The cause of the explosion in Esparto, Calif., remained unclear. Two people were injured, and a one-mile evacuation order was still in effect on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

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Ryland Headley was convicted this week in the killing of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. The police used DNA evidence to solve what had been one of Britain’s oldest cold cases.

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Mish and Lucy, 5-year-old siblings, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Devon, England. Only honey was in danger.

The department called its social media post “offensive and inappropriate” and said it was investigating how it had been published.

The department called its social media post “offensive and inappropriate” and said it was investigating how it had been published.

Don’t try this at home.

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