Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Read the letter President Biden sent to House Democrats telling them to support him in the election

President Joe Biden's letter to Democrats in Congress says he wants them to know he has no intention of exiting this year’s presidential race

Health|News

A Missouri fire official dies when the boat he was in capsizes during a water rescue

An assistant fire chief in central Missouri has died after the boat he was in capsized during a water rescue in a flash flood

News

Security guard is shot to death in Mississippi, and 3 teenagers are charged in the killing

A security guard at a Mississippi convenience store and gas station has been shot to death, and three teenagers are charged in the killing

Environment|News

All rail cars carrying hazardous material have been removed from North Dakota derailment site

All of the rail cars that contained hazardous materials have been removed from the site of a train derailment in North Dakota, and a CPKC official says all hotspots from the resulting fire have been extinguished

News|Sports

Teen safely stops runaway boat speeding in circles on New Hampshire's largest lake

A teenager is being called a hero for safely stopping an empty runaway boat speeding in circles on New Hampshire's largest lake

Teen safely stops runaway boat speeding in circles on New Hampshire's largest lake
Arts|Entertainment

Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater department

Actor Willem Dafoe, a frequent red-carpet star at the Venice Film Festival, was named artistic director Monday of the Venice Biennale’s theater department

Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater department
Business|Health

Cherokees in North Carolina begin sales of recreational marijuana to adult members

A tribal-owned medical marijuana dispensary in western North Carolina is also now selling products for adult recreational use

Business|Economy

Morphic Holding, Boeing rise; Paramount, Devon Energy fall, Monday, 7/8/2024

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday:

News|Travel

2 men drown in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend

Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend

Sports

England's Euro 2024 game against Netherlands to be overseen by a referee criticized by Bellingham

The referee for England’s semifinal game against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 will be Felix Zwayer

England's Euro 2024 game against Netherlands to be overseen by a referee criticized by Bellingham
Sports

UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers

UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season, nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers

UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers
Health

Hatch recalls nearly 1 million power adapters sold with baby sound machines due to shock hazard

Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep

Hatch recalls nearly 1 million power adapters sold with baby sound machines due to shock hazard
Arts|News

A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism

A Russian court has convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years each in prison

A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism
News|Sports|World

Elina Svitolina is in a fog at Wimbledon because of the missile attacks on Ukraine

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina says she was in a fog at Wimbledon because of a deadly Russian missile strike on her home country

Elina Svitolina is in a fog at Wimbledon because of the missile attacks on Ukraine
News|World

Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane

After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression

Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
News

3 men killed in weekend shooting at homeless encampment near Los Angeles, police say

Authorities say three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California

Sports

Weather forces postponement of match between LAFC, Dynamo in Houston

Los Angeles FC’s match against the Houston Dynamo has been postponed because of continuous inclement weather surrounding Shell Energy Stadium on Sunday

Sports

Cloud scores career-high 31, Copper adds 25 and 10 rebounds as Mercury beat Sparks 84-78

Natasha Cloud scored a career-high 31 points and tied her career-best with nine rebounds, Kahleah Copper added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-78

Sports

Hernán López, William Yarbrough help Earthquakes end long skids with 1-0 victory over Fire

Rookie Hernán López scored early in the second half and William Yarbrough made it stand up for his first clean sheet of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes snapped a six-match losing streak and a nine-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday night

Economy|Political

El Salvador's president threatens to use gang-crackdown style tactics against price gougers

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, famous for his heavy-handed crackdown on street gangs, has threatened to use similar tactics against price gougers

Environment|News|World

Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms as city braces for a week of bad weather

City authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people

Environment|News

Indonesian landslide triggered by heavy rain leaves 11 dead and dozens missing at illegal gold mine

A landslide triggered by torrential rains has crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people

Indonesian landslide triggered by heavy rain leaves 11 dead and dozens missing at illegal gold mine
Health|News|Political

South Korea to withdraw plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve medical impasse

South Korea says it’ll withdraw its earlier plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve the country’s long medical impasse

South Korea to withdraw plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve medical impasse
News|Political|World

China's Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

China's Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue
Sports

Bronny James scratched from Lakers' 2nd California Classic game because of swelling in left knee

Bronny James was scratched from the Los Angeles Lakers’ second California Classic game Sunday because of a swelling in his left knee, a day after scoring four points in his NBA Summer League debut

Bronny James scratched from Lakers' 2nd California Classic game because of swelling in left knee

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