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Storm creates meteotsunami waves on Lake Michigan

Fierce thunderstorms in Michigan this week produced a rare weather phenomenon, a meteotsunami, reaching as high as 7 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

June 28, 2024

New Jersey man struck dead by lightning after he went to warn beachgoers about oncoming storm

A local man who rushed onto a beach in Seaside Park, New Jersey, to warn beachgoers about a storm was struck dead by lightning.

June 27, 2024

Paris Hilton testifies before House panel about her abuse in youth rehab facilities

Celebrity Paris Hilton testified before the House Ways and Means Committee this week about her experience with abuse at youth residential facilities.

June 27, 2024

Country singer Willie Nelson missed another Outlaw Music Festival tour date due to illness

Country music legend Willie Nelson missed another tour date for the Outlaw Music Festival after having missed the first three performances last week on doctor's orders.

June 27, 2024

D.C.-area philanthropic group to create savings accounts for four cohorts of kids at two Md. schools

The Greater Washington Community Foundation is funding student savings accounts for four separate cohorts of children in Maryland, two at a school in Montgomery County and the other two at a school in Prince George's County.

June 26, 2024

Chiefs, Hallmark partnering for a holiday movie

A Hallmark Channel holiday movie will involve the Kansas City Chiefs and be filmed at the NFL team's Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, the two parties announced Tuesday.

June 26, 2024

California county arrests entire Bakersfield chapter of Hells Angels motorcycle gang

The entire membership of the Bakersfield, California, chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was arrested Tuesday on a bevy of charges. A seventh person being charged was already in custody.

June 26, 2024

Someone tipped off cops that Justin Timberlake was tipsy before his DWI arrest

Someone in the Hamptons tipped off local police that pop star Justin Timberlake had been drinking alcohol before driving, according to new media reports.

June 26, 2024

Hooters closes multiple locations nationwide

Restaurant chain Hooters, famous for its wings and scantily clad waitresses, has closed multiple underperforming locations nationwide.

June 25, 2024

TSA breaks record for most people screened on a single day, expects to break it again soon

The Transportation Security Administration set a new record for the most individuals screened in one day by processing 2,996,495 on Sunday

June 25, 2024

Amtrak train strikes, kills person in Northeast D.C.

A person was struck and killed Monday evening by an Amtrak train in Northeast Washington, authorities said.

June 25, 2024

Sketch of saint painted by Peter Paul Rubens missing since after World War II to be returned

A sketch of St. Gregory of Nazianzus painted by baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens is headed back to Friedenstein Castle in Gotha, Germany after it went missing at the end of World War II.

June 22, 2024

D.C. man arrested in Virginia, accused of ramming stolen car into two occupied cop cars

A 19-year-old D.C. man was arrested this week, accused by the Arlington County Police Department of ramming a stolen car into two occupied cop cars with the intent to hurt officers.

June 22, 2024

After missing for nine days, man found alive in California wooded area

A Foreman Creek, California, man was rescued alive from a wooded area not far from the town earlier this week after being missing since June 11.

June 22, 2024

Almost half of U.S. electric car owners want to switch back to gas-powered cars, survey shows

Nearly half of American owners of electric cars want to switch back to traditional cars powered by internal combustion engines, according to a consumer survey released by McKinsey and Co. earlier this month.

June 22, 2024

Pennsylvania parents of six drown while on Florida vacation after getting stuck in a rip current

A Pennsylvania couple on vacation in Florida with their six children died Thursday after getting stuck in a rip current off the coast of Hutchinson Island and drowning.

June 21, 2024

Five convicted for running subscription streaming service offering thousands of pirated shows

A Las Vegas jury convicted five men this week for running a streaming service hosting thousands of pirated TV shows and charging money to subscribe to it.

June 21, 2024

Travis Kelce unbothered by Chiefs’ Super Bowl ring mistakes

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce isn't sweating typos on the inside of the championship rings for their victory in last February's Super Bowl.

June 21, 2024

Southwest jet dives to 525 feet above Oklahoma neighborhood

A Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City descended to 525 feet above a neighborhood in Yukon, Oklahoma, this week.

June 21, 2024

Pharma giant Eli Lilly suing providers of fake meds passed off as Mounjaro, Zepbound

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is taking legal action against wellness centers, medical spas and other parties passing off fake medicine as Lilly products Mounjaro and Zepbound.

June 20, 2024