In Washington, D.C., the city’s ‘forgotten river’ cleans up, slowly
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. is shorter, shallower and harder to navigate than…
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Body and dash cam footage released after Arlington officers shot armed suspect
By S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Arlington Police say the 21-year-old man…
Continue ReadingRunner sexually assaulted at White Rock Lake Trail in Dallas
By Nathalie Palacios Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — The Dallas Police Department (DPD) is…
Continue ReadingA punishing heat dome will only worsen. Here’s when temperatures could peak
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A brutal heat dome is ramping up and sending temperatures to dangerous levels in California and the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi is known for charging hard. After a lackluster election, he may have to adapt his style
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold…
Continue ReadingWalmart offers new perks for workers, from a new bonus plan to opportunities in skilled trade jobs
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus…
Continue ReadingFrom smart glasses to a rainbow rodeo, some Father’s Day gift ideas for all kinds of dads
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether you go big, small or DIY, there are lots of way to please dad on Father’s Day. If…
Continue ReadingThe women behind the glitz and glamour of New York’s fabled department stores
By Cat Woods, CNN (CNN) — Before the nationwide influx of suburban malls and the convenience of online shopping, there was a golden age of…
Continue ReadingColumbia Law Review website is taken down after publishing an article criticizing Israel
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The website for the Columbia Law Review is no longer accessible following the publication of an…
Continue ReadingYoung Minnesota fan with brain tumor meets U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team ahead of St. Paul game
By Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Tuesday night, the U.S.…
Continue ReadingRally planned at Hopkins High School after alleged attack on transgender student
By Pauleen Le Click here for updates on this story MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A rally for a teen allegedly attacked…
Continue ReadingA court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices
By LAURA UNGAR and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but…
Continue ReadingA long-awaited birth control option for men may be closer to reality
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After decades of false starts, researchers say they are finally making progress on a long-acting and reversible…
Continue ReadingUN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — United Nations agencies warned Wednesday that over 1 million Palestinians in Gaza could experience the…
Continue ReadingA court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices
By LAURA UNGAR and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but…
Continue ReadingFrance hurries to let New Caledonia vote in European elections after its deadly unrest. Few want to
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Days after France lifted emergency measures in New Caledonia to quell the worst unrest in…
Continue ReadingFrench court stops the sale of Maradona’s World Cup Golden Ball trophy amid ownership dispute
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Diego Maradona’s heirs have won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was…
Continue ReadingColson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto’ wins $50,000 Gotham Prize for outstanding book about NYC
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Colson Whitehead’s “Crook Manifesto” is this year’s winner of the Gotham Book Prize for…
Continue ReadingKylian Mbappé says there were ‘things and people that made me unhappy’ in final season at PSG
By Ben Morse and Bea Adeleke, CNN (CNN) — French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé said that there were “things and people that made me…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to contraception
By Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that…
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