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'Survive, not enjoy': Heat, humidity gripping half the US
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 5:04pm
Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races, chased baseball fans out of their seats and pushed New York City to order steps to avoid straining the electrical system.
Utah governor orders flag-lowering Tuesday for Stevens
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 4:24pm
Gov. Gary Herbert is ordering that U.S. and Utah flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday in honor of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who will buried that day at Arlington National Cemetery.
Police: Body in car was dead before Alabama officer fired
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 4:15pm
Police in west Alabama say a person whose body was found after a police shooting was dead before the officers fired.
White man denies saying 'Go back where you came from'
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 3:44pm
A white man has admitted cursing at a pregnant black Georgia lawmaker for taking too many items into a supermarket express lane but denies telling her, "go back where you came from."
California town leveled by wildfire reopens its public pool
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 3:26pm
The public swimming pool in Paradise, California, is reopening for the first time since a catastrophic wildfire destroyed much of the town.
Equifax reportedly near deal to pay about $700 million over data breach
Victoria Cavaliere, CNN | Posted Jul 20th - 3:15pm
Credit reporting agency Equifax is nearing a deal to pay about $700 million to state and federal regulators to settle probes stemming from a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million people, according to two published reports.
5 killed in 3-vehicle traffic accident in South Texas
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 2:35pm
Authorities say five people have been killed and seven injured in a three-vehicle accident in South Texas.
A missing toddler drove himself down to the county fair on his toy tractor
Madeline Holcombe, CNN | Posted Jul 20th - 2:25pm
How far can a little one really go?
Poet dropped for laureate job says criticism of poem 'silly'
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 2:11pm
The man whose nomination to become New Hampshire's next poet laureate was withdrawn amid growing criticism of a sexually suggestive poem about former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says he doubts people have even read it.
Man, woman killed in Delaware nursing home shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 1:25pm
Delaware State Police say a shooting at a nursing home in Wilmington has left two people dead.
Montana pilot makes emergency landing on Idaho highway
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 1:23pm
A Montana pilot made an emergency landing on an Idaho highway after having engine trouble.
Lawmaker insists that slavery came from economics not racism
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 1:04pm
A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire is standing by comments made on social media that slavery was motivated by economics rather than racism, even as he was criticized by his own party.
Virginia lawmakers spar on reported Trump visit to Jamestown
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 1:01pm
Virginia lawmakers are sparring after a report that President Donald Trump will attend the 400th anniversary celebration of the first meeting of the state's legislative body in Jamestown.
2 killed in Utah crash when pickup truck goes off dirt road
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 12:46pm
A pickup truck went off a northern Utah dirt road and rolled multiple times while plunging into a ravine and ejecting its seven occupants early Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least four, authorities said.
Protest decries plan to detain migrant kids at Oklahoma base
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 12:39pm
More than 100 demonstrators protested Saturday in withering heat outside an Oklahoma Army base against the Trump administration's plans to detain migrant children there.
Mueller's testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats
Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 11:24am
Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress will depend not so much on what he says, but that he's even saying it at all.
Pogopalooza bounces into Pittsburgh for pogo competition
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 9:34am
Pogopalooza, known as the World Championships of Pogo, is bouncing into Pittsburgh this weekend.
Hot Chicago weekend off to violent start, with 19 shot
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 9:16am
A hot weekend in Chicago has gotten off to a violent start, with more than a dozen people wounded and two killed in shootings throughout the city.
