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• California utility admits it may have ignited fire
• Kansas prosecutor retires amid protests over murder case
• Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count

California utility admits it may have ignited fire Posted: 25 Oct 2019 01:04 PM PDT California's biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a destructive wildfire spreading through the state's wine country Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes. The disclosure came as firefighters simultaneously battled flames in both Northern and Southern California: the fire amid Sonoma County's vineyards, and a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed homes near Los Angeles. The fire near the Northern California town of Geyserville burned at least 49 buildings and 34 square miles (65 square kilometers) and prompted evacuation orders for some 2,000 people. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Kansas prosecutor retires amid protests over murder case Posted: 25 Oct 2019 07:05 AM PDT A Kansas prosecutor is retiring amid calls for her to step down after a Missouri judge overturned the double murder conviction of a man whom she helped send to prison more than two decades ago. The Douglas County, Kansas, district attorney's office said in a statement this week that Chief Assistant District Attorney Amy McGowan is transitioning her cases to other attorneys in preparation for her Nov. 1 retirement. McGowan didn't immediately return a message from The Associated Press left for her through the prosecutor's office. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count Posted: 25 Oct 2019 01:05 AM PDT U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than 5,400. The ACLU said the administration told its attorneys that 1,556 children were separated from July 1, 2017, to June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents. Children from that period can be difficult to find because the government had inadequate tracking systems. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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