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A wildfire near San Jose, Calif. has destroyed a dozen homes, and threatens more than 150 structures. Meanwhile, the massive Soberanes fire is still burning two months after it began.

The agreement, which was signed last week, would have ended more than a half-century of war between the government and FARC rebels. By a slim majority, Colombians voted against the deal Sunday.

The number of people living in extreme poverty continues to plunge despite slowing global growth, the World Bank says. More than 1 billion people rose out of poverty between 1990 and 2013, it says.

Historian Deborah Lipstadt was the defendant in a British libel lawsuit brought by Holocaust denier David Irving. The new film Denial tells the story of that trial and the debate it ignited.

Hillary Clinton spent the day in Charlotte, N.C., attending a church service and meeting with African-American community leaders to discuss the recent shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police.

When a team of researchers evaluated the scientific literature on brain games, they found little evidence that the products improve memory or thinking in real-world tasks.

Voters rejected the historic peace deal signed last week by Colombia's president and the leader of the FARC rebels. It would have disarmed FARC and brought a formal end to decades of hostilities.

The New York Times published some of Donald Trump's income tax returns from 1995 in which Trump reported over $900 million in loses. That could have legally relieved his tax burden for up to 18 years.

The State Department says the agreement reached with Russia in early September was undermined by the Russian and Syrian assault on Aleppo and "intensified attacks against civilian areas."

The number of people younger than 25 showing up at the bridge intending to commit suicide is five times what it was in 2000. A crisis text hotline is encouraging young people to reach out for help.