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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has spoken three times with Donald Trump since Tuesday’s election and they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday. The Israeli airstrike in Lebanon killed at least 23 people, including seven children, in Aalmat village north of Beirut, far from the areas in the east and south where Hezbollah has a major presence. There was no Israeli evacuation warning. Israel’s military said that it hit a Hezbollah site used to store weapons, and the strike was under review. Hezbollah began firing rockets, drones and missiles into Israel after war broke out in Gaza, in solidarity with the Palestinians and Hamas. Israel retaliated, and a series of escalations have led to all-out war.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man is dead after police say he crashed into a parked pickup truck early Sunday in the Bay Park neighborhood of San Diego. San Diego Police are investigating the fatal crash that happened at 1:44 a.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of Clairemont Drive in Bay Park. Body found in burning car at Escondido storage facility According to SDPD, a 45-year-old man was driving south on Clairemont Drive in a BMW 645CI when he reportedly veered to the right and hit the back of a parked Ford F350. The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to the hospital where he later died. Man, 29, hit by Tesla in Mira Mesa dies Police say it is unknown at this time whether alcohol was a factor in this fatal collision. The San Diego Police Department Traffic Division is investigating. Anyone with more information is asked to call the San Diego Police non-emergency line or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Police are investigating after a body was found inside a burning car at a public storage facility in Escondido Sunday morning. The Escondido police and fire departments responded to calls for a vehicle fire around 10 a.m. Sunday, but says a body was found inside the four-door sedan after the flames were put out. Evacuations lifted for ‘Garden Fire’ in Fallbrook The police department reports the victim appears to be an adult man and that he was pronounced dead at the scene. The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office will be conducting an autopsy in the coming days as the victim’s cause of death and identity have yet to be released. County of San Diego Registrar of Voters receives bomb threat Escondido police and fire department arson detectives are working to investigate the cause of the fire at Public Storage in the 300 block Brotherton Road in Escondido. Authorities say the car was parked under a carport in the parking lot of the storage facility. Investigators are also working to gather any surveillance video in the area. Body found in burning

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than 130 structures and damaged dozens more. Firefighters continued making progress against a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County that broke out Wednesday and quickly exploded in size due to dry, warm and gusty Santa Ana winds. The Mountain Fire prompted thousands of residents to flee their homes and was 26% contained as of Sunday, up from 21% the previous day. The fire’s size remains around 32 square miles (about 83 square kilometers). The cause is under investigation. “The fire continues to creep and smolder in steep rugged terrain. Threats remain to critical infrastructure, highways, and communities,” according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, better known as Cal Fire. Meanwhile, New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old state parks employee who died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon as

Police and fire officials were investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a burning car Sunday morning in Escondido, a police lieutenant said. It was not immediately known how the person died or what caused the fire, Escondido police Lt. Janice Kuehn said. Authorities received reports of a burning vehicle shortly before 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Public Storage facility on Brotherton Road off Centre City Parkway, Kuehn said. Police officers and firefighters both responded to the scene. Firefighters found the body inside the car after extinguishing the flames, Kuehn said. Police did not release any details about the victim. Police detectives were leading the investigation, with the help of fire investigators, at least until they could determine whether any type of crime was committed, Kuehn said.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS/WAVY) — Veterans Day, which falls on Monday, Nov. 11 this year, is a day dedicated to thanking those who served in our armed forces. As part of the holiday, many retailers and restaurants nationwide offer deals and discounts for veterans. In most cases, veterans are required to show proof of military service such as a retiree or military ID card. Also, not all national franchise locations may offer Veterans Day deals. Call ahead to be sure. Food Deals: 7-Eleven: Veterans and active duty military members can receive a free coffee or Big Gulp with 7Rewards. Applebee’s: Veterans and active-duty military receive a free meal from a select menu on Nov. 11. Dine-in only. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse: Veterans can dine in on Nov. 11 and enjoy a free Chocolate Chunk Pizooki with no minimum food purchase. Veterans will also get a free appetizer coupon that can be used between Nov. 12 and Dec. 31, 2024. Buffalo Wild Wings: Veterans and active duty military members can receive a free order of 10 boneless wings with valid ID. California Pizza Kitchen: Veterans and active-duty

