California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
Death Valley is putting a sizzling exclamation point on a record warm summer across the globe as it flirts with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded.
Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in newspapers
Even in a year when media layoffs seem a daily part of the news, the firing of three Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists in a single day was a gut punch.
Many questions after police say gunman fired on officers in North Dakota, killing 1 and wounding 2
Many questions remain about what led a gunman in Fargo, North Dakota, to open fire on police as they were responding to a traffic crash.
In quiet Georgia subdivision, neighbor says he saw man accused of killing 4 shoot man in street
Police have swarmed a neighborhood south of Atlanta, searching for a man suspected of fatally gunning down three men and a woman.
DeSantis presidential campaign is cutting staff as new financial pressure emerges
Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting campaign staff as he struggles to catch Donald Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary contest while facing sudden financial pressure.
Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on Sony Playstation after it buys Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony to keep the Call of Duty video game series on PlayStation after the tech giant buys video game maker Activision Blizzard.
‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days, igniting box office but missing expectations
After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 million over five days, though it came in shy of industry expectations with a $56.2 million haul over the three-day weekend.
Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
Heavy rains are pounding an already saturated Northeast for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, canceled airline flights and power outages.
Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
Under the tall prairie grass in far southwestern Minnesota lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator.
2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate stage are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers
With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and ensure they make it on stage.