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Security guard at California CVS gunned down

A security guard at a CVS in Fremont, California, died of gunshot wounds Thursday, sustained in an 11 p.m. confrontation with a second person at the store.

June 15, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl ring has seeding error

The rings that the Kansas City Chiefs received Thursday for winning February's Super Bowl are highly detailed, but contain a seeding mistake.

June 15, 2024

Collision between crop-dusting planes in Texas kills 1, injures another

A pair of crop dusters collided over a field near Morton, Texas, Friday, with a pilot dying and another seriously hurt.

June 15, 2024

Unruly American Airlines passenger who had to be subdued with duct tape sued by FAA

An American Airlines passenger who tried opening the plane's front cabin door, had to be restrained with duct tape and was finally sedated is being sued by the federal government for not paying her $81,950 unruly passenger fine.

June 14, 2024

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon find 35 bottles full of preserved fruits

Archaeologists working at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate have found 35 bottles full of preserved fruits dating back more than 250 years.

June 14, 2024

Taylor Swift announces Eras Tour will end in December

Pop superstar Taylor Swift confirmed at a concert in Liverpool, England, Thursday that her Eras Tour will end in December. The show at the home of the Beatles was the tour's 100th.

June 14, 2024

Wells Fargo fires employees for faking work with keyboard simulators

More than a dozen Wells Fargo employees were terminated last month after an internal investigation uncovered simulated keyboard activity that made it appear as if they were working.

June 14, 2024

State Department launches beta program for people to renew their passports online

The State Department has launched the beta version of a new program that allows Americans to renew their passports online instead of doing it by physical mail.

June 13, 2024

American man dies, woman critically injured in hot-tub electrocution at Mexican resort

An American man has died and a woman was in critical condition after they were electrocuted by a hot tub at a seaside resort in Puerto Penasco in the Mexican state of Sonora.

June 13, 2024

Woman taken into custody after armed standoff at FBI building in Seattle

A woman armed with a handgun was taken into custody Wednesday after an hour-long standoff with police at the FBI building in Seattle.

June 13, 2024

Climate activists storm Congressional Baseball Game, arrested by Capitol Police

The Congressional Baseball Game held Wednesday at Nationals Park in the District of Columbia was interrupted by eight Climate Defiance protesters who rushed the field.

June 13, 2024

Marylander sentenced for cyberstalking victims

A North Bethesda, Maryland, man was sentenced in Virginia last week for cyberstalking people.

June 13, 2024

Elderly Oakland homeowner arrested after shooting suspected burglar

A 77-year-old Oakland homeowner is in custody after he shot and killed one of a trio of suspected burglars at his residence.

June 12, 2024

Emergency room visit forces Oprah Winfrey to miss an interview for her book club

A gastrointestinal problem and resulting dehydration sent TV mogul Oprah Winfrey to the emergency room and left her unable to announce the latest pick in her long-running book club.

June 12, 2024

BTS member Jin will hug 1,000 fans in Seoul after his discharge from the military

Kim Seok-jin, better known as Jin from the South Korean pop group BTS, is getting right back to work after the end of his military service.

June 12, 2024

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers to be fined for skipping minicamp

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will have to pay for missing mandatory practices.

June 12, 2024

Number of ‘fake news’ sites surpasses daily newspapers, researchers say

"Fake news" websites outnumber daily newspapers nationwide, according to a report Tuesday from the analysis group NewsGuard.

June 12, 2024

Joey Chestnut blocked from defending hot dog eating title on July 4 due to Impossible Foods deal

Famous competitive eater Joey Chestnut, winner of 16 of the last 17 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests, has been banned from defending his title this July 4 because of a deal he signed with a rival company.

June 11, 2024

Stranded surfer rescued from California beach after spelling out ‘HELP’

A kite surfer was saved from a California beach over the weekend after he used rocks to spell out the word "HELP." The message was spotted by a private helicopter and relayed to authorities.

June 11, 2024

Fire at marina inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area injures two, burns multiple boats

A fire broke out at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor Marina over the weekend, damaging at least 15 boats and injuring two people, a boat owner and a firefighter.

June 11, 2024