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Lawsuit: Officials ‘mocked’ Nevada prison-firefighter burns
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A group of prison firefighters said their feet burned and their socks melded to their feet during a gruesome fire clean-up assignment that left several unable to walk, stand or shower without assistance for days, according to a new lawsuit. Still, the...
2 suffer serious burns in Los Angeles apartment complex fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people suffered serious burns in a fire at a large Los Angeles apartment complex on Thursday, authorities said. The fire in the Sun Valley area erupted at midday and flames were lapping up from a second-floor unit to the third floor when firefighters arrived,...
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening, authorities say in court documents. Lorna...
Fire at Seattle marina burns 30 boats on dry rack storage
SEATTLE (AP) — An overnight fire at a Seattle marina burned 30 boats on a dry-rack storage facility, and a man found hiding in one vessel was arrested for investigation of arson, authorities said. The flames were reported at about 2 a.m. Wednesday at the Seattle Boat Company’s...
North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea to protest its military drills with the United States. North...
Floor collapses onto 2 Chicago firefighters battling fire
CHICAGO (AP) — A floor collapsed onto two Chicago firefighters early Tuesday as they were helping battle a residential fire, trapping one of them until he was rescued, officials said. Crews arrived at the townhouse about 4 a.m. on the city's far South Side to find flames shooting...
Supervisor in Tyre Nichols' death retired before firing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification. Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified...
3 children die in Baltimore fire; 2 adults in critical
BALTIMORE (AP) — Three children died Saturday morning in a fire at a home in Baltimore, authorities said. Firefighters rescued the three children and two adults from the burning home before sunrise, the Baltimore Fire Department said on Twitter, The children died a...
NFL player armed in shooting but fired no shots: prosecutor
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was armed with a legal weapon when a teenage boy was shot near the player's home earlier this month but he did not fire the gun or do anything illegal, authorities said Thursday as they announced the indictments of Mixon's sister and her...
No charges for officer who shot man in police station lobby
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit officer who fatally shot an armed man inside the lobby of police station will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Thursday. Ali Naji “objectively posed an imminent threat” and the Dearborn police officer who shot him acted in...
