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Reagan Library ‘safe’ as flames race nearby; Getty, Kincade blazes continue assault on California

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019John Bacon and Kristin Lam, USA TODAYComments Off

Gusty winds threatened to spread the Kincade and Getty fires on Wednesday, putting thousands on alert as mass power outages continue in California.

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UCLA apologizes to patients of gynecologist James Heaps; he denies sex abuse charges

June 11, 2019John Bacon and Kristin Lam, USA TODAYComments Off

The lawyer for a former gynecologist at UCLA sayscharges that Dr. James Heaps sexually abused patients are “baseless allegations.”

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Death toll rise to 56 in California’s deadliest wildfire; 130 remain missing at Camp Fire

November 14, 2018John Bacon and Kristin Lam, USA TODAYComments Off

The death toll from the deadliest wildfire in California history reached 56 on Wednesday night. Thenumber of structures destroyed also went upto 10,321.