(NEXSTAR) – As the temperatures drop, the energy bills go up. But how you set your thermostat can help keep the cost of heating your home down. There are two main heater strategies: set it and forget it, or turn it on and off. While some people may prefer the first strategy, the second way is likely to be cheaper. If people are at home all day, or coming in and out pretty constantly, it might make more sense to leave the heat on instead of flipping it on and off repeatedly. However, if no one is home for a long stretch of time – like a typical 8-hour workday – you should turn the heat off, or set it to a low temperature, to save money, experts advise. LIST: These are the fastest-growing cities in the US, 2024 report finds The idea that it costs more to heat your home back up after the temperature drops isn’t true, says the Department of Energy (DOE). “A common misconception associated with thermostats is that a furnace works harder than normal to warm the space back to

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL) — One person is dead and 16 others injured after an early morning shooting Sunday on Tuskegee University’s campus, casting a grim pall over the school’s 100th homecoming celebration. According to school officials, the victim, an 18-year-old man, was not a student of the Tuskegee, Alabama, university and their family has been notified. An autopsy is planned at the state’s forensic center in Montgomery, Macon County Coroner Hal Bentley told The Associated Press on Sunday. Twelve people were wounded by gunfire, and four others sustained injuries not related to the gunshots, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a Sunday afternoon update. “The parents of this individual have been notified. Several others including Tuskegee University students were injured and are receiving treatment at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery,” the university said in a statement. The city’s police chief, Patrick Mardis, said the injured included a female student who was shot in the stomach and a male student who was shot in the arm. 3 shot, 1 dead at Ohio senior living facility: police “Some idiots started

Oceanside Police Chief Kedrick Sadler is retiring from the department this weekend, and city officials have tapped a candidate to replace him as the city’s top cop — the assistant chief. Sadler’s last day is Sunday, after more than a year and a half as chief, City Manager Jonathan Borrego said in a news release. Oceanside officials selected Assistant Police Chief Taurino Valdovinos to replace Sadler to lead the department, which has more than 200 officers in a city of nearly 175,000 residents. He steps into the job Monday, and will be officially sworn in later in the week. Borrego said the decision to promote Valdovinos outside of the typical recruitment process was based on the assistant chief’s experience within the department, the relationships he’s built with the community and that he was a finalist in the selection process that involved his predecessor in 2023. “With decades of dedicated service to our community, Chief Valdovinos brings proven leadership and a deep understanding of our city’s public safety needs,” Borrego said. Since joining the department in 2003, Valdovinos has served in many roles, including on patrol, in neighborhood

A 45-year-old man died early Sunday morning after crashing into the back of a parked pickup in San Diego’s Bay Park neighborhood, police said. It happened about 1:45 a.m. as the man was headed south on Clairemont Drive near Ute Street, close to Clairemont High School, San Diego police Officer Jose Perales said in a statement. The man was behind the wheel of a 2004 BMW 645CI sedan when he veered off the road to his right for unknown reasons and struck the back of a Ford F-350 pickup, Perales said. Medics took the gravely injured driver to a hospital, where he died. Perales said it was not immediately known if alcohol impairment was a factor in the crash, which the department’s traffic division is investigating.

(NEXSTAR) — If you’ve used Cash App since 2018, you have only about a week to claim your part of a $15 million settlement reached in a class action lawsuit. Block Inc., which owns Cash App, and Cash App Investing were accused of negligence and breaching obligations they had to users in 2022 when a former employee accessed account data without permission. Block said in a 2022 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was notifying roughly 8.2 million current and former users about the incident. According to the lawsuit, Block was negligent again in 2023 when “an unauthorized user” gained access to some Cash App accounts while using recycled phone numbers linked to those accounts. IRS unveils 2025 income tax brackets: Where do you fall? Block and Cash App Investing were also accused of failing to take the necessary steps to protect accounts after both incidents and did not “adequately resolve customer complaints regarding unauthorized or fraudulent transactions.” While Block and Cash App Investing denied liability and wrongdoing, they agreed earlier this year to the $15 million settlement. A website dedicated

