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Marc Short, who was chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and Greg Jacob, a lawyer for Mr. Pence, were subpoenaed in the Justice Department’s expanding criminal inquiry.

A gunman opened fire at a casino, a center for the homeless and other locations before being killed by police early Monday morning. (Image credit: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Wildfire near Yosemite National Park balloons to California’s largest this year  NBC News Fast-moving Oak Fire burns more than 16000 acres  KPIX CBS SF Bay Area California’s largest wildfire of the year burns near Yosemite  Fox News Massive California wildfire forces thousands to

U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan  The New York Times Taiwan holds air raid drills as China doubles down against Nancy Pelosi visit  Fox News Ex-Defense chief: Pelosi should go to Taiwan if she wants  CNN Growing

On the eve of an emergency meeting to discuss plans to cut gas use by 15 percent over the coming months, envoys on Monday were still brokering a possible compromise that should keep all 27 nations in line.

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the sprawling Oak Fire continues to rapidly spread across central California outside Yosemite National Park. The blaze erupted Friday and has now consumed more than 16,000 acres. As firefighters battle the wildfire, the

Explosive wildfire near Yosemite grows, forcing thousands of evacuations: “It’s absolutely terrifying”  CBS News California’s largest wildfire of the year burns near Yosemite  Fox News State of emergency in California as blaze erupts near Yosemite l GMA  ABC News California’s Oak Fire has

Explosive wildfire near Yosemite grows, forcing thousands of evacuations: “It’s absolutely terrifying”  CBS News California’s largest wildfire of the year burns near Yosemite  Fox News State of emergency in California as blaze erupts near Yosemite l GMA  ABC News California’s Oak Fire has

The explosive spread of the Oak fire spread suggests another bad fire season ahead in California. Beth Pratt, the California regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation, lives in Midpines, California, which is being threatened by the fire. She

Yelena Lembersky’s ‘Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour’ is a surprisingly even-handed tale of escape from the Iron Curtain with her grandfather’s famous Babyn Yar massacre paintings