This year’s historic wildfire season just won’t let up. New blazes in Colorado have destroyed homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, and new fires are burning in Utah, too. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need…… MORE
A sexual assault suspect who was barricaded in a building on the lot of Paramount Pictures has been arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment. At one point, an officer was involved in a shooting with the suspect near the main gate of the Paramount lot. It was unclear who fired shots. The suspect…… MORE
At least four new wildfires sparked over the weekend in Colorado and Utah during what has been a record-breaking fire season in the western US. More than 8.3 million acres have burned across the country this year, according to the National Fire Interagency Center. In Colorado, firefighters battled the CalWood and Lefthand Canyon fires in…… MORE
The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the World Series. The Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in a pivotal Game 7 of the National League Championship series Sunday. The team will now go head-to-head with the Tampa Bay Rays when the World Series starts Tuesday in in Arlington, Texas, at the newly-opened Globe Life…… MORE
Videos, photographs and text messages between people charged by the Department of Justice with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reveal details of their alleged domestic terror plan, their access to weapons and various training exercises. One of the pieces of evidence is a video that was played in court showing the men doing…… MORE
As scientists around the world race to find a treatment for the coronavirus, a young girl among them stands out. Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old from Frisco, Texas, has just won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge — and a $25,000 prize — for a discovery that could provide a potential therapy to Covid-19. Anika’s winning…… MORE
A couple at a Florida assisted living home had the internet in tears this weekend after a heartwarming video featuring the couple was shared on social media. The video shared by Rosecastle at Delaney Creek, an assisted living home facility in Brandon, shows residents Joseph and Eve Loreth reuniting after being separated over 200 days…… MORE
A hiker missing in Zion National Park for nearly two weeks has been found alive, her family said Sunday. Holly Courtier, 38, was last seen entering the Utah park October 6. The National Park Service said search and rescue teams found Courtier on Sunday after receiving ” a credible tip from a park visitor that…… MORE
A Canadian couple got married on the US-Canada border so family and friends from both countries could attend despite travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsay Clowes and Alex Leckie, both 29, exchanged vows on October 10 on a pier along the St. Croix River in New Brunswick surrounded by loved ones. But guests…… MORE
Jonelle Kilgore tapped away at his online homework with Jasmine the puppy on his lap in their South Los Angeles home. The 12-year-old boy and his dog sat on a couch in not just any home, but one made from four recycled shipping containers. “I like it, I liked moving in here,” Jonelle told CNN…… MORE