Perched outside one of the nearly 40 tents at a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Emir Mejía smiles as she gently rocks her 15-day-old granddaughter. This has been her family’s home for over six months as they await an appointment to seek asylum in the United States. The night before, her joy at welcoming her seventh granddaughter quickly turned to concern as U.S. voters elected former President Donald Trump to a second term in the White House, where he has promised mass deportations. The fear and uncertainty Mejia and her family now face is shared with many migrants waiting in shelters for their turn to present their cases to U.S. officials — but also with nearly 2 million already living in California. “Maybe a lot of people don’t understand,” she said in Spanish. “We don’t want to cross (to the U.S.) for pleasure, but to protect our lives.” Emir Mejía, left, and Lorena Gómez cook at Movimiento Juventud 2000 on Wednesday in Tijuana, Baja California. Mejía and her family left Michoacán due to violence. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Trump has always taken a

Meera Ramanathan of San Diego knew from an early age she wanted to be an artist. The youngest of three girls and growing up in the bustling, bayside city of Chennai, India, she showed an early inclination toward creativity. She tells me about one of her earliest artistic memories of using fabric scraps and yarn to fashion doll clothes and creating cards for family members. “One of the things I would do with my mom was chop okra,” Ramanathan recalls, of preparing the seed pod fruit for meals. “One day when I was helping her, she was throwing away the tops and I said, ‘you know what, I’m going to dip this in paint and see what happens.’ It made these beautiful marks.” She goes on to recount how her parents ended up displaying the okra art piece she made proudly showing it off to anyone who stopped by their home. Hearing her recall the story, it’s easy to see it as something of a fateful moment in Ramanathan’s life. She agrees that other parents might have steered their daughter toward more practical pursuits, but

Carlsbad is considering lifting its 25-year-old ban on new drive-thru restaurants, a prohibition prompted by concerns that the auto-centric convenience would proliferate with the opening of Legoland. Residents at the time raised concerns that an abundance of drive-thru restaurants like those found around Disneyland could occur near the theme park in Carlsbad, and that poorly designed fast-food sites would bring traffic congestion, visual blight, noise, odors and air pollution. Options for removing or relaxing the ban were presented Wednesday to the Carlsbad Planning Commission, where the idea drew mixed reactions from commissioners and the public. “Adding more drive-thrus to the city is ill-advised,” said resident Paige DeCino, a representative of the local Sierra Club chapter. “We are in a climate crisis … and idling through drive-thrus is taking us in the wrong direction.” The city does well with the drive-thru restaurants it has now, she said, and more of them would increase greenhouse gases and air pollution. Carlsbad has a dozen fast-food drive-thrus that opened before the ban. Also, some other types of new businesses such as banks and pharmacies are exempt and have opened

Oceanside plans to update another of its historic buildings designed by the respected architect Irving Gill, who created a number of notable structures in the city and across Southern California. The Crown Heights Resource Center was built in 1931 on Division Street at Center Avenue, where it initially served as Oceanside’s Americanization School for more than 10 years. Today it offers after-school programs and social services to residents of a diverse, low-income neighborhood just west of Interstate 5 and south of Mission Avenue. Gill also designed Oceanside’s first fire station and its companion City Hall building, now the Oceanside Museum of Art, on Pier View Way next to the city’s present-day Civic Center. Other Gill buildings in Oceanside include the former Blade-Tribune newspaper building on Seagaze Drive, now the Blade 1936 restaurant, and a house in the Fire Mountain neighborhood. In more recent years Gill’s distinctive style influenced the design of several newer Oceanside municipal buildings. They include the Civic Center built in the 1980s and the newer Senior Center and William A. Wagner Aquatic Center at El Corazon Park. La Jolla has several Gill

