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Cars sustain damage after filling up at New York gas station

06/30/2024 10:27pm
Some unsuspecting drivers have been left with thousands of dollars in damage to their cars after filling up at a popular gas station in Queens.

Why water is the best drink during a heat wave

06/30/2024 9:48pm
(cnn) — More water, please. Millions of Americans are experiencing a record-breaking heat wave that has continued for

Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night

06/30/2024 8:43pm
The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 2.7 miles above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more than Hawaii's bubbling lava fields or Yellowstone's sprawling supervolcano, it's Mount Rainier that has many U.S. volcanologists worried.

Hurricane Beryl intensifies into ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean

06/30/2024 7:33pm
(cnn) — Beryl , the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, intensified into a “very dangerous” Category 3 storm

How will Louisiana's new 10 Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

06/30/2024 5:49pm
As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear.

Rescuers make progress after more than 100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins stranded off Cape Cod

06/30/2024 3:31pm
After more than 100 dolphins were found stranded off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the numbers had dwindled down to between 10 to 20 dolphins circling in the harbor by Saturday morning following a 12-hour rescue effort by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a spokesperson said.

American and British voters share deep roots. In 2024, they distrust their own leaders, too

06/30/2024 3:18pm
British and American voters are going to the polls the same year for the first time in more than three decades. Voters in both places tell the Associated Press they distrust the candidates and their governments.

Salt Lake City Fire Department hosts heavy rescue competition for a good cause

06/30/2024 11:01am
Departments from across Utah, Los Angeles and Orange County met on Salt Lake City Fire Department's turf to put their heavy rescue skills to the test.

US prosecutors meet with Boeing, crash victims as criminal charging decision looms

06/30/2024 9:31am
U.S. prosecutors are meeting with Boeing and fatal-crash victims' relatives as a July 7 deadline looms for the Justice Department to decide whether to criminally charge the planemaker, according to two people familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters.

Elvis Presley's actual blue suede shoes sell for $150K at auction

06/30/2024 9:29am
When Elvis Presley's debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, "Blue Suede Shoes" was its opening track.

US's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest since 1980s

06/30/2024 7:23am
The world's largest supply of crude oil — the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve — has been tossed around like a political football by various presidential administrations over the years, both Democratic and Republican. It's now reached it's lowest capacity since the 1980s.