his sister on Wednesday after federal agents received information he was in the area.

A convicted sex trafficker who walked away from a San Diego halfway house in May is the target of a nationwide manhunt.

Gun control and domestic violence prevention advocates on Tuesday were applauding a move by San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell to obtain funding that will help take away weapons from people who are no longer allowed to have them.

This weekend, visitors will get to experience life as Frederick Douglass did as the National Park Service kicks off a yearlong celebration of the 200th anniversary of Douglass’ birth.

A Louisiana teacher who spoke out against a superintendent’s new contract was handcuffed and arrested during a school board meeting in an incident caught on video, NBC News reported. Middle school English teacher Deyshia Hargrave called into question the $30,000 raise stipulated in superintendent Jermone Puyau’s new contract, which she called a “slap in the face for teachers, cafeteria workers...