Cave Fire in Santa Barbara County Threatens Homes and Forces Evacuations
The fire started Monday afternoon in the Santa Ynez Mountains and quickly grew, the county said. So far, no injuries have been reported.
Plane Breaches D.C. Airspace, Prompting Brief White House and Capitol Lockdown
Military aircraft were scrambled over Washington after a plane violated restrictions.
Nick Clifford, Last of the Mount Rushmore Crew, Dies at 98
He was 17 when the monument’s sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, recruited him to play for a baseball team Borglum was forming. Oh, and he gave him a job on the mountain.
Feral Hogs Attack and Kill a Woman in Texas
Christine Rollins, 59, was feet away from the front door when she was killed. It was only the fifth documented fatal wild hog attack in the country since 1825.
Thanksgiving Travel Forecast: Snow for Many and a ‘Bomb Cyclone,’ Too
A powerful storm is cutting across the country from Colorado to the Great Lakes, disrupting flights and dumping snow. Another threatens to bring hurricane-force winds to the West Coast.
Visualizing Latino Populations Through Art
Tuesday: An exhibition at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes explores questions of identity. Also: An update on the Cave fire, and a weed church.
Measles Cases Continue to Rise Around the World
Nearly a quarter of a million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected by measles in 2019 alone, the World Health Organization said.
In Praise of Lumpy Gravy From the Cosmic Kitchen
Without that texture, there’d be none of us.
They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It.
A feud over local taxes turned into a referendum on government itself. But Election Day left residents as divided as ever.
Station Wagons on Endangered List as S.U.V.s Crush All in Their Path
A key family hauler for much of the 20th century now accounts for a sliver of the American auto market.
Democrats Increasingly Vocal in Calling ‘Medicare for All’ a Political Liability
Party leaders are describing the health care proposal that appeals to the party’s left as a risky bet that could neutralize one of the Democrats’ prime issues in 2020.
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