Justice Department charges Marine in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood clinic
An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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North Carolina teacher's civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school, alleging he was fired after some White parents opposed his teaching of a novel about a Black teen struggling with "racial injustice" during Black History Month.
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New England and the upper Midwest could have a higher fire risk than the West this year. Here's why
Unusually hot and dry northeastern and upper Midwest states are forecast to be wildfire hotspots this summer, while historically fire-prone Western states, including California, have a lower-than-normal predicted wildfire risk.
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Officials work to identify remains recovered from the wreckage of the I-95 collapse in Philadelphia as demolition work begins
Authorities are working to identify a body recovered from the wreckage of the Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia, where crews have started around-the-clock efforts to demolish the crumbled East Coast artery that could take months to rebuild.
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Jury finds Berkshire's PacifiCorp unit liable in 2020 Oregon wildfires
By Jonathan Stempel An Oregon jury on Monday found the utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire
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Three missing British tourists confirmed dead after Egypt boat fire
Three British tourists died after a boat in Egypt's Red Sea caught fire on Sunday, British holiday company Scuba Travel said on Monday.
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Analysis-Canadian wildfires shutter sawmills, drive up lumber prices
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba Canada's worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills,
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Officials scramble to provide alternate routes after tanker truck fire causes major I-95 highway collapse in Philadelphia that could take months to fix
Officials are scrambling to set up alternate transportation options for Monday morning commuters after a section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia due to a tanker truck fire Sunday -- leaving the East Coast's primary highway with major damage that could take months to repair.
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Section of northbound I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire underneath highway
A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway, Philadelphia officials said Sunday morning.
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Canada wildfire crews try to control the uncontrollable
Unprecedented fires in Quebec that caused hazardous smoke further south have tested firefighters.
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Juilliard fires professor after independent investigation finds credible evidence of misconduct
Robert Beaser, the former chair of The Juilliard School's composition department, was fired after an independent investigation found credible evidence the professor engaged in sexual misconduct with students, the prestigious performing arts school in New York announced Thursday in a memo sent to students, staff, and faculty.
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Quebec hopes rain, outside help can be turning point in fight against fires
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA The Canadian province of Quebec says rain and outside help could help win the
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