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Firefighters fired after homicide sparks ethics investigation

Two California firefighters were dismissed and 13 others punished, following an investigation into a former fire chief who was accused of stabbing his fiancée to death and then going on the run for two weeks, officials said on Thursday.

US Navy cargo ship runs aground near Okinawa

An American naval cargo ship has run aground off the Japanese coast, east of Okinawa, and efforts are underway to refloat it, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

Gitmo Navy commander relieved of duties during investigation

The commander of the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay has been relieved of his duties after an investigation uncovered evidence of an inappropriate relationship between him and a civilian woman whose husband was found dead earlier this month.

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Hundreds out of homes after massive NJ apartment fire

Hundreds of residents were displaced from their homes after a massive fire ripped through a New Jersey apartment complex, officials said, but no serious injuries were reported.

 
Five Disneyland employees infected in measles outbreak

Five employees of Disneyland have been infected with measles in an outbreak traced to the California amusement park, although three of them have recovered from the viral disease and are back on the job, company officials said on Wednesday.

 
US-Cuba talks begin with immigration disagreement

The United States and Cuba clashed over immigration policy on Wednesday at the first session of high-level talks seeking to restore diplomatic ties between the Cold War adversaries

 
2 bodies found in ashes of Maryland mansion

Two bodies have been found in the ruins of an Annapolis, Maryland, mansion that burned two days ago, Anne Arundel County fire officials said Wednesday at a press conference.

 
Mystery substance soaks San Francisco Bay birds, kills many

Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state wildlife official said Tuesday.

 
Newtown to vote on destroying Sandy Hook killer’s house

Civic officials will vote on Wednesday evening whether to demolish the Connecticut home of the 20-year-old man who killed 26 children and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

 
2 dead after shooting at Boston hospital

A doctor who was shot early Tuesday morning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has died, according to Boston Police.

 
Calif. school warns students of ties to Disneyland measles outbreak

A Southern California school has told students who have not been vaccinated for measles to stay home for two weeks after learning that one of their classmates was infected in an outbreak traced to Disneyland in late December.

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