NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there’s a catch this year
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s…
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Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes, defying White House calls for restraint
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media say the country’s far-right government has approved plans to build over…
Continue ReadingStarbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the…
Continue ReadingNashville, Bristol working to give NASCAR a historic racing option in Music City
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music City on the NASCAR schedule means texts fly to see who’s spending an extra day…
Continue ReadingDeadly Texas heat is spreading, and it will only get hotter
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Parts of Texas have been roasting for more than two weeks and flirting with the state’s record…
Continue ReadingProsecutor says there’s ‘insufficient evidence’ for murder charge against woman arrested in shooting of a Black mother who knocked on her door
By Shawn Nottingham and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor through a closed door earlier this month will…
Continue ReadingTeenager paralyzed by deadly tornado needs upgraded wheelchair
By Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A teenager from Little Axe,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court clears way for lawsuits against Ohio State University over alleged abuse dating to the 1970s
by Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for lawsuits brought by more than 100 men who say they were abused…
Continue Reading5-year-old sent to hospital after near drowning at Fun-Plex
By Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Fun-Plex in Papillion closes for the…
Continue ReadingWoman scammed out of $500 warns of fake utility bill calls
By Tara Jakeway Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — For 37 years, Sue Ellen Clarfeld…
Continue Reading‘Remain vigilant’: 3 people stabbed, beaten to death in home, search on for killer
By Todd Kazakiewich Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Newton police are urging…
Continue ReadingPuppy awarded honorary firedog for alerting grassfire, saving family
By Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Just before Memorial Day, a fire…
Continue ReadingFamily uses Jell-O shot craze to help sick children and remember son
By Eli Brand Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — George and Brittany McGregor lost…
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Redmond father, 18-year-old son arrested in drive-by shooting of NW Redmond man in victim’s driveway
A Redmond man and his 18-year-old son have been arrested on attempted murder and other charges in the drive-by shooting of a 42-year-old Redmond man…
Continue Reading‘World’s Largest’ Buc-ee’s store opens in Sevierville, Tennessee
By Gabrielle Komorowski Click here for updates on this story SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WYFF) — The world’s largest…
Continue ReadingFrom Yankees caps to unbuttoned jerseys, MLB is hoping fashion fuels interest in France
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Major League Baseball wants to grow in Europe and is looking for ways to connect with the local fans.…
Continue ReadingWimbledon champ Rybakina withdraws from Eastbourne citing viral illness
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Eastbourne International citing a virus illness. Its just a…
Continue ReadingGood Samaritan rescues family after home fire
By Caleb Califano Click here for updates on this story JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A Good Samaritan’s heroic…
Continue Reading76-year-old woman allegedly beat husband to death with cane
By Josh Starkey Click here for updates on this story WESTMINSTER, Maryland (WBAL) — Police said a 76-year-old woman in…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat means two-thirds of North America could suffer blackouts this summer
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — The heatwave leaving tens of millions of Americans in sweltering temperatures will test the…
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