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The Brightest Supermoon Of 2022 Occurs This Week

July's full Buck Moon will be the brightest Supermoon of 2022!

Police: 1 Dead, 5 Hurt In Shooting Outside Kansas City Bar

A shooting outside a bar in Kansas City where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others hurt, authorities said.

Luis Echeverria, Mexico Leader Blamed For Massacres, Dies

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings, has died at the age of 100.

AP: Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, Dies At 89

Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89.

AP: Yosemite Wildfire Is Latest Threat To Giant Sequoia Trees

Officials say part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire rages near a grove of California’s famed giant sequoia trees.

Services Begin For Highland Park Parade Shooting Victims

Mourners are remembering three of the seven people killed by the gunman who opened fire on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.

Wildfire Grows Near Famed Yosemite Grove Of Sequoia Trees

Part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire quintupled in size near a grove of California's famous giant sequoia trees, officials said.

Biden Signs Order On Abortion Access After High Court Ruling

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago.

Thousands Without Power As Strong Storms Roll Through

Strong storms leave thousands without power Thursday evening

AP: Chauvin Gets 21 Years For Violating Floyd’s Civil Rights

A federal judge has sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

James Caan, Oscar Nominee For "The Godfather," Dies At 82

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died. He was 82.

Ex-"Cheer" Star Harris Gets 12 Years For Seeking Photos, Sex

A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions.

Georgia Slabs Called Satanic By Some Torn Down After Bombing

A rural Georgia monument that some conservative Christians criticized as satanic and others dubbed “America's Stonehenge” was demolished Wednesday after a predawn bombing turned one of its four granite panels into rubble.

Carolina Panthers Sign Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield In Trade Deal

Hundreds of fans reacted on social media following the Panthers announcement to sign Baker Mayfield.

Kannapolis Police Officer Receives State And National Awards

Sergeant Travis Smith has been recognized as the 2021-2022 North Carolina Police Officer of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Truist To Raise Hourly Minimum Wage To $22

Truist Financial Corporation announced Wednesday it will boost its minimum U.S. hourly pay rate to $22 effective October 1st, 2022.

Highland Park 4th Of July Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats

A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.