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American evacuees arriving at MCAS Miramar from Wuhan, China on Feb. 7, 2020.

First Coronavirus Case Confirmed In San Diego

One person tested positive for the coronavirus at UC San Diego medical center in Hillcrest, a health official said.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald (dressed in red and black) celebrates with party supporters Sunday after receiving poll results in Dublin.

3 Big Takeaways From Sinn Fein's Stunning Surge In Ireland

The party's impressive election showing outpaced the country's two major parties and forced a political reckoning. So how did Sinn Fein shed its IRA-linked baggage and become the party of the young?

Visitors enter a newly-discovered Egyptian tomb at the Saqqara necropolis on Saturday.

After More Than 4,000 Years, Vibrant Egyptian Tomb Sees The Light Of Day

Particularly striking are its well-preserved colors – light yellows, rich blues and a reddish-brown skin tone. Officials announced the discovery Saturday at the site in Saqqara, outside of Cairo.

Floods in Ellicott City, Maryland, pushed cars into a pile last May. This year has been a year of record rainfall for cities throughout the mid-Atlantic and Carolinas.

2018 Is Now The Wettest Year On Record For Washington And Other Cities

So far this year, 61.34 inches of rain have fallen in Washington, breaking a 129-year-old record.

Commuters wait in line at the San Ysidro Port of Entry en route to the U.S. in Tijuana, Aug. 14, 2017.

San Diego, Interrupted: Trump’s Threats To Close The Border Slow Cross-Border Trade

President Trump's threats to close the border are frightening people on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border, resulting in less commerce between the two cities.

A census worker goes door to door in January to count some of Alaska's most remote residents in Toksook Bay. Warming temperatures and thawing permafrost are making it harder to get an accurate count for the 2020 census in some Alaska Native villages.

Climate Change Complicates Counting Some Alaska Native Villages For Census

Rising temperatures are speeding up erosion in some Alaska Native villages and making traveling on ice roads more dangerous, threatening the Census Bureau's plans for an accurate count.

Fortitude Ranch is a development for doomsday preppers in a remote quarter of the Colorado Rockies.

Preparing For The End Of The World, On A Budget

Doomsday prepper properties designed to ride out societal collapse are growing in popularity. Fortitude Ranch in Colorado aims to make bunkers affordable for the middle class.

The head of Russian military intelligence, Igor Korobov, died after his agency was accused of activities against the U.S.

Second Head Of Russian Intelligence Dies Within Two Years

The head of Russian military intelligence, Igor Korobov, 62, died after his agency was accused of activities against the U.S. His predecessor also died at age 58 from unclear circumstances.

People look up at the damage caused to Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in Paris. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, causing the famous spire to collapse.

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed, Towers Still Standing

The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.

Second Head Of Russian Intelligence Dies Within Two Years

The head of Russian military intelligence, Igor Korobov, 62, died after his agency was accused of activities against the U.S. His predecessor also died at age 58 from unclear circumstances.

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