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FILE - The cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. Julio Cervantes Suarez, the only person who survived falling from Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, July 10, 2024, he described fighting for his life after his truck tumbled into the Patapsco River. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life in NBC interview

The only person who survived falling from Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their … more

7/10/24

This combination of satellite images provided by NASA shows the nighttime city lights in Houston on Friday, July 5, 2024, left, several days before Hurricane Beryl slammed into the city and on Tuesday, July 9, after the hurricane hit. More than a million people in the area remained without power Wednesday, July 10, and officials say it may take days or even longer for restoration in some places. (NASA via AP)

Millions still have no power days after Beryl struck Texas. Here's how it happened

It may take days to fully bring back power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday. Frustrations grew about the recovery effort in one of the largest cities in the U.S. State officials … more

By JAMIE STENGLE | 7/10/24

Government fines Citigroup $136 million for failing to fix longstanding internal control issues

A pair of government regulators slapped Citigroup with a $135.6 million fine on Wednesday, saying the bank has made insufficient progress in resolving longstanding internal control and risk issues. … more

By KEN SWEET | 7/10/24

In this image provided by Skylar Sojka, shelter manager at Giles County, Va., Animal Shelter, Jesse Rochette poses with Sparsy at the shelter in Pearisburg, Va. A group of cavers, including Rochette, who were exploring in western Virginia over the weekend rescued the dog that the Giles County shelter is calling a “living miracle” after she was found 40 to 50 feet down in a cave. (Skylar Sojka/Giles County Animal Shelter via AP)

Cavers exploring in western Virginia rescue 'miracle' dog found 40 to 50 feet down in cave

One very lucky dog is recovering at a shelter after a group of cavers said their excursion into a western Virginia cave over the weekend turned into a rescue mission when they found her. Dave Jackson … more

7/10/24

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. annual convention during the 71st biennial Boule at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Vice President Harris has been a member of the sorority since she joined while a student at Howard University. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Harris focuses on her personal story, not Biden questions, as she speaks to Black and Asian voters

Vice President Kamala Harris held events on successive days this week highlighting her racial identity and personal background. She is the first Black woman and person of Asian descent to serve as … more

By MATT BROWN and WILL WEISSERT | 7/10/24

FILE - Police officers walk past a balloon seller as they control a street during an unsanctioned rally in front of the Russian General Prosecution building in Moscow, Saturday, July 27, 2019. The Russian prosecutor general's office has declared The Moscow Times newspaper to be an "undesirable organization." The designation means the newspaper popular with those in Russia's expatriate community must stop any work in Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism

The Russian prosecutor general’s office has declared The Moscow Times newspaper to be an “undesirable organization.” The designation means the newspaper popular with those in Russia's … more

By The Associated Press | 7/10/24

Specialists say there are benefits to couples sleeping separately

Couples who sleep in separate rooms see no lack of intimacy, only quality sleep. Specialists agree there are benefits to sleeping apart. For couples considering the split, the experts urge people to … more

By LEANNE ITALIE | 7/10/24

Traffic is directed around a downed power line in Houston, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Hurricane Beryl's remnants churn toward the Northeast with heavy rain and damaging tornado

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have spawned at least one tornado and are threatening flooding as the system churns toward the Northeast after leaving millions in the Houston area without power. … more

By RICK CALLAHAN | 7/10/24

FILE - Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the 53rd St. Gallen Symposium, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Friday, May 3, 2024. A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. She lives abroad but would face arrest if and when she returns to Russia. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)

A Russian court orders the arrest of opposition leader Navalny's widow, who lives abroad

A court in Russia has ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny . Tuesday's decision was made at a hearing conducted in absentia as Yulia Navalnaya lives abroad. The … more

By The Associated Press | 7/9/24

FILE - Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand Nov. 15, 2018, in Springfield, Mo., during the trial of her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, who is accused of stabbing Blanchard's mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her home in June 2015. Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely ill, announced Tuesday, July 9, 2024, that she is pregnant and plans to give her child everything she lacked growing up. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is pregnant. Blanchard is the woman who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely ill. She said in a YouTube video … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 7/9/24

A view of the Paris La Defense Arena, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in Nanterre, outside Paris. The Paris La Defense Arena will host the swimming and some water polo events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

WADA made reasonable decision in China doping case despite doubts of its own scientist, probe says

An investigator backed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, while also publishing notes indicating WADA’s own science director doubted China’s … more

By EDDIE PELLS | 7/9/24

FILE - A Charlotte neighborhood where an officer-involved shooting took place in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, April 29, 2024. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out an investigation Monday afternoon in a suburban neighborhood when they came under gunfire. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

More details released in autopsy for gunman who shot and killed four officers in Charlotte

More details on the death of the gunman who shot and killed four law enforcement officers during a Charlotte, North Carolina, shooting were released in autopsy and toxicology reports obtained by … more

7/9/24

U.S. Army veteran Karl Loucks, left, speaks with his lawyer Blake Ballin during a court hearing, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn., about first-degree murder charges filed against him in the fatal shooting of a homeless man. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Case against Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee, moves forward

A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and entered into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 7/9/24

Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison

An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after 43 years in prison. But the state attorney general is still trying to keep her behind bars. … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 7/9/24

This image provided by the The Saint Louis Zoo shows a red wolf pup during a June 2024 health checkup at the Saint Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve. (Sara Burran/The Saint Louis Zoo via AP)

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring. The April 26 birth of a female American red wolf pup named Otter … more

By JIM SALTER | 7/9/24

A fisherman looks at vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

AP PHOTOS: From the Caribbean to Texas, Hurricane Beryl leaves a trail of destruction

Hurricane Beryl has been barreling through the Atlantic for over a week, fueled by exceptionally warm waters to become the earliest Category 5 hurricane. It decimated Caribbean islands like … more

By The Associated Press | 7/9/24

This image provided by the Pennsylvania Lottery shows Donna Osborne, 75, left, posing for a photo with PA Lottery Deputy Director of Corporate Sales Staci Coombs at Lottery Headquarters in Middletown, Pa. (Pennsylvania Lottery via AP)

Great-grandmother who just finished radiation treatments for breast cancer wins $5M lottery prize

A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket. Seventy-five-year-old Donna Osborne says she … more

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | 7/9/24

Mark Ojibway wades in shallow water looking for walleye during the spring spearfishing season at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Walleye numbers in some lakes are dwindling due to warming waters, increasingly variable seasonal changes and lakeshore development. Losing the species would mean losing a food source for Ojibwe and other Indigenous people, a sovereign right to fish and a deep connection to tradition and nature. (AP Photo/John Locher)

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, where the practice is a right enshrined in 19th century treaties, a historic part of … more

By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER | 7/9/24

09 July 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: A Palestinian inspects a damaged mosque following an Israeli attack. Photo by: Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee

Heavy Israeli bombardment is shaking Gaza City. Thousands of fleeing Palestinians are searching for shelter, and medical facilities have been forced to shut down. Israel’s new ground assault in … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY | 7/9/24

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2nd from right, visit Atom pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Artyom Geodakyan, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin hosts India's prime minister to deepen ties as NATO leaders gather in Washington

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, deepening ties between the two nations. The meeting in Moscow comes as Western leaders are gathering at a NATO … more

By EMMA BURROWS and KRUTIKA PATHI | 7/9/24