Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Saunders will exit before Mayor-elect Danny Avula takes helm on Jan. 1.
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Officials met with a standing-room audience to discuss the Staples Mill site.
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The city no longer sponsors an overflow inclement weather shelter.
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The state Department of Corrections director has disputed allegations of abuse.
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A motive has not been established for the death of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson.
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It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.
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Democrats lost serious ground with young men in the 2024 presidential election. Now, some within the party are working to win them back.
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In the wake of U.S. aid cuts, Pastor Billy is reminded of his twin sister's death from AIDS. He doesn't want 9-year-old Diana, who's HIV-positive, to meet the same fate.
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The Israeli military said Iran launched retaliatory strikes throughout the night. This followed a major Israeli attack on Friday, targeting Iran's nuclear facilities and killing top military leaders.
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Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields
Arts & Culture
- 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