Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years.

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A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.

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In the first Mass since an assailant attacked Annunciation Catholic Church, parishioners gathered to grieve and support one another.

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The false report of a gunman drew a large police response to the university’s campus northwest of Philadelphia, where freshmen and their parents were told to shelter in place.

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