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San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Randy Vásquez has been placed on the 15-day injured list following a frightening incident Thursday night at Dodger Stadium that left the team scrambling to determine the full extent of his condition. The move came…
A swimmer at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island was bitten on the foot on Friday, marking the second day of shark incidents across the region as temperatures reached 100 degrees and sent thousands of beachgoers into the water…
A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into a deadly skydiving plane crash in Missouri has found no evidence of engine failure, leaving the actual cause of the June 14 disaster still a mystery as investigators continue their…
Alden Robbins, a co-owner and vice president of sales for Robbins Lumber Company in Searsmont, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries sustained in a devastating fire and explosion at the family-owned mill nearly two months earlier. He was…
Thousands of visitors descended on a small orchard in California’s Central Valley this week to pick free nectarines from the trees, part of an unusual giveaway driven by a bitter legal dispute between a third-generation farmer and a major agricultural…
Two people are dead and another is injured after a shooting erupted at a major suburban Detroit shopping mall on Friday afternoon, leaving authorities investigating what led to the violence that sent dozens of shoppers fleeing the premises. The shooting…
More than a year after her family endured a devastating loss, influencer Emilie Kiser has shared uplifting news with her followers. Kiser, a TikTok personality who also has more than 2.1 million Instagram followers, revealed on Friday, July 3, that…
Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s older brother, has shared the unusual parenting rule he says stopped his two sons from fighting, in a light-hearted conversation with Will Ferrell on the IMO podcast. Robinson, the former college basketball coach who co-hosts IMO…
A newly released federal report has laid out a series of breakdowns by officials in the lead-up to the failed attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, during which a bullet struck his ear. Published by the Department of Homeland Security…
A destructive wildfire burning in southern Colorado has forced thousands of residents to evacuate and destroyed more than 160 structures, becoming the state’s top priority for firefighting resources. The Aspen Acres Fire, burning in Pueblo and Custer counties about 15…
**Key facts:** – Multiple large, fast-moving wildfires across the West (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona) – Largest: Cottonwood Fire (~94,000 acres in Utah), Aspen Acres Fire (50,000+ acres in Colorado), Babylon Fire (79,800 acres in Utah) – Three firefighters…
A 21-year-old college student has died after jumping into a natural swimming area in Oregon and being unable to make it back out. Kenny Truong died on June 26 after entering the water at Tamolitch Falls in the Willamette National…
Karoline Leavitt posted several photos from President Donald Trump’s newly introduced Air Force One during its first trip in the air, but online viewers quickly fixated on one background detail the White House may not have wanted attracting so much…
Two people were killed after a vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a Tesla Semi in what appears to be the first fatal collision involving the electric Class 8 truck. Sergio Villanueva III and his wife, Jennifer Villanueva, both…
World Cup fans are suing StubHub after the ticket resale platform canceled orders worth thousands of dollars, leaving them unable to attend matches during the tournament taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The proposed class-action lawsuit was…
The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, marking a significant escalation in resources dedicated to an investigation centered on claims that have been repeatedly debunked by state officials and courts. A…