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Would-be Tropical Storm Bonnie – a strong disturbance the National Hurricane Center has designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Two – has the appearance of a tropical storm on satellite Wednesday morning but the deceptive clouds cloak what’s happening near the ocean surface, where the system lacks...

A large fire erupted Wednesday morning at a Jewish sleep away summer camp for boys located in Thurmont, Maryland. The fire happened at Camp Airy, which is located at the edge of the Catoctin Mountain Park. According to ABC affiliate WJLA, the fire broke out in the dining hall at 7:34 a.m. and...

Fox News Channel is airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings when they occur in daytime hours and a striking number of the network's viewers have made clear they'd rather be doing something else. During two daytime hearings last week, Fox averaged 727,000 viewers, the Nielsen company said. That...

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including by establishing its first permanent presence in Poland, to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meeting with NATO Secretary-General...

The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year even though consumers and businesses kept spending at a decent pace, the government reported Wednesday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate for January-March quarter. It was the first drop in gross...

Miami Gardens police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another person injured Tuesday night. The shooting was reported just before 11 p.m. in the 17900 block of Northwest 43rd Court. According to Miami Gardens police spokeswoman Diana Delgado-Gourgue, officers arrived...

While the kids are out on summer break, Broward schools is working overtime to make sure they have enough drivers on the first day of school in August. The district is looking to fill several bus driver positions for the upcoming school year. Managers will be hiring on the spot Friday, July 1...

An 8-year-old boy accidentally shot two young girls over the weekend and now his father is facing charges, authorities said. Investigators say the boy found the gun Saturday inside a motel room they were staying in and started playing with it before accidentally shooting 1-year-old Kacey Bass...

Florida-based supermarket giant Publix continues to expand its empire. This week, Publix announced plans to open three stores in Kentucky over the next two years. That will be the eighth state where families can grab Pub Subs and BOGOs, while enjoying Publix’s promise that shopping is a...

A college student from Cooper City has been crowned Miss Florida Teen USA. Alyssa Khan, 18, won the crown during the competition in Coral Springs last month. She also was voted most photogenic and most inspirational. A college student from Cooper City has been crowned Miss Florida Teen USA...

Russian forces battled Wednesday to surround the Ukrainian military’s last stronghold in a long-contested eastern province as shock reverberated from a Russian airstrike on a shopping mall that killed at least 18 people in the center of the country a day earlier. Moscow’s battle to wrest the...

Fourteen environmental justice organizations from around the United States have begun to receive money under the Justice40 initiative, a business accelerator announced Wednesday. The Justice40 Accelerator said the groups will receive some $3 million for work ranging from solar training in...

Tensions were high Wednesday in the western Indian city of Udaipur, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor's throat and posting a video of it on social media, in a brutal attack representing a dramatic escalation of communal violence in a country riven by...

An attorney who held key roles in the George W. Bush administration and who left his post last week as a senior investigator for the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection said Wednesday he is running for a Missouri U.S. Senate seat as an independent. John F. Wood announced in a...

Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased its net profit by some 10% for the second straight year as it saw record output and exports despite the coronavirus pandemic. Budejovicky Budvar NP, a...

Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died. She was 40. James hosted a BBC podcast called “You, Me and The Big C" in which she spoke in a no-nonsense approach about living with bowel cancer. Her candid...

Police in Virginia discovered the bodies of a father and his young son on Tuesday. According to police, officers received a call that the 37-year-old father was suicidal. As officers were arriving to the man’s home, they received another call from a relative who said the father told them that...

An investigation is underway after police say a gunman opened fire Tuesday night inside a movie theater in Oakdale, Minnesota. Authorities said one man was injured in the shooting. Right now, police are still searching for the shooter who they say fled on foot. Police responded to the Marcus...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights. Pelosi attended the morning Mass marking the feasts of Sts. Peter and Paul, during which...

A multinational task force designed to seize Russian oligarchs' wealth has blocked and frozen $30 billion in sanctioned individuals' property and funds in its first 100 days in operation, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday. That’s on top of the yachts, other vessels and luxury real...