Author: Jocelyn Gecker
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Winds whip new terror into deadly California wildfires
SONOMA, Calif. — Fueled by the return of strong winds, the wildfires tearing through California wine country exploded in size and number Wednesday as authorities ordered new evacuations and the death toll climbed to 23 — a figure expected to rise. Three days after the fires began, firefighters were still unable to gain control of…
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Acts of heroism emerge in chaos of Las Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS — Rob Ledbetter’s battlefield instincts kicked in quickly as bullets rained overhead. The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served as a sniper in Iraq immediately began tending to the wounded, one of several heroes to emerge from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Amid the massacre in Las Vegas, which left…
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Black-clad anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 4
An anti-fascist demonstrator jumps over a barricade during a free speech rally Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. Several thousand people converged in Berkeley Sunday for a “Rally Against Hate” in response to a planned right-wing protest that raised concerns of violence and triggered a massive police presence. Several people were arrested for violating…
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Family: California man celebrating marriage killed in Spain
Sen. Michael Bennet fields questions during his visit to the Gazette newsroom Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette MARK REIS
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Transgender camp teaches kids they’re ‘normal, not alone’
EL CERRITO, Calif. — In some ways, Rainbow Day Camp is very ordinary. Kids arrive with a packed lunch, make friendship bracelets, play basketball, sing songs and get silly. But it is also unique, from the moment campers arrive each morning. At check-in each day, campers make a nametag with their pronoun of choice. Some…
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Violent protesters block Berkeley talk by Breitbart editor
BERKELEY, Calif. — Protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire prompting University of California at Berkeley officials to cancel a talk Wednesday by a polarizing editor of Breitbart News out of safety concerns. The decision was made two hours before the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos (yuh-NAH’-poh-lihs) because a crowd of more than…
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Thais probe destination for seized North Korean weapons
BANGKOK — Thai authorities on Monday sought to unravel the mystery of the ultimate destination of a plane that landed in Bangkok with a huge cache of weapons from North Korea, exported in defiance of a U.N. embargo on arms from the communist state. Military analysts said the arms were likely destined for African rebel…