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The Deadly Wildfire That's the Size of San Francisco

The Soberanes fire near Big Sur has displaced at least 500 people, killed one man, and scorched 40,000 acres.

More Charges in the Flint Water Crisis

Six officials were charged Friday in connection with the scandal in the city in Michigan.

A New Sandy Hook Elementary School

This fall when students attend the school, which became the center of the American debate over gun violence, they will walk into a building designed with safety in mind.

A San Diego Officer Is Killed

A second officer was injured. The motive for the shooting is unclear, but it follows the targeting of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. The suspect is in custody.

The Man Convicted in Chandra Levy's Death Goes Free

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said it will release Ingmar Guandique based on new information discovered in the past week.

Mosquitoes May Be Spreading Zika in Florida

Four recent cases in the state have raised the likelihood of mosquito-borne infection for the first time in the U.S.

The Evacuation of Washington's Union Station

The U.S. capital’s transportation hub was briefly cleared out Wednesday after reports of a potential threat.

The End of the Freddie Gray Prosecutions: No Convictions

Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against three police officers, meaning no one will face criminal penalties in the April 2015 death of the Baltimore man.

Freedom for John Hinckley

Under his terms of release, the man who shot President Reagan in 1981 will live full-time with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Case Against the Activists Who Filmed the Planned Parenthood Video Is Closed

A Texas judge dismissed the last charge against the duo whose recording prompted a debate over abortion rights in the U.S.

The Lost 16th-Century Spanish Fort in South Carolina

Archaeologists used remote sensing technology to discover the structure within a Spanish colonial town, the remains of which sit beneath an old military golf course.