The lights were back on for more than 2 million Northern Californians after strong winds fueling wildfire concerns prompted a preemptive outage.
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‘No forgiveness for this one’: Texas police face backlash after shooting, killing Atatiana Jefferson in her home
The family of a black woman fatally shot by police in her Fort Worth home after playing video games with her nephew is demanding justice.
‘Crippling blizzard’ blasts northern Plains; Denver weather is wild
An “all-out blizzard” threatens North and South Dakota as the Plains experiences an earlier-than-normal snowstorm.
Dallas cop trial: Family of dead witness Joshua Brown wants independent probe despite arrests
The family of Joshua Brown, a witness in the trial of Dallas officer Amber Guyger, wants an independent investigation into his fatal shooting.
One arrested, two sought in fatal shooting of key witness in trial of Dallas cop Amber Guyger
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund wants an independent investigation of Dallas police after a witness in the Amber Guyger trial is killed.
Lights out? PG&E plans to shut off power for more than 800K customers in California to reduce wildfire risk
Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison may shut off power for nearly a million customers in an effort to prevent wildfires.
Judge clears record of 21-year-old jailed 10 days for oversleeping jury duty: ‘Totally rehabilitated’
Deandre Somerville, 21, spent 10 days in jail after he overslept and missed jury duty. The Palm Beach County Circuit Judge since cleared his record.
Pope Francis considers dropping celibacy requirements for some priests
South American bishops gathered at the Vatican to address a severe priest shortage that could result in the church dropping celibacy requirements.
Key witness in ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger’s murder trial shot and killed
The 28-year-old Joshua Brown testified in Amber Guyger’s trial about the night that their neighbor Botham Jean was killed.
Four die in Paris knife attack at police headquarters in ‘moment of madness’
A French law enforcement official went on a knife rampage at police headquarters in Paris on Thursday, killing four people before being fatally shot.