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Mourners pray for the victims of the Camp Fire during a vigil Sunday in Chico, Calif. The wildfire killed dozens of people and effectively wiped the entire town of Paradise off the map.

Storm Clouds On The Horizon Promise Wildfire Relief — And Stir New Fears

Rain is in the forecast for California regions decimated by the Camp and Woolsey fires. That's a boon for firefighters, but it also complicates matters for evacuees and raises the threat of mudslides.

Tianna Spears joined the State Department in 2018, looking forward to the promise of a fulfilling career. She left after less than two years, and is one of a growing number to speak out recently about the special challenges faced by minority foreign service officers.

'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders

Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside 20-plus times crossing from Mexico into the U.S. "One time, I was told not to look at the officer in the eyes when I spoke to him," she says.

A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger's life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to "make you fall in love with the world again."

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

Walter DuMelle is the Donald Trump-like monarch in the rebooted virtual encore production of Bodhi Tree Concerts' "Eight Songs for a Mad King."

Bodhi Tree Concerts Stages Online Encore Of '8 Songs For A Mad King' On Friday

Show swaps out Donald Trump for King George III in avant-garde show

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

Girder (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) after she leaves one of her surrogates in Brandon Cronenberg's "Possessor Uncut."

'Possessor Uncut' Combines Cerebral Sci-Fi, Visceral Horror

Brandon Cronenberg shares obvious DNA with his dad but also has unique voice

A woman passes a closed Social Security Administration office in Los Angeles in 2013. Some 53,000 of the agency's workers are now working from home.

For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down

Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration's employees are working from home. And the agency's backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23.

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This map shows the North County location of the proposed Newland Sierra master-planned community west of Interstate 15, June 2018.

Voters Appear To Reject Measure B, North County Housing Proposal

Results appear to show voters rejected a planned development north of Escondido.

Former first lady Michelle Obama, seen here at a rally in 2018, is the founder of When We All Vote, an organization that aims to help people register and vote.

Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?

For decades, turnout among young voters has trailed far behind that of older voters. But could renewed efforts to reach this demographic result in record-level turnouts?

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