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Emergency crews need to be ready for all types of situations… and that requires thorough training. Statehouse Correspondent Andy Chow learned about a new…

If the government shuts down next week, hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be temporarily forced out of their jobs. In 1996, President Clinton sought to highlight the impact of such a shutdown by telling the story of one heroic federal worker.

Two months ahead of the usual fire season, there are dozens of fires in the wilds surrounding Sydney. Some have been due to lightning strikes and other acts of nature. Others are the work of arsonists.

The towering sequoias only grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the most ancient living things on Earth.

The satirist has managed to anger two governments in Egypt. Both the Islamists and the military have taken offense to his routines.

The former chief executive of the British bank Barclays is appearing before a parliamentary committee in Britain Wednesday. Bob Diamond, who resigned Tuesday, is supposed to answer questions about the rate-setting scandal at the company. Barclays released documents Tuesday suggesting that a Bank of England official may have pressured the bank to lower its rates.

The Israeli prime minister, speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, said Iran's nuclear program was "in the last 20 yards." He also denied he was taking sides in the U.S. presidential election.

Sources tell the newspaper that the CIA alerts Pakistan in advance about "broad areas" that may be targeted. The other government's silence in response is interpreted as an effective OK, according to those officials.

A Swiss foundation claims to have evidence of an earlier version. Skeptics say they need more proof.

After a fourth place finish, the teen tweeted that the diver had let his late father down. Police arrested him under a law that prohibits "grossly offensive" electronic messages.