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Krystin Harvey, left, comforts her daughter Araya Cipollini at the remains of their home burned in the Camp Fire, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, California. (AP/John Locher)
November 11, 2018, 5:51 am
Death toll up to at least 23 in California town devastated by wildfire
Residents who stayed behind pick through remain of Paradise, where thousands of structures burned to the ground in most destructive blaze in state history
By Gillian Flaccus, Don Thompson and Paul Elias
Flames consume a car dealership as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
November 9, 2018, 7:29 pm
Massive California fires destroy town, Malibu ordered to evacuate
Northern California blaze quadruples in size, levels Paradise, a town of 30,000; other fires rage near Los Angeles
By Don Thompson and Jocelyn Gecker
Borey Ai poses for a photo at the Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, October 23, 2018. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
October 25, 2018, 7:09 pm
Cambodian refugee who killed Jewish woman as teen seeks pardon
Borey Ai asks California governor to clear his criminal record and prevent his deportation; family of victim Manijeh Eshaghoff opposed
By Don Thompson
San Francisco's Pier 39. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Mike Peel, Wikimedia Commons)
December 23, 2017, 1:19 am
FBI: Ex-Marine planned Christmas Day attack on San Francisco tourist area
Bureau says it found martyrdom letter, guns in home of Everitt Aaron Jameson, who had expressed support for IS and terrorism
By Don Thompson
Clashes outside the California state Capitol Building in Sacramento on June 26, 2016. (screen capture: Twitter/Frances Wang)
July 19, 2017, 11:55 pm
White nationalist, opponent charged in Sacramento melee
California wants to extradite right-wing activist who is currently jailed for hate crimes after posting ‘Fight Terror, Nuke Israel’
By Don Thompson
Undated file photo of Islamic State fighters holding up their weapons and waving flags in their convey of vehicles on a road leading to Iraq from Raqqa, Syria. (Jihadist website via AP)
January 15, 2016, 9:10 am
California terror suspect indicted for lying about Syria travel
Iraqi-born man, 23, went to fight with IS-affiliate; told investigators he was visiting his grandmother in Turkey
By Don Thompson
Illustrative image of FBI agents (AP/Winslow Townson)
January 8, 2016, 6:36 am
US authorities arrest 2 tied to Islamic State
Terrorism charges levied against Iraqi-born Palestinians in California and Texas
By Don Thompson
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