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Hurricane Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5, tracking north of Bahamas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.
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Trump's push for peace shifts to Zelenskyy in Oval Office again
WASHINGTON — The fate of Donald Trump’s push to stop the fighting in Ukraine will be tested again as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to respond to the U.S. president’s shifting demands following mixed signals from the ...Read more
Meta allowed AI bots on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp to have 'sensual' and 'romantic' chats with kids
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Disgusting. Sickening. Unacceptable. Reprehensible.
Those are descriptions from federal politicians and child-safety advocates of the “sensual” and “romantic” chats Meta allowed its artificial...Read more
Early lead exposure could result in memory issues later in life
PITTSBURGH — A new study has found that people who lived in areas with high levels of leaded gasoline emissions in the 1960s and '70s are more likely to report memory problems today — a finding that researchers say ...Read more
Against all odds, bear mom and cubs find home in Santa Monica Mountains
LOS ANGELES — The travel pattern resembled a Southern California hiker's dream.
The journey began in Angeles National Forest above Glendora in May 2024 and progressed south into Azusa. There were stops, stays and ...Read more
Riding out a Category 5 hurricane in a high-rise: Should you stay or go?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Can you ride out a Category 5 hurricane on the 50th floor? Would you want to?
You might not make it through the storm alive, experts say. Even if you do, your building won’t likely be the same ...Read more
A grandmother's request to spend a few more minutes at a NYC beach ends in tragedy
As the lifeguards prepared to end their shift, a 77-year-old Russian grandmother visiting her family in Brooklyn was having such a good time at Manhattan Beach Park she called her daughter and told her to hold off on ...Read more
After welcoming Putin, Trump appears to adopt his goal, agreeing to cede land for peace
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump made his expectations clear entering a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday: “I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire,” he said aboard ...Read more
Students head back to class as federal funding uncertainties weigh on US schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While classes were out for summer, districts were busy preparing for the upcoming school year: Finalizing budgets, hiring staff, building programming and working with the state to secure grants are ...Read more
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