Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat
Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief Saturday from yet another round of extraordinary heat.
Husband of bride killed in alleged DUI crash on wedding night to receive nearly $1M in settlement
The husband of a bride who was killed in a South Carolina beach road collision on her wedding night last year will receive nearly a million dollars in settlement connected to the crash, which a drunk driver allegedly caused.
Man trying to drown 2 children on Connecticut beach is stopped by officers, police say
A man trying to drown two small children at a Connecticut beach early Saturday morning was thwarted by police officers, according to authorities.
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Rains, cooler weather help firefighters gain ground on large wildfires in southern New Mexico
Recent rains and cooler weather are helping more than 1,000 firefighters gain ground on two wildfires in southern New Mexico on Saturday that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee.
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2 people were taken to a hospital after lightning struck a tree near a PGA Tour event in Connecticut
Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near a home along a golf course that is hosting the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship.
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Jury awards more than $13 million to ultramarathon athlete injured in fall on a Seattle sidewalk
A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle sidewalk in 2021.
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Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November
Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they ''cannot afford to sit on the sidelines'' of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to ''go and vote, Christians, please!"
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California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget
Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state's budget.
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Michigan's top court to consider whether to further limit no-parole life sentences
The Michigan Supreme Court said it will hear arguments in cases that could lead to a ban on automatic life prison sentences for people who were 19 or 20 years old when they were involved in a major crime such as murder.
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NASCAR driver, Mexican native Daniel Suarez celebrates becoming American citizen
Daniel Suarez took an oath this week and became a United States citizen, then had a surprise confession from his mother — the Monterrey, Mexico native learned he almost was American at birth.
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Maine doctor convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids
A Maine doctor who runs an addiction treatment center has been convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids including oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl.
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One dead, seven injured after shooting at Kentucky nightclub
One person is dead and seven others were injured after a shooting at a Kentucky nightclub early Saturday morning, authorities say.
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3 Alabama men die after becoming distressed while swimming at Florida beach
Three Alabama men have died from likely drowning after becoming distressed while swimming at a Florida Panhandle beach, authorities said Saturday morning.
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Senate in Massachusetts passes bill curtailing use of plastics including bags, straws
The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including barring the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies.
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2 men convicted in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
Two men have been convicted for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 that lasted more than eight hours and caused traffic delays during a busy Fourth of July weekend.
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Teen charged with murder in death of 7-year-old Chicago boy struck by random gunfire
A teenager was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago boy who was not the intended target of gunfire earlier in the week, police said.
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LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help.
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Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady
A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend as part of a 2024 election push around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade.
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New Mexico heavy rain and flash flooding prompt mandatory evacuations
Heavy rain and flash flood warnings in New Mexico prompted officials to order some mandatory evacuations, with shelters set up for displaced residents.
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New 'detective work' on butterfly declines reveals a prime suspect
It has been hard for scientists to disentangle what's behind the declines, from habitat loss to climate change to insecticide use.
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GOP targets a Biden executive order on voter registration ahead of the fall election
Republicans and conservative activists have increasingly been targeting an executive order issued three years ago by the Biden administration that is intended to boost voter registration, claiming it's unconstitutional and an attempt to interfere in the November election.
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Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump
Thirty miles north of Philadelphia, upscale subdivisions such as Colonial Commons interrupt dairy farms, centuries-old roadside stone houses and the winding Neshaminy Creek that flows between Doylestown and Newtown. Both cities were once rural outposts that have morphed into fashionable commercial, dining and shopping hubs.
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