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Firefighters try to keep a wildfire from jumping a street near Oroville, Calif., on Saturday. Evening winds drove the fire through several neighborhoods, leveling homes in its path.

Large Wildfires Force Evacuations In California; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed

One blaze forced people to flee cabins in the Los Padres National Forest and briefly stranded some 90 children and 50 counselors near a lake.

Pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report about North Korea's latest missile test that passed over Japan early Friday morning.

North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

South Korean and Japanese officials say the latest missile flew over Hokkaido and fell into the ocean, and the South Korean military conducted a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response.

Forensics officers investigate a property in relation to Friday's terror attack in London. The threat level in the United Kingdom was raised to "critical" after the attack, but it was lowered to "severe" on Sunday.

Second Man Arrested In Connection To London Attack

Police in the U.K. say they arrested a 21-year-old man late Saturday in west London. He has not yet been charged.

Jackson County Prosecutor, Sheriff Express Frustrations With Jail

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and Sheriff Mike Sharp called a news conference Wednesday to say four inmates in the county jail had been…

Senate Intelligence Committee Gives Update On Russian Interference Investigation

Senate Investigators do not yet know whether anyone in the U.S. knowingly cooperated with the Russian influence campaign during the 2016 election.

Bitcoin prices have spiked since October — and the cryptocurrency is now closing in on $10,000, leading the way for digital currencies that have seen huge gains in 2017.

Bitcoin Soars Toward Another Benchmark: $10,000

In early October, a single bitcoin cost less than $5,000 on currency exchange sites. A year ago, one could be had for around $730.

Former Vice Female Employees Say They Endured Harassment On The Job

Vice Media is currently embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal. Several women are saying they endured harassment and groping while on the job.

Waves crash onto the beach near Brighton Pier in England, in January 2007. Gale force winds and heavy rain brought disruption to large parts of the country. Severe weather events like this one may be linked to more frequent fluctuations in the polar jet stream, according to a new study.

Scientists Say A Fluctuating Jet Stream May Be Causing Extreme Weather Events

A new study says unusual patterns of the polar jet stream circling the Northern Hemisphere may have led to dramatic weather in Europe and North America.

A member of the Afghan local police on patrol in Nangarhar province. U.S. and Afghan forces are currently working to remove ISIS fighters from the area.

U.S. Service Member Killed, 4 Others Injured In Afghanistan 'Combat Engagement'

The Pentagon did not immediately explain what kind of combat the service members were engaged in at the time or whether they were fighting ISIS or the Taliban.

Google published a map of most-searched-for spellings, by state.

Misspellings, Mapped: America The How-Do-You-Spell-Beautiful?

Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. The results are not pretty. (And what's up with New Jersey?)

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