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LEGAZPI, Philippines — Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least three people dead and sent nearly 900,000 into shelters before it weakened Sunday, sparing the central Philippines the type of massive devastation that a monster storm brought to the region last year.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli warplanes bombed two areas near Damascus on Sunday, striking near the city's international airport as well as outside a town close to the Lebanese border, the Syrian military said.

PASADENA, Calif. — An American couple detained in Qatar before being cleared in the death of their 8-year-old daughter attended a church service in Southern California where worshipers greeted them with a standing ovation.

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center hosting a dog show.

EAST ORANGE, N.J. — A fire stoked by strong winds swept through a three-story house early Sunday, killing five people including a 6-week-old baby.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Three officers and a technician were hurt and six people arrested in Northern California when a protest over police killings turned violent.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska State Troopers say a man died after being caught in an avalanche while skiing.

NEW YORK — Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have arrived in New York City on the royal couple's first official visit to the U.S.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have arrived as refugees in Uruguay, a South American nation with only a tiny Muslim population, amid a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the prison.

ATLANTA — A series of multi-vehicle crashes on an Atlanta freeway led to a traffic jam that stretched for miles.