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Utah man dies under raft amid rapid in Colorado’s Lodore Canyon

A 50-year-old man from Sandy, Utah, died after being pinned under a raft on the Green River at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado, according to park rangers who recovered the body Friday.

June 29, 2024

Man chomped by shark in Florida, in critical condition

A man in northeast Florida was airlifted to a hospital with severe injuries after being bitten by a shark Friday.

June 29, 2024

Cases of mosquito-borne disease dengue fever rising in the Americas, CDC says

Dengue fever, the world's most common mosquito-spread disease, is spiking in the Americas, with 2,241 cases detected in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

June 28, 2024

Illinois cave-in creates huge sinkhole in soccer field

A ground cave-in in Alton, Illinois, opened a sinkhole in a soccer field at the town's Gordon Moore Park.

June 28, 2024

Youth group hikers hospitalized in Utah after lightning strike

Lightning struck a puddle in Sevier County, Utah, on Thursday, injuring several hikers from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints youth group standing near the puddle.

June 28, 2024

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