Law enforcement responding to active shooter situation at North Carolina school: local media

Law enforcement was responding on Friday to active shooter situation at a high school in North Carolina, local media reported.

Northern California wildfire leaves town in ruins, thousands flee

A fast-moving wildfire advanced to the outskirts of the Northern California city of Chico early on Friday, forcing thousands to flee after it left the nearby town of Paradise in ruins.

FBI hopes to learn what drove ex-Marine to kill 12 in California bar

The FBI is hoping to build a clear profile of a former U.S. Marine combat veteran who killed 12 people in a crowded Los Angeles area bar to discover a motive for the latest shooting massacre in the United States.

Supreme Court justice Ginsburg 'up and working' after fall

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already up and working in her hospital room, a day after breaking three ribs in a fall, her nephew said late on Thursday at the Hollywood premiere of a film about her life.

Justice Ginsburg 'up and working' after breaking ribs, nephew says

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is "up and working" and making jokes after being hospitalized with rib fractures, her nephew said on Thursday at the premiere of a new movie about her early career fighting for women's equality.

U.S. regulators snip red tape for medical devices to curb opioid crisis

Laura Perryman expected her medical company, Stimwave Technologies Inc, would have to wait several years for its painkilling device to win U.S. approval as a treatment for chronic migraines.

Ex-Marine apparently acted alone in California bar shooting: FBI

A former U.S. Marine combat veteran opened fire in a Los Angeles area bar packed with line-dancing college students, killing 12 people in a mass shooting that stunned a bucolic Southern California community with a reputation for safety.

Hundreds line up to donate blood after California bar shooting

The fatal shooting of a dozen people at a Western-themed bar in Thousand Oaks, California, inspired hundreds of area residents to line up for hours on Thursday to donate blood for the wounded.

'Everything destroyed' as wildfire scorches Paradise, California

A fast-moving wildfire devastated a Northern California town of 26,000 people on Thursday with authorities unsure of the casualties as they struggled to contain 150-foot flames.

U.S. to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic'

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.

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