State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster — some of them for more than three hours — at a festival in Wisconsin. (July 5)
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Multiple suspected shark bites reported by New York beachgoers over Fourth of July weekend
The long Fourth of July weekend was a hot one in New York, prompting holidaymakers to head to the beach. At least five suspected shark bites ensued.
El Paso shooter in court for sentencing
The Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist 2019 attack at a Walmart has returned to federal court for sentencing. Patrick Crusius is facing multiple life sentences after pleading guilty to one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. (Ju…
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday July 5th: Washington D.C. joins growing list of cities with July 4 shootings; Global average temperatures spiked to hottest day in decades; El Paso gunman returns to court; Swedish prosecutors charge activist Greta Thunb…
Rapist of 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion gets 25 years in prison
A Guatemalan man is facing up to life in prison for raping a 10-year-old Columbus, Ohio girl who had to travel to Indiana to get an abortion.
New tests confirm West Wing powder was cocaine
A white powder discovered in a lobby area of the White House’s West Wing that prompted a brief evacuation Sunday evening tested has positive for cocaine in a laboratory analysis. That word comes from three people familiar with the matter who spoke to T…
Three environmental activists arrested at Wimbledon
Three environmental activists were arrested at Wimbledon on Wednesday after getting on court and disrupting a match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass. (July 5)
Mass shooting in Louisiana leaves 4 dead, 7 injured at July 4th block party
“This should not happen. Now we are the victims of a mass shooting in our community,” District A Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor said.
US air quality map: Unhealthy air in Seattle, Portland, Southern California amid wildfires, fireworks
Canadian wildfires have casted a hazy smoke over the U.S. for weeks. Now, July 4th fireworks could’ve temporarily made air quality worse.
After proposing to his girlfriend, Iowa man wins nearly $400,000 in the lottery
31-year-old Nick Miller of Bernard, Iowa had successfully proposed to his girlfriend the night before he bought a winning lottery ticket.