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Dan McAndrew is in the U.S. from Australia's New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Among the items he's stuffing his pack with are camping gear, a sleeping bag and a uniform. "We'll be wearing the local uniforms here so we fit in," he says. This isn't his first time abroad to fight wildfires. He was deployed to Canada last year.

Western Fire Crews Get An Assist From Australia And New Zealand

Fires in Washington state, Oregon and Northern California have firefighters overtaxed and needing a break — relief is coming from New Zealand and Australia.

A photo provided by James Castellano, of Monroe, N.C., shows a drink he bought from a boy, background, in Monroe on Saturday. A teenager who held up the North Carolina lemonade stand for $17 was still at large Monday, authorities said.

N.C. Police Search For Armed Robber Who Stole From Child's Lemonade Stand

A 9-year-old was selling lemonade on Saturday afternoon when a teenager with a gun walked up and demanded cash. Police are looking for the robber.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, in October.

Venezuela Detains 6, Hunts More In Drone Attack On Maduro

Investigators hunting for assailants behind a failed attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro with explosives-laden drones have raided hotels and seized vehicles while grilling six suspects for details of the plot.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, survived an "attack" during a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the National Guard in Caracas on Saturday.

Venezuelan Officials Say President Nicolás Maduro Is Unharmed After Drone 'Attack'

A spokesman for the president says the leader was targeted by drones armed with explosives during a speech at a military event on Saturday, injuring seven service members.

Pints of Guinness stouts are lined up at one of the outdoor bars at the new brewery. Guinness, famous for making stout beer, opened a new brewery in Maryland this week. It's the first time Guinness has had a brewery in the U.S. in more than 60 years.

Guinness Opens Its First U.S. Brewery In 64 Years

Guinness spent $90 million on the Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Md., where it hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Bryn Sobott of the FREO2 Foundation presents his group's solution to pneumonia treatment — an oxygen delivery machine that can operate using the energy generated by running water — at a pitch competition organized by Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development in Washington, D.C.

It's 'Shark Tank' For Global Health Inventions

Projects helping to improve medical care for moms and babies in poor countries want to scale up. But first they need to master the art of the pitch.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced the end of the department's investigation of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas on Friday. Lombardo told reporters that officials could not determine a "definitive motive" that prompted the massacre.

Las Vegas Shooting Investigation Closed. No Motive Found

Police investigating the October 2017 attack said they've been able to answer the "who, what, when, where and how" of the massacre, but as the probe ends, officials cannot explain the "why."

Judge Dismisses Suits Against Fox News Over Seth Rich Story

A pair of lawsuits against Fox News had been inspired by the events leading up to a discredited story over the killing of a young Democratic Party aide. The story had to be retracted.

Andrea Elena Castro, daughter of Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, holds a U.S. flag during a Rally For Our Children event on May 31 to protest the "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has led to the separation of families.

Feds, ACLU Disagree On How To Reunify Separated Families

The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans on how to reunite hundreds of immigrant children with parents who have been deported since the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

A screenshot from a video posted by the City of Lynchburg shows water flowing over Lakeside Drive, which runs atop the College Lake Dam in the Virginia city.

Concerns Of Dam Failure Prompt Evacuations In Lynchburg, Va.

The College Lake Dam has been strained by heavy rainfall. Overnight, worries about its imminent collapse sent alarm through the community.

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