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The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sent out an evacuation warning to all of Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., people across the county received cell phone alerts ordering them to evacuate, even in areas unaffected by the ongoing fires. Related Articles National News | Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan.

A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation’s capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop. Related Articles National News | Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan.

By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N. M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Related Articles National News | Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan.

The margin between being a goat or a hero can be razor-thin in college basketball. Just ask Keyshawn Hall. One moment, the UCF forward stood on the sidelines looking stunned after being called for a 5-second violation on a critical inbounds play that allowed Colorado a final shot at beating the Knights.

After days of city officials clashing over transparency, Delray Beach released several new details Thursday evening about the Dec. 28 crash between a fire rescue ladder truck and a Brightline train. The firefighters involved in the crash were driving to a building fire at 365 SE Sixth Ave. at 10:44 a.m., Gina Carter, a city spokesperson, said in a news release. Preliminary information, including video footage and witness’s accounts, indicates that the fire rescue truck “crossed the tracks while the crossing gates were down after a freight train cleared the intersection,” Carter said. Whether the crew was responding to an emergency is one of several questions that has repeatedly gone unanswered until Thursday evening.

By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the U. S. Senate, effective Friday. Vance made his intentions known in a letter Thursday to Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor. Related Articles National Politics | Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan.