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California fire officials have blamed Pacific Gas and Electric Company power lines for wildfires that tore through Northern California in October.

Vice President Pence said the two journalists should be "commended — not imprisoned" for exposing human rights abuses in Myanmar. They were handed a seven-year prison sentence, inciting global outcry.

The nonpartisan report says the U.S. needs to undertake a long-term effort to prevent groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida from getting a foothold in vulnerable countries.

Less than two months ahead of Election Day, a group of voters and election security advocates say the state's touchscreen voting machines are insecure and should be replaced with paper ballots.

Microsoft says it identified Russian cyberattacks targeting anti-Kremlin groups in the United States and also simulating U.S. Senate websites. The discovery comports with earlier warnings by intelligence leaders that Russian active measures would continue ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

The board of elections in Georgia's Randolph County, has proposed closing two-thirds of polling places. Critics of the proposal say this is a move to suppress low-income and African-American votes.

A shooting in Jacksonville has left three people dead. The shooting happened during the Madden Championship Series gaming competition. Authorities identified the suspect as David Katz from Baltimore.

A female employee says her audio recordings show that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt held up her pay raise as he pressed her for a sexual relationship.

French authorities say they're using this solution to try to supplement existing toilets in heavily congested areas where there are urine issues.

The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.