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WARREN, Ohio (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and at least three people wounded in a shootout between two local two biker gangs in northeast Ohio. WFMJ-TV reports the Ohio State Highway Patrol is searching by air and police on the ground for a possible suspect after the shootout today in the parking lot of a bar in Warren Township, about 55 miles southeast of Cleveland. The shootout occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m.
CHICAGO (AP) — There's no word on who was behind the ambush of a Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011. Friends say 45-year-old Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes was shot three times in the head and critically wounded Thursday outside his school on the city's southwest side. Fuentes was celebrating his birthday there when he got into his car with friends and an armed man suddenly ordered Fuentes to get out and shot him.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 1,200 firefighters are attacking a wildfire in coastal California. The blaze has engulfed nearly 12 square miles of mountain and agricultural lands in Santa Barbara County. Overnight, crews nailed down lines on the fire's west side but the eastern side of the blaze was uncontrolled and virtually inaccessible. "Sundowner" winds gusting to 50 mph are expected to return this evening and that could stir up the fire.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama says he wants more people to appreciate and visit America's national parks as the system nears its 100th birthday in August. During a visit to California's Yosemite National Park today, Obama said climate change is already damaging the parks. The president says rising temperatures are causing Yosemite's meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday.
PHOENIX (AP) — Rank-and-file activists want Democratic leaders to ensure that the party platform protects voter rights, advocates equality for women and recommends reducing the role of money on politics. The final day of the Democratic National Convention Committee's forum in Phoenix has centered on how to attract supporters and appeal to their interests. The hearings were the second of four rounds of meetings, with additional ones planned.
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