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At least seven people are injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded Sunday night in Louisiana.  Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato said that at least seven people were injured and authorities were actively searching for one missing person.   ...Read more

Two prison employees were killed and 14 other people injured on Thursday when inmates at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in North Carolina tried to escape, officials said.  The escape attempt began around 3:30 p.m., when inmates set fire to the prison’s sewing plant.  In addition to the 2 employees killed, three prison employees remained hospitalized in critical condition early Friday, and seven others were treated and released. Four inmates were also treated for injuries. ...Read more

A New Orleans police officer was shot and killed early Friday, October 13, according to the NOPD.  The incident took place near an apartment complex about 12:14 a.m., when four officers who were on routine patrol were fired upon and one of the officers collapsed, he said.  The officers returned fire and the suspect was also struck. The officer was taken to University Medical Center, where he died.   ...Read more

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at expanding access to loosely regulated health insurance plans, which could give consumers more coverage options but also destabilize Obamacare.  The President stated that the health care executive order will allow coverage to be sold across state lines. ...Read more

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve $36.5 billion in emergency relief for areas such as Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands which suffered severe hurricane damage, as well as California which has been struck by devastating wildfires. ...Read more

The U.S. Navy is dismissing the top two officers of the USS John S. McCain following an accident that left ten sailors dead.  The ship’s commanding officer and executive officer, Commander Alfredo J. Sánchez and Commander Jessie L. Sánchez respectively were relieved of their duties because of a loss of confidence.   ...Read more

More than a dozen wildfires raged across Northern California well into Tuesday evening, with the largest ones killing at least 17 people as they continued through the state’s wine country region. As of Tuesday evening already 20,000 people had been ordered to leave the area and other parts of Northern California, including Sonoma County and Santa Rosa. ...Read more

Authorities in Northern California late Monday said there were at least 11 dead and more than 100 reported missing in wildfires raging through much of the state’s wine country.  Reports are saying that the fire has grown over 2,000 acres since Monday afternoon and is now at 27,000 acres.  The 14 fires destroyed at least 1,500 homes.   ...Read more

Police apprehended a student accused of fatally shooting a Texas Tech University police officer at the campus police station Monday night.  University officials issued an alert saying the suspect, Hollis Daniels, 19, was taken into custody and that the campus lockdown order had been lifted. ...Read more

Several wildfires in northern California have prompted mass evacuations in the Napa Valley, fire officials say. The Atlas Peak fire was the largest, quickly growing to more than 200 acres near Napa, and a fire near Calistoga had burned several buildings and prompted mandatory evacuations along several roads.  Early Monday morning, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department said fires had also erupted in Santa Rosa, Windsor and Sebastopol. ...Read more