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Joshua Tree National Park closes due to damage caused by shutdown

Officials said that the 1,235-square-mile park will close Thursday morning temporarily, but did not say when they expected to reopen it to visitors.

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Navy medic faces murder charge after allegedly stabbing man 40 times

The suspect allegedly told police that when he found blood on his body he did not know where it came from.

USA

Facebook removes page attacking R. Kelly accusers

"We do not tolerate bullying or sharing someone's private contact information," a Facebook representative said.

USA

Third cat in Wyoming contracts plague

The health department recommended people avoid areas with rodents and use repellant when in areas with fleas.

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Russian at Trump Tower meeting charged with obstruction in civil suit

Natalia Veselnitskaya was at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting convened after Trump campaign officials were promised dirt on Hillary Clinton.

USA

California's new governor gets help from young son at inauguration

California's new governor Gavin Newsom enlisted some help from an unlikely source at his inauguration speech on Monday

USA

Arizona care facility CEO resigns after vegetative patient gave birth

The long-term care center said it "will accept nothing less than a full accounting of this absolutely horrifying situation."

USA

Seeking to avert L.A. teachers' strike, district and union work to hammer out deal

The union of 30,000 members serving a district of 600,000 students has said it will strike as early as Thursday.

USA

Lead accuser of Rep. Jim Jordan over Ohio State wrestling allegations is jailed

Former university wrestler Mike DiSabato was jailed Monday after missing a court hearing Friday. He is due back in court Tuesday.

USA

PG&E, facing wildfire claims, sees its stock price fall over 20 percent Monday

The utility is facing lawsuits connected to California's deadliest-ever wildfire, the Camp Fire, which killed 86 people in November.

USA

'Surviving R. Kelly' series followed by surge in assault hotline calls

"We often see the types of callers we get" follow a news cycle, the hotline network's head said. With the R. Kelly show, more people called "about childhood abuse."

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Golden Globes disappoint with upsets like 'Green Book.' Here's the silver lining | View

Wins in the Globes' major movie categories can sometimes act as litmus tests for the ceremonies that follow.

USA

Man charged for murder in Malibu campground shooting spree

Anthony Rauda, 42, was also charged with 10 counts of attempted murder and five second-degree burglary in what authorities describe as a two-year crime spree.

Markets

Wall Street big wigs plan new exchange to challenge NYSE, Nasdaq

Wall Street big wigs plan new exchange to challenge NYSE, Nasdaq

USA

Suspect in Kalamazoo shooting spree that killed 6 pleads guilty

Dalton halted jury selection with surprise guilty pleas to six counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and eight counts of felony use of a firearm.

USA

Sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown, who killed man who paid her for sex, is granted clemency

Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown a full commutation to parole. She will be eligible for release Aug. 7 on time served and will remain on parole for 10 years.

USA

Kelsey Berreth's parents file wrongful death lawsuit against fiancé

The suit seeks damages tied to emotional distress.

USA

Euroviews. Trump's 'I can't hear you' strategy no longer works. Pelosi knows it

The end of majority government means that the GOP will have to abandon a strategy that flouts public opinion.

World News

Hard to digest: Inmates eat holiday steak during shutdown while prison workers go unpaid

Some Florida prisoners mocked the guards while feasting on a New Year's Day lunch of grilled steak, garlic macaroni biscuits and holiday pies, worker says.

World News

David Rhodes leaving as head of CBS News

Rhodes, who fired Charlie Rose, will be succeeded by Susan Zirinsky, the inspiration for Holly Hunter's character in the movie "Broadcast News."

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