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"The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily," a spokesman for NEMA told reporters, adding that many could be unaccounted for in shelters.

The TV and film star is the first parent to be sentenced in connection with the years-long, multimillion-dollar scheme. The case has resurfaced questions about college access, race and privilege.

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the 21-year-old man accused of killing 22 people last month in a hate-filled attack at a Walmart.

After a DNA test revealed the clinic had impregnated the mother with the wrong sperm, the now-divorced couple is trying to uncover the identity of the child's biological father.

Yujing Zhang, who often appeared confused during the two-day trial, faces up to six years in prison for making false statements to federal officers and trespassing on the president's club.

"On behalf of California consumers, the Board achieved the highest level of patient protection with the surrender of [George] Tyndall's license," the California Medical Board executive director said.

It "was not based on science but on external factors including reputation and appearance, or simply put, political," the agency's acting chief scientist wrote.

The spacecraft's descent was going as planned until it reached an altitude of 2.1 km over the surface. "Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost," scientists explained.

Water temperatures between Alaska and California have risen by 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Researchers say the warming could trigger a series of problems in the marine food chain.

In California, at Santa Barbara's harbor, mourners left candles and flowers to remember the 34 people who are presumed dead following a fire on a commercial diving boat.

Twenty bodies have been recovered, while five crew members made it to safety. Authorities say they believe the rest of the 39 people aboard the Conception have died since the boat caught fire Monday.

A U.S. military court judge in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has set a trial date of Jan. 11, 2021, though a number of other deadlines would need to be met for the trial to begin then.

Forecasters warn, "Dorian is anticipated to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane ... into next week. Florida and Georgia have declared emergencies along the wide possible path of the storm.

An attorney for the family of a victim says the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Veteran Affairs is investigating up to 10 insulin injection-related deaths.

Two men pretended they had served in the military to have their cases transferred to veterans courts with the aim of getting more lenient sentences. It didn't work.

Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing thousands of files on Google's self-driving car project. After leaving Google, he went to work for its rival, Uber.

"Churches are dedicated for the worship of God and as havens from the cares and concerns of the world," the new handbook reads. Before the ban, weapons were considered "inappropriate."

A $120 million loan could cut up to 8 years off a project to swap out pipes that are contaminating water as it flows from the city's primary processing plant into homes.

"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.

The state's Court of Appeals said officers violated a man's Fourth Amendment rights by conducting a warrantless search of his person, after he was approached in a car that smelled of pot.