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A wildfire ripped through parts of Israel’s third-largest city on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate as several nations sent firefighting reinforcement to help battle the blaze. View this image › The fire spread quickly through Haifa’s northern neighborhoods, although no serious injuries beyond treatment for smoke inhalation were immediately reported. In…
Uber says it has permanently suspended the driver. When Erika Szabo, a video game and anime YouTube personality, ordered an Uber on a Sunday afternoon following a guest appearance at a convention in Toronto, she was looking to get home quickly after a long day and shitty weather. Just as her Uber driver pulled up, however,…
Police were responding to an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa Tuesday afternoon, with officials saying at least four people were shot. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Scroggin said police were dealing with at least one suspect who was heavily armed. Few details were released about the shooting, which occurred sometime after…
A Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement there was a commotion in the crowd and an “unidentified individual” shouted “gun,” though no weapon was found after a “thorough search.” A man, who later identified himself to reporters as Austyn Crites, was then immediately detained and led out by a throng of police officers, Secret…
Tens of thousands of people have checked in on Facebook at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation over the past few days. They are expressing solidarity with the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota, which have faced an increasingly brutal backlash from police. Native American activists on the ground recently told reporters they had…
(Twitter) Earlier today, an American Airlines plane with 170 people aboard caught fire at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Everyone was evacuated alive, though there are some minor injuries. But now a second plane, this one operated by FedEx, has exploded at the Ft. Lauderdale airport in Florida. It’s unclear what exactly caused the explosion of…
END CLASS=”STORY-META__ONE” END CLASS=”STORY-META__TWO” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” Enlarge this image An estimated 10,000 demonstrators showed up near City Hall in Seoul on Saturday, calling for South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s resignation. Haeryun Kang/For NPR hide caption toggle caption Haeryun Kang/For NPR An estimated 10,000 demonstrators showed up near City Hall in…
There have now been 107 cases of foodborne hepatitis A reported in Virginia linked to contaminated frozen strawberries sold at Tropical Smoothie Cafes, the Centers for Disease Control reported late last week. The total cases are at 134, with some cases reported in other states; of the total cases, 52 people have been hospitalized, the…
Since January, Fox News has seen a precipitous drop in its reputation amongst its mostly conservative viewership — falling to 50th place on a list of brands most trusted by Republicans over the past two years. In 2014, the most dominant cable news channel was the 10th best-perceived brand by Republicans, according to AdAge. But in…
Around sunset, in the backyard of a house in a small Ohio town, a group of men set fire to a wooden swastika they’d built. As the flames rose, they raised their right arms and made a Nazi salute. “White Power!” they shouted. “White Power!” I’m forbidden to say who these men are, or where…