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As California battles raging wildfires, "containment" is a term used often by firefighters and in media coverage. But how does it work?

During the traffic stop, deputies noticed a strong smell of raw marijuana. The York County Sheriff's Department estimated the street value of the pot at more than $300,000.

Terrorism charges were filed Friday against Everitt Jameson, 26, of Modesto, Calif. He told an undercover officer that he wanted to carry out an attack on the popular tourist attraction, the FBI says.

A bomb went off in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket, injuring at least 13 shoppers. Investigators say the device was homemade and packed with shrapnel.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into research labs in an effort to collect genetic information on a million people. But some skeptics say the focus should be on humans themselves, not DNA.

The Incas did not have a written language. Instead, they communicated using a system of knots in colored strings — called khipus. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard student Manny Medrano about his groundbreaking work analyzing the code.

The massive Thomas Fire in Southern California is now 89 percent contained and evacuees are starting to return home. The Upper Ojai Valley was especially hard-hit. About a quarter of the homes there were destroyed.

"Just the last few years alone have seen some serious breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research," Joseph Jebelli says. His new book is The Pursuit of Memory.

In the latest tweet to ratchet up tensions with Pyongyang, the president responded to the North Korean leader's New Year's address, in which he warned that his missiles could reach all of the U.S.

Color really does impact our perception of taste — even if the ingredients are otherwise the same, scientists say. It's something candy companies use to their advantage.