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(SYOSSET, N.Y.) -- A New York father and son were arrested and charged after investigators discovered chemicals at their residence that had been combined to create explosive materials, according to police. Investigators discovered the chemicals while they were looking into a "bias incident" in which a swastika was drawn in a male bathroom at Syosset High School on Wednesday, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Investigators alleged the 15-year-old boy drew […]

(BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga.) -- At least 1,000 homes are being threatened by two major wildfires in Georgia that have burned more than 34,000 acres combined, according to officials.Dry conditions from a persistent drought and gusty winds continue to fuel the wildfires in Georgia, Florida and elsewhere across the Southeast.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for 91 counties in South Georgia.The two major wildfires burning in Southeast Georgia are the […]

Los Angeles County District Attorney placard. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) -- A man is charged with murder for allegedly beating an 84-year-old man with dementia and setting him on fire, Los Angeles prosecutors said.The victim, Bang Cho, had wandered away from a senior care home when he was attacked just before midnight on Sunday in downtown LA, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.The […]

Christopher Gillum is seen in this undated police handout. (Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office) (DESTIN, Fla.) -- A former police officer who allegedly was traveling to Louisiana to conduct a mass shooting at a large festival was arrested Wednesday night in a Florida hotel where investigators found a gun and nearly 200 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.Christopher Gillum, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was wanted by the Louisiana Department of Public […]