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A team of vets in Zimbabwe rescued a wild rhino on Saturday, after the animal got a tire stuck over its snout (Oct. 16).

Here's the latest news for Saturday: Donald Trump calls for drug test ahead of final debate; Dozens killed in suicide bombing in Baghdad; Death toll rises in North Carolina flooding; Etchings found in cave in Spain.

Published on Oct 16, 2016

After a seven-month-long journey, a joint European-Russian Mars lander separates from its mothership and heads toward the red planet's surface. Diane Hodges reports.

Published on Oct 16, 2016

The Syrian village of Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of Islamic State, is now said to be under the full control of Turkish-backed rebels, as Iraqi government forces tell residents of Mosul they are in the final stages of a major offensive to retake the last Iraqi city still under the militant's control. Diane Hodges reports.

Highlights of this day in history: Arab oil embargo fuels energy crisis; Americans clinch revolutionary victory at Saratoga; Deadly quake hits northern California; Mobster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion; Playwright Arthur Miller born (Oct. 17).
 

Authorities say two men and two women were fatally crushed by a pickup truck that flew off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge onto people gathered at a festival at a park below (Oct. 16).

Randy Travis stuns crowd by singing at Hall of Fame induction; "Certain Women" wins top prize at London Film Festival; Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' tops US box office (Oct. 17).

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Authorities said a retail complex housing a Republican Party office in North Carolina was damaged by fire and graffiti overnight Sunday morning. Local police are investigating alongside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Hillsborough Police Chief Duane Hampton said in an email to the Washington Post that nothing developed overnight as the investigation continues into the fire-bombing of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters late Saturday or early Sunday.

No one was hurt when a bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown the window of the building. An earlier news release from the town said the building next door was spray-painted with the words: “Nazi Republicans leave town or else.”

A state Republican official called the attack “political terrorism.” Republican offices around the state are reviewing their security, the Washington Post reported.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 19-year-old special needs student at Mainland High School was struck and killed Monday in a nearby crosswalk while walking to school after apparently missing her bus, Daytona Beach cops said.