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Here’s a look at our top stories for August 15th: Protestors gather near Gaza City, Israel border; Attorney in Georgia election indictment turns himself in; People trapped in cable car…
‘Inhumane’: Louisiana man killed woman, drove with her body for 30 days, police say
A Louisiana man was arrested early Tuesday morning after police investigators said he killed a 72-year-old woman and drove around for a month with the victim’s remains in his SUV.…
Hundreds of patients evacuated from L.A. hospital after power outage
A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved…
Judge weighs Texas river barrier to block migrants
A federal judge is considering whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration seeks to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s measure to deter…
Rare spotless giraffe born at Tennessee zoo
A giraffe born without spots at a northeastern Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s anything but ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights…
San Francisco archdiocese is latest Catholic Church organization to file for bankruptcy
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is the latest Catholic organization to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it deals with 537 lawsuits from survivors of child sexual abuse. Archbishop…
NASA flew a spy plane into thunderstorms to help predict severe weather: How it works.
Storm-chasing NASA pilots recently spent weeks flying modified a spy plane directly into thunderstorms in an effort to gain new insights about lightning and severe weather. Lightning has historically only…
Tourists seek shade during Madrid’s latest heatwave
Spain’s mainland is sweltering for the fourth time this summer as another heat wave takes hold. For tourists and locals in Madrid the green, shade of the central Retiro park…
Rescuers save 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan
Eight people who got trapped in a disabled cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan returned safely to the ground Tuesday after military commandos staged a daring and…
Caribbean braces for Storm Franklin
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