A scathing Justice Department report into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, included a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene. …
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8/10/24
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Disney used its D23 fan convention to tease upcoming movies and television series including “Moana 2,” “Incredibles 3” and the live-action “Snow White” in a rousing showcase Friday …
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By KAITLYN HUAMANI
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8/10/24
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Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested two people and said more arrests were likely following protests on the 10th anniversary of a shooting that was a pivotal moment in the national …
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8/10/24
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The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, is being revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the prestigious …
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By SUSAN HAIGH
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8/10/24
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Ukraine’s foray into Russia’s border region embarrasses Putin. How will it affect the course of war?
A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region marks the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv’s forces in the nearly 2½-year war, exposing Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealing a …
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By The Associated Press
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8/10/24
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Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone. The crew …
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8/9/24
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Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a federal appeals court ruling. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled the ban can take effect as a lawsuit seeking to …
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8/9/24
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A makeshift aquarium established by two longtime Brooklyn residents in a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant has stirred controversy. The project has drawn concern from city …
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
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8/9/24
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Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate will hold a rally in Arizona as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in …
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By The Associated Press
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8/9/24
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All four hotel workers charged in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death are now in custody, more than five weeks after they allegedly piled onto the Black man while trying to remove him from …
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8/9/24
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The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history. The gorilla that was born Thursday doesn’t have a name yet, and the sex has not been …
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8/9/24
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The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons. The 10-day hunt is meant to incentivize hunters to capture the …
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By STEPHANY MATAT
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8/9/24
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It’s been 15 years since a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant to take from that was: never again. Yet the …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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8/9/24
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Aug. 2–8, 2024
Severe drought returned to Brazil, the 2024 Paris Olympics entered their last week and people in Bangladesh staged massive protests that drove Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from …
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By The Associated Press
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8/9/24
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Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown's death. While there's some progress, challenges persist
Michael Brown’s death was the catalyst for massive change starting in Ferguson, Missouri. Ten years later, those in the community cite significant progress, but say challenges remain. Every city …
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By JIM SALTER
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8/9/24
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Maui remembers the 102 lost in the Lahaina wildfire with a paddle out 1 year after devastating blaze
Dozens of Maui surfers, canoe paddlers and boat riders made their way into the ocean off Lahaina, Hawaii, on Thursday to remember the 102 people killed when the nation’s deadliest wildfire in more …
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By AUDREY MCAVOY and MENGSHIN LIN
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8/8/24
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Missouri voters have narrowly passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend a quarter of its budget on police. Tuesday's vote highlights tensions between Republicans in power …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/8/24
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Police are investigating how a woman died in a baggage room at O'Hare International Airport. Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said emergency responders called to the airport around …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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8/8/24
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The search is on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania, after it was caught on video last weekend swimming just off the shore of Lake Erie. Animal rescue specialists have been scouring the area …
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8/8/24
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After 13 months of what felt like an endless breaking of heat records, the streak came to an end last month. The European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday that July 2024’s average heat just …
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By PETER PRENGAMAN
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8/8/24
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