Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The Republican former vice president said his decision had to do with Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Thorne-Begland said the plaintiff lacked standing.
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Decades of overharvesting, disease and habitat destruction have decimated the river’s oyster population.
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Police notified the school division of the threat Thursday night.
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Drummer T.K. Johnson joined the Colombian pop star on her “Mañana Será Bonito” tour.
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With heat indices over 100 degrees across much of the country, it's hot out there. But is it too hot for kids to be outside?
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Carol Moseley Braun is no stranger to stepping into new territory. She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate now she shares that experience a new memoir.
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For weeks, federal prosecutors have laid out their case against Sean Combs in a Manhattan courtroom. His attorneys should begin presenting their defense on Tuesday. They aren't expected to take long.
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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists warns his case represents an "erosion" of freedom of speech.
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President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.
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- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad