Jul 04 Over 130 million Americans under alert as 'extremely dangerous' heat wave hits Fourth of July By Melina Walling, Associated Press Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees or much higher into the triple digits include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida. Continue reading
Jul 04 Miki Sudo wins women's division of hot dog eating contest in New York City By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press The 38-year-old defending champion set a new world record for women during the Nathan's Famous annual contest. Continue reading
Jul 04 WATCH: A Capitol Fourth 2024 By News Desk The 44th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro was broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 4, 2024. Continue reading
Jul 04 Tens of millions Americans crisscross the country to celebrate the Fourth of July By David Sharp, Associated Press Travel records are projected to fall with people already jamming airports and crowding highways ahead of the Fourth of July to get to their destinations. Continue reading
Jul 03 GM hit with $146 million in penalties over excess emissions by millions of its older vehicles By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 3:55 Jamaica pounded by winds and rain as Hurricane Beryl brushes island By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Ted Everett Residents of Jamaica hunkered down as heavy rains and punishing winds from Hurricane Beryl pounded the island. The center of the Category 4 storm passed just south of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. At least six deaths have been attributed to Beryl… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:56 Proposed rules would protect workers from heat, top weather-related cause of death in U.S. By Stephanie Sy More than 90 million Americans are under heat advisories this week. Many may not realize it but heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the U.S. The triple-digit temperatures in the days ahead come as President Biden unveils… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 9:01 Why Gary, Indiana's decades-old lawsuit against gun industry may soon be over By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber Thirty years ago, Gary, Indiana, was declared the murder capital of the U.S. Following the example of other cities, Gary sued gun makers and sellers for their part in fueling the city’s violence. Gary’s case is now the last one… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 4:44 Flossie Lewis's Brief But Spectacular take on her 100th birthday By Steve Goldbloom Many will remember Flossie Lewis, who was among our earliest profiles on Brief But Spectacular. She spoke to us in 2016 about growing old and living well, earning millions of clicks and shares online. She joined Brief But Spectacular series… Continue watching
Jul 03 Why shootings and violence increase in the summer months By John Seewer, Associated Press Researchers point to a combination of factors that have caused the summer months to see an increase historically in violence and shootings. Continue reading