At least 25 have died as a result of brushfires since September – and flames are expected to intensify once again Source

The Rascal Flatts Farewell: Life Is A Highway Tour will kick off in Indianapolis in June. Source

Almost half the roughly 1,300 corrections positions in three major facilities in Mississippi remain unfilled. Source

U.S. Embassy urges anyone traveling to the city where the “pneumonia outbreak of unknown cause” is centered to avoid animals and sick people. Source

The federal government is now forcing some migrants in custody to give DNA samples. The controversial pilot program promoted by the Trump administration kicked off Monday. Border Patrol agents have been instructed to collect DNA through cheek swabs at two entry points on the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. In some cases, that includes migrants as young as 14. Source

The FBI is helping investigate the growing mystery of unidentified drones flying over Colorado and Nebraska. The drones have been spotted buzzing hundreds of feet in the air at night. Investigators are looking for a suspicious vehicle to help track down who is responsible. Janet Shamilian reports. Source

Insurers report the Australian bushfires have caused nearly half a billion U.S. dollars in damage and that estimate is expected to rise. Strong gusts and sweltering heat could intensify the fires later this week. Source

Doctors at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth insist Tinslee Lewis is in pain and will never recover. Source

Over the last 10 days, five inmates were killed in different Mississippi state prisons. At one troubled site called Parchman Farm, two violent inmates escaped last week, but have since been caught. Mark Strassman reports on the situation in Parchman Farm and the claims that gangs, not the guards, run the facility. Source

Victims of the massive bushfires in Australia are returning to their neighborhoods and seeing the destruction firsthand. Insurers report there is nearly half a billion U.S. dollars in damage, and that estimate is expected to rise. Crews are still racing to get the upper hand, before strong gusts and sweltering heat threaten to intensify the fires later this week. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source