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Trump defends his criticisms of parents of Muslim soldier, faces backlash

Donald Trump is defending his criticism of the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain, taking to Twitter Sunday to say the father “viciously attacked” him in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.

 
Threat from fire north of Reno diminished

About 40 homes were threatened earlier Friday but voluntary evacuations were lifted later in the day, and no homes faced any imminent danger by Friday evening, interagency fire spokesman Mark Struble said.

 
Western wildfires destroy homes, close trails, discourage tourism

Blazes have destroyed dozens of homes in several Western states and scared away tourists from California’s dramatic Big Sur coast, which is near a wildfire burning in hard-to-reach forested ridges that fire crews will likely be battling for another month.

 
Donald Trump attacks Muslim father’s Democratic convention speech

With 100 days left before the fall election, Hillary Clinton’s campaign bus wound its way through Donald Trump’s America as the Republican nominee picked a new fight with the bereaved father of a Muslim Army captain.

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Hot air balloon crashes in Texas, at least 16 feared dead

A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said.

 
The UFC’s anti-doping program, a year later

In announcing the implementation of a comprehensive year-round drug testing program last year, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta famously said the situation was going to get worse before it got better.

 
Hundreds rally for, against school choice at Nevada Supreme Court hearing

Hoisting signs and shouting into loudspeakers, about 400 protesters faced off Friday at the downtown Regional Justice Center over a pair of Nevada lawsuits whose future might further roil a national debate on school choice programs.

 
Donald Trump speech beats Hillary Clinton in TV viewership

Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by 29.8 million people on the commercial networks, the Nielsen company said Friday. That fell short of the 32.2 million people who watched Trump speak to the Republicans a week before.

 
2 San Diego police officers shot, 1 fatally, during late-night stop

Two San Diego police officers were shot — one fatally — after a late-night stop turned into a gunfight, triggering a massive manhunt that led to the capture of one wounded suspect in a ravine and an hours-long SWAT standoff Friday that ended with officers finding no one inside the home they had surrounded.

 
200 firefighters battle fire threatening homes north of Reno

More than 200 firefighters are battling the largest of a series of lightning-sparked fires north of Reno that are threatening dozens of homes and prompted some voluntary evacuations.