FIRST ALERT ACTION DAY: Tracking heat and high humidity through Friday
A First Alert Action Day and excessive heat warning will stay in effect through Friday due to the hot temperatures and high humidity. I am also…
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Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon strategy says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based…
Continue ReadingToronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
AP Film Writer The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary…
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Darren Walker, president of Ford Foundation, will step down by the end of 2025
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, will step down from his role by the end of 2025. Walker has…
Continue ReadingMissouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in…
Continue ReadingSenate Ethics Committee starts review of Sen. Bob Menendez’s conduct following bribery conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to review allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez violated Senate rules. The panel…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in Nigeria try to resolve rift between authorities and Africa’s richest man
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian legislators have begun an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel into the…
Continue ReadingSMU embracing challenge of ‘moving up in weight class’ and joining Atlantic Coast Conference
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rhett Lashlee isn’t naive about the enormous challenge facing Southern Methodist as his team transitions…
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Authorities determine New Mexico fire was human-caused
The FBI says an investigation of the Salt Fire, and multiple other fires, points to a couple whom could be the…
Continue ReadingHarris steps into the limelight. And the coconut trees and memes have followed
Associated Press If you’re trying to get up to speed on Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift emergence as Democrats’ possible…
Continue ReadingMichigan’s accused sign-stealing ex-staffer Connor Stalions is subject of upcoming show on Netflix
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan’s football…
Continue ReadingThe EU is putting new pressure on Hungary’s Orban over his outreach to Russia
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU’s top diplomat says Hungary won’t be allowed to host a strategic EU meeting next month.…
Continue ReadingWoman gets probation for calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital
A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a…
Continue ReadingBernice Johnson Reagon, whose powerful voice helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, has died
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service…
Continue ReadingWarner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video’s offer to air games
AP Sports Writer Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it…
Continue ReadingUS census takers to conduct test runs in the South and West 4 years before 2030 count
Associated Press Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years prior to the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that…
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DLCC endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) has released a statement endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential…
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USWNT has task cut out in quest for record fifth gold
The U.S. women’s soccer team will look to earn a record-extending fifth gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but that is no longer a foregone…
Continue ReadingBiden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaign
Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost…
Continue ReadingNo prison for a nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out…
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