Officials give update on conditions in Canada’s Northwest Territories as residents began fleeing an approaching wildfire Thursday in long convoys.
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Passengers flee Buenos Aires bus fire
A bus caught fire on Wednesday on a busy road in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. (Aug. 17)
Gunman unleashed barrage of fire on police in Fargo ambush
North Dakota authorities released body camera video of a July shooting that killed the gunman and a Fargo police officer and wounded two more officers and a civilian. Investigators found guns, 1,800 rounds of ammunition and explosives in Mohamad Baraka…
Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan’s ex, Shanna Gardner, is now charged in plot to murder him
Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, has now been charged in his ambush death in Jacksonville Beach and joins husband Mario Fernandez Saldana.
Search continues for Camela Leierth-Segura, LA songwriter on Katie Perry hit, missing since June
Camela Leierth-Segura is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was written for musicians like Katy Perry. She was last seen June 29 in Beverly Hills.
Entire city forced to evacuate as Canada’s wildfires get worse; US will see smoky air again
Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate by land and sky as a wildfire closes in on Yellowknife.
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Lifelike droids dazzle at robot exhibit in China
Humanoid robots are becoming ever more lifelike and canine inspired robots ever more obedient and agile thanks to artificial intelligence and other tech developments. (Aug. 17)
Inmates at Northern California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
The lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons alleges that staff at the Dublin facility didn’t do enough to prevent sexual abuse going back to the 1990s.
Blind veterans beat challenges at Ukraine rehab camp
On a bustling street in Rivne, a western Ukrainian city, former Ukrainian soldier Denys Abdulin took his first steps independently since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting Russian troops. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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