A 10-year-old was struggling to stay above water when a stranger at beach became her hero
The Atlantic Ocean off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, can turn from gentle to lethal in the span of a single breath. Rip currents —…
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Fast-growing Hawk Fire forces evacuations in Reno, Nevada governor declares emergency
The fast-growing Hawk Fire forces mandatory evacuations across western Reno neighborhoods after consuming more than 10,500 acres of dry brush on the…
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China postpones launch of unprecedented water-hunting moon mission amid space race
China postpones launch of unprecedented water-ice sampling on the Moon. The robotic spacecraft that Beijing had readied to become the first probe…
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Tropical Storm Moke to dump heavy rain on Hawaii’s Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala
Just seven days after Hurricane Lala tore through the Hawaiian archipelago, Tropical Storm Moke to dump another round of heavy rain onto…
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A Mississippi woman found hanging in a tree will be laid to rest this weekend. Here’s the latest
Family and friends of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was discovered suspended from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, will…
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Gangbangers, rap feuds and old tapes: What we learned in the first week of the Tupac murder trial
The first week of the Duane Davis trial in Las Vegas has raised a question that cuts far deeper than any single…
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Belgian car salesman becomes prince after DNA test proves royal parentage
For most of his adult life, Clément Vandenkerckhove has spent his days selling automobiles in Belgium. At 26, his daily routine bore…
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Some Americans don’t believe all people are created equal. Their movement is going mainstream, this author says
The summer of 2026 brought a milestone no one predicted would arrive so quickly: Elon Musk briefly became the first trillionaire in…
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Inside Hayden Panettiere’s troubling final months after a life in the spotlight
Inside Hayden Panettiere's troubling final months, questions have multiplied since she was discovered unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment complex on a
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‘Pop the Balloon or Find Love’ creators say the viral dating show is really about Black love
Scroll through any social media feed in recent years and a particular image is nearly impossible to miss: a single person clutching…
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