Extraordinary heat in US Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry
Extreme heat warnings are in effect for New York, Boston, and Philadelphia as a dangerous heat dome threatens Fourth of July celebrations.
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After helping the US win the Cold War, the all-you-can-eat buffet is fading. Thanks, COVID
All-you-can-eat buffets were signs that the way America ate was changing. Now, though, hobbled by COVID, the all-you-can-eat buffet is facing a reckoning.
Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims
Egg producers Cal-Maine, Versova and Hickman’s agree to a $3.3 million settlement to resolve allegations of price collusion with 17 states.
DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with ‘Star Wars’ song, record says
A settlement document reveals the District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing postponed until January
A judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It will now begin in January, instead of this fall.
Inmates take control of a North Carolina jail after overpowering correctional staff
Inmates have seized control of parts of a regional jail in North Carolina after overpowering correctional staff. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation says 88 inmates and three guards were inside the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor when the takeover began Monday.
1 dead, 1 injured following separate alligator attacks in Florida, officials say
A woman was killed Sunday and a child was injured Saturday in separate alligator attacks.
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission
The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week.
California appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, but says he must be resentenced
An appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction, but ordered a resentencing. He remains imprisoned for New York charges.
New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico’s attorney general has launched a criminal inquiry into whether DEA agents broke state law by allowing fentanyl shipments to hit the streets.