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A blitz of wildfires across Oregon, California and Washington has destroyed thousands of homes and a half dozen small towns this summer, scorching more than 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) and killing more than two dozen people since early August. Tracy Koa, a high school teacher, returned t…

Going through a list of grievances about Democrats, the media, and mail-in voting, Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands at an airport outside of Reno where people stood close to one another and, in many cases, did not wear masks despite the coronavirus pandemic. The president mused about staying in …

Tagle, who heads the Holy See’s powerful office in charge of mission territories, last saw the pope during an official audience on Aug. 29. He tested negative for the virus as recently as Sept. 7 but tested positive upon his arrival Thursday in Manila, the Vatican said. In a statement Friday, the V…

The four candidates will face each other in the primary election on Sept. 22, which will determine the top two vote getters, who will battle it out in the general elections. The presidential candidates are Surangel Whipps Jr., who is currently president and CEO of Surangel and Sons Co. and is a for…

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton left Manila’s international airport at 9:14 a.m. local time (0114 GMT) aboard an American military aircraft bound for the United States, according to Bureau of Immigration  spokeswoman Dana Sandoval. Pemberton was accompanied by representatives from the U.S. embass…

Palau is one of the jurisdictions evaluated by the U.S. which rank them into four tiers by ((Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, and Tier 3), with Tier 1 being the best and Tier 3 the worst. The report said Palau has made efforts to suppress human trafficking including acceding to the 2000 U.N. TIP …

Her advantage evaporated in the days that followed with the tallying of postal ballots. “Electoral corruption — call for a new election?” President Donald Trump posted on Twitter at the time. His suggestion had no effect, and McSally conceded to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema six days after Election Day. …