California firefighters are working to contain the Rabbit Fire after it broke out in Moreno Valley, burning over 7,900 acres.
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Edward Caban, a 32-year NYPD veteran, becomes department’s first Latino commissioner
Edward Caban served as acting commissioner of the NYPD after Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the department, stepped down.
Gun salute on birthday of UK’s Queen Camilla
The British Army marked Queen Camilla’s first birthday since the coronation with a traditional gun salute in London. Camilla was crowned beside King Charles III at the coronation service in Westminster Abbey in May.
Search continues for kids swept away in Pennsylvania flood
Search intensifies for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains in Pennsylvania swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a family outing. (July 17)
New York City names first Hispanic police commissioner
Edward Caban, the son of a transit police officer, was sworn in Monday as New York City Police Commissioner, becoming the first person of Hispanic heritage to lead the department in its 178-year history. (July 17)
The Rabbit Fire map still covers 7,600 acres, crews hope to contain the blaze by Wednesday
The Rabbit Fire near Beaumont, California, the largest of several wildfires burning in Riverside County, burned Sunday but didn’t grow.
Dozens of loose bunnies take over town after being illegally released
A rabbit breeder left her rabbits on the sidewalk after moving out of this community, now the rabbits have multiplied and are taking over the town.
Texas Gov. Abbott installing buoy barrier along Rio Grande; opponents decry ‘dangerous stunt’
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar asks U.S. DOJ, Department of State to weigh in on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s buoy barrier.
California’s Death Valley sizzles amid heatwave
Death Valley is seeing some of the highest temperatures ever recorded on earth, drawing tourists who wanted to have their photos taken in the sizzling heat. A digital thermometer hit 132 degrees at some point on Sunday.
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Georgia woman kidnapped from job, killed by ex-boyfriend after chase, police say
According to police, 911 callers said a male subject entered the restaurant and took his ex-girlfriend, an employee, at gunpoint.