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Storms sweeping across California forcing evacuations

Deputies went door-to-door ordering residents to evacuate from coastal Southern California neighborhoods ahead of a powerful winter storm sweeping in Friday after bringing heavy snow and whiteout conditions to northern mountains and steady rain elsewhere.

California family lived in cramped desert shack, police say

A Southern California couple was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty after deputies found them living in a cramped and filthy desert shack with their three kids and dozens of cats, authorities said Thursday.

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US ambassador to Mexico resigns ‘amid strained relations’

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, is resigning from her post this spring amid strained relations between the two countries and on the heels of other notable departures from the State Department.

Uber to begin offering rides to medical appointments

Uber is driving deeper into health care by offering to take patients in every U.S. market where it operates to their next medical appointment.

Couples clutching AR-15s exchange, renew wedding vows

Crown-wearing worshippers gripping AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes.

Putin claims new Russian nuclear arsenal is invincible

Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can’t be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday.

New Zealand admits queen survived assassination attempt in 1981

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A troubled teenager who wanted to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1981 visit to New Zealand fired a shot near her motorcade, newly released documents show.