US: Second Fire Erupts at Las Vegas Wetlands Park Within Days

A second brush fire erupted at Wetlands Park in Clark County, Nevada, on Wednesday night, April 9. This follows another "human-caused" fire in the park in late March that burned about 34 acres. The cause of the new fire is currently unknown.

US: Keller Fire Burns Homes, Prompting Evacuations In Oakland Hills, California 2

A five-alarm brush fire broke out near Interstate 580 in the Oakland Hills, California, on Friday, October 18, amid a red flag warning in effect for the Bay Area due to dry and windy conditions. The fire burned at least two homes, prompting evacuation orders and causing power outages in the area. No injuries were reported.

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Slander Case against President Gustavo Petro

Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana is called to conciliation with President Gustavo Petro for slander and libel by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, on January 30, 2024, in Bogota, Colombia. Photo by: Cristian Bayona/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Novartis scandal

Novartis scandal

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (C), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, and Yoshiyasu Ninomiya (R), president of Novartis Pharma K.K., a Japanese unit of Novartis AG, bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. Novartis Pharma K.K. has allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

Novartis scandal

Novartis scandal

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (L), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. At right is Yoshiyasu Ninomiya, president of Novartis Pharma K.K., a Japanese unit of Novartis AG. Novartis Pharma K.K. has allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

Novartis division head Epstein

Novartis division head Epstein

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein (L), division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, holds talks with Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Tamura summoned Epstein and sharply criticized the firm for triggering a scandal involving Novartis Pharma K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Novartis AG. The unit allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.

Novartis division head Epstein

Novartis division head Epstein

TOKYO, Japan - David Epstein, division head at Novartis AG, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, speaks with reporters after holding talks with Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013. Tamura summoned Epstein and sharply criticized the firm for triggering a scandal involving Novartis Pharma K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Novartis AG. The unit allegedly engaged in deceptive advertizing for the blood pressure-lowering drug Diovan by citing a study based on manipulated clinical data.