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Thunderstorms May Spark New California Wildfires

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. – Heavy rain and lightning forced firefighters from the ridges where they were battling a cluster of wildfires that have destroyed close to 60 homes and blackened more than 130 square miles of desert and forest east of Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. Fire officials were hoping …

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Mindy McCready Found Not Guilty in DUI Trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mindy McCready was found not guilty Wednesday of driving under the influence in May 2005. But a jury found her guilty on the charge of driving on a suspended license. The DUI case centered on a video of the field sobriety tests the country singer took after …

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Ethiopian Soldiers Enter Second Somali Town, Witnesses Say

BAIDOA, Somalia – Hundreds of Ethiopian troops moved into a second Somali town on Saturday to protect the country’s weak, U.N.-backed government, as talks aimed at easing tensions fell apart when the government did not turn up and Islamist militia delegates walked out. About 200 Ethiopian troops with at least …

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