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FDIC chair says more banks in danger of failing
- The chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday more banks are in danger of failing, and that the government agency expects to raise premiums to restore its reserve fund after paying out billions of dollars to depositors at IndyMac Bank.
Only 33 wildfires still burning in California
- Cool, moist weather and steady attacks by firefighters have brought the number of wildfires still burning in Northern California dramatically down.
Fewer than three-dozen CA fires still burn
- Cool, moist weather and steady attacks by firefighters have brought the number of wildfires still burning in Northern California down to fewer than three-dozen.
Rest in sight for crews as fires let up
- Fewer than three-dozen fires remained active Monday, a month after a dry lightning storm lit Northern California ablaze - pushing thousands of residents out of their homes and the state's firefighting resources to its limits.
Poll: California voters oppose gay marriage ban
- More California voters say they would oppose a November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in the state's constitution than would support it, according to a survey released Friday.
Cooler weather allows progress on Calif. wildfires
- Cooler weather with higher humidity Tuesday has allowed fire crews to get a better handle on wildfires, which have ravaged nearly 1,400 square miles across the state.
California firefighters get help from NASA drone
- Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field.
- Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field.
Fire moves away from Big Sur, but caution doesn't
- A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day.
- A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day.
Some fire evacuations still in place in California
- A massive wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest continued spreading northward and eastward Monday, relieving the danger to the storied coastal town of Big Sur but forcing residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day.