They sell everything from cookies and microwave popcorn to deodorant and dental floss. The commissary that serves the 3,800 or so people locked up in San Diego County jails at any given hour generates millions of dollars a year in profits for the Sheriff’s Office — money that by law is supposed to pay for the benefit, education and welfare of people in custody. But there’s no easy way to tell how much revenue the Incarcerated Persons’ Welfare Fund raises each year or where the proceeds are directed. And the finances of the jail-based shopping outlet have not been formally audited in at least eight years. The Sheriff’s Office does not generally disclose spending details for the welfare fund, which is the pool of income derived from profits the Sheriff’s Office receives from commissary sales. Instead, the region’s largest law enforcement agency limits the information in its published reports to broad spending categories — education, operations and support, free indigent goods, entertainment and recreation, equipment and maintenance. When pressed for details by The San Diego Union-Tribune over several months, the department released financial data showing that

FALLBROOK, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — In the aftermath of the “Garden Fire,” residents in the surrounding area are recognizing the importance of being prepared for emergencies. Bryan Outcault has been living in Fallbrook for five years now. He shared that he and his wife don’t have an emergency plan, but the recent wildfire has made them rethink creating one. “She packed up a bunch of stuff, which it’s put away now because it [the fire] is out, but she was panicking,” according to Outcault. The reality that many had to pack up and go quickly had Outcault and his wife reaching for their most precious belongings just in case. “Documents like passports, marriage certificates — all the stuff that we want to keep,” said Outcault. Evacuations lifted for ‘Garden Fire’ in Fallbrook Experts stress the importance of having a plan, especially since it’s peak wildfire season in San Diego County. “You also want to have a go bag by your door, so if you have to leave at a moment’s notice all you have to do as you’re leaving the door is pick that up and put it

(AP) — Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years. Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR’s Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip. France and longtime NASCAR executive Mike Helton presented Allison with a plaque commemorating the victory. With it, Allison trails only fellow Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93) in Cup wins. Allison was inducted into NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame class, in 2011. He was the 1983 NASCAR champion, finished second in the series title race five times, and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500. “Bobby

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York City on Saturday, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple. The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven into Manhattan’s Center Plaza, where it was hoisted in place by a crane. It will take 5 miles (about 8 kilometers) of light strands with more than 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs to wrap the tree, whose diameter measures 43 feet (13 meters). A Swarovski star crown sparkling with 3 million crystals will top it. The towering conifer, donated by the Albert family in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, was cut down Thursday morning and loaded onto a flatbed truck for the 140-mile (225-kilometer) trip. It is the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to come from Massachusetts since 1959. It was met in New York City by smiling crowds who held cellphones aloft from behind barriers as crews attached cables to the giant tree, pounded a stake into its base and guided it into place. “The crowds were big today. They were one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen that come to a tree

“This is — wow,” was a frequent expression overheard Saturday morning at San Diego’s newest and arguably most impressive library in the North City community of Pacific Highlands Ranch. The city opened the doors of its 37th library branch to a crowd of around 400 local residents and families at about 10:20 a.m., following a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the neighborhood’s council representative, mayor, library director and community planning group chair. “Just over two years ago, we were here for the groundbreaking, and today I have the privilege of joining you and your friends and your neighbors for the grand opening of San Diego’s library of the future, the Pacific Highlands Ranch library,” Councilmember Joe LaCava said. “As an all-electric … building with three EV charging stations, this library takes an important step towards a more sustainable tomorrow. As a library featuring more community rooms and offering more opportunities for formal meetings and informal get-togethers, this library moves us towards a more civically engaged tomorrow,” he said. “This project is community-led, sustainable and downright good looking.” The assembled crowd’s pent-up enthusiasm — for a branch

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial paid tribute to American and South Korean veterans of the Korean War in a special ceremony on Saturday. The event, which was open to the public, commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Korean War’s conclusion and honored the sacrifices made during what is often referred to as the “Forgotten War.” As explained by the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association, the Korean War (1950-1953) was a pivotal conflict that involved over 2.5 million casualties and left the Korean Peninsula divided between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). ‘Warrior for Peace’ hosts fishing trip for veterans in Mission Bay The war reached international dimensions when North Korea, aided by the Soviet Union, invaded South Korea in June 1950. In response, the United Nations, with the United States as its principal participant, intervened on behalf of the South, while the People’s Republic of China supported the North. The fighting ended in July 1953, but the war never officially concluded. To this day, both nations remain divided. This year’s ceremony