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California man succumbs to heat in Death Valley National Park

Officials at Death Valley National Park in California confirmed Monday that heat exposure caused the death of a man in the park earlier this month, the second such death there this summer.

August 13, 2024

‘Kill a tourist’ graffiti scrawled on a wall on Spanish island popular with vacationers

Graffiti reading "kill a tourist" was spray-painted on a wall in Manacor, on the Spanish island of Majorca, prompting denunciation from some local officials.

August 1, 2024

CrowdStrike sued by shareholders in aftermath of global Microsoft outage

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is being sued by investors who claim the company made false statements ahead of a software update that crashed Windows-using computers worldwide last month.

August 1, 2024

Taylor Swift concertgoers in Warsaw told not to worry about sirens

Taylor Swift fans in Warsaw for her concert were urged not to worry about sirens echoing in the Polish capital on Thursday as part of a World War II commemoration.

August 1, 2024

Taco Bell stretching AI voice to hundreds of drive-thrus

Fast-food chain Taco Bell is expanding artificial intelligence voice capability to hundreds of U.S. locations by the end of 2024, parent company Yum! Brands announced Wednesday.

August 1, 2024

Task force arrests 14 accused of trying to buy sex, rescues 10 victims at San Diego Comic-Con

The California Justice Department broke up sex trafficking during this year's San Diego Comic-Con, arresting 14 alleged buyers and saving 10 victims, including a 16-year-old girl.

August 1, 2024

Wearable AI and Bluetooth ‘Friend’ necklace to be available to consumers in 2025

Need something to lend an ear? The founder of a new wearable necklace called "Friend" says it will be shipping to consumers starting in 2025, listening to owners using Bluetooth and texting them messages.

July 31, 2024

Another ammo vending machine pops up, this time in Colorado

A vending machine that dispenses ammunition for shotguns, handguns and rifles is operating at a store in Buena Vista, Colorado.

July 31, 2024

WATCH: Rhode Island beachgoers stunned by ‘dragonfly apocalypse’

A swarm of dragonflies startled beachgoers over the weekend at Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, in what one witness described as a "dragonfly apocalypse."

July 30, 2024

DC Circulator bus to be phased out starting in October, stop running after end of year

The DC Circulator will reach the end of the road on Dec. 31.

July 30, 2024

Additional sections of blade fall off Vineyard Wind turbine near Nantucket

More pieces of blade fell off an offshore Vineyard Wind turbine near Nantucket, Massachusetts, Monday. The rotary engine first experienced damage on July 13.

July 30, 2024

McDonald’s checking its prices after first sales drop since 2020

Fast-food behemoth McDonald's is rethinking the prices on its menu amid its first drop in global sales since 2020, CEO Chris Kempczinski indicated on the company's second-quarter earnings call Monday.

July 30, 2024

Northbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 15 in California remain closed due to ongoing battery fire

A truck hauling lithium batteries overturned on U.S. Interstate 15 near Baker, California, Friday, causing a battery fire that has blocked the northbound lanes for over a day.

July 27, 2024

Three members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

A single-engine plane crash in Gillette, Wyoming, Friday killed all seven people aboard, including three members of a gospel music group called The Nelons.

July 27, 2024

Two scuba divers drifting 38 hours at sea finally rescued

The U.S. Coast Guard saved a pair of scuba divers after they spent 38 hours off the coast of Matagorda, Texas, this week.

July 27, 2024

Nebraska teen charged with criminal mischief for causing train to derail for YouTube video

A 17-year-old boy in Nebraska was charged Wednesday with two counts of criminal mischief for tampering with a rail switch so a train could derail and hit an empty railcar for a YouTube video.

July 27, 2024

Scuba diver dies in Lake Superior while exploring shipwreck

A Wisconsin man died this week while scuba diving in Lake Superior within Michigan's Isle Royale National Park.

July 27, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court rules ‘boneless’ doesn’t mean chicken without bones

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that "boneless" chicken wings are a cooking style and that customers cannot expect every one of those wings to be bone-free.

July 26, 2024

NASA rover finds rock on Mars suggesting past microbial life

The NASA Perseverance rover, currently on Mars, found a rock that has "leopard spots" that suggest microbial life may have once existed on the red planet.

July 26, 2024

Divers find unopened bottles of Champagne, mineral water in 19th-century shipwreck off Sweden

A team of Polish divers exploring a 19th-century shipwreck in Swedish territorial water turned up buried Baltic Sea bubbly -- Champagne and mineral water.

July 26, 2024