NATION

FIRE WARNINGS: In the chaos of the Paradise fire, many residents said, they never got warnings by phone from authorities. Some got warnings from police driving through their streets using loudspeakers. Others got texts from neighbors. But few said they got official text alerts or phone calls from the government. FLORIDA ELECTION: A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000. DEATH PENALTY: Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said he would seek the death penalty for five men charged with the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.