Jul 17 Abortion in Iowa is legal again for the moment after a judge blocks new restrictions By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The judge's decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law's constitutionality. Continue reading
Jul 17 Massive search underway for missing children swept away in Philadelphia flash flood By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Continue reading
Jul 17 Northeast begins to dry out after days of relentless heavy rain, flash flooding By Associated Press Flash flooding hit parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey over the weekend. Continue reading
Jul 16 Suspect in 4 Georgia killings dies exchanging gunfire with officers, authorities say By Jeff Amy, Tom Murphy, Associated Press Officers shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, and a sheriff's deputy and a police officer were injured trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 16 Torrential rains, flash flooding in Pennsylvania leave 5 dead, 2 children missing By Associated Press Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Triple-digit temperatures scorch Southern California In our news wrap Sunday, extreme heat and wildfires are plaguing parts of the West while flash flooding swept through a county in the East, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu left the hospital after an overnight stay following a dizzy spell,… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 8:01 As wildfire smoke spreads, millions of Americans lack access to respiratory care By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara Smoke from the record-setting Canadian wildfires is again making the air hazardous to breathe this weekend across the Northern Plains and upper Midwest. As the smoke triggers breathing problems for many, it also highlights the fact that more than 5… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 3:40 An artist's Brief But Spectacular take on New York City's family tomb New York City's Hart Island is the final resting place for more than a million unclaimed bodies. In 2018, artist Melinda Hunt launched the Hart Island Project, which has mapped the entire island and published the stories of more than… Continue watching
Jul 16 California's Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues By Seth Borenstein, Adam Beam, Associated Press Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Continue reading
Jul 16 Powerball jackpot grows to $900 million after no winner drawn Saturday night By Associated Press Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. Continue reading