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Transformer Fire Causes Explosion At Hoover Dam In Nevada

A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished.

Rep. Alma Adams Arrested In Washington D.C. For Protesting For Abortion Rights

North Carolina Representative Alma Adams was arrested in Washington, D.C. for protesting for abortion rights and reproductive justice at the Supreme Court, according to her staff.

AP: Emmett Till Accuser, In Memoir, Denies Wanting Teen Killed

The white woman who was at the center of the 1955 lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi denies wanting him killed.

AP: Oregon Tight End, Social Media Star, Dies Of Head Injury

Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon.

Ivana Trump Dies At 73, Family Says

The former wife of President Donald Trump has died, members of the family announced on Thursday in a statement.

WHO: COVID-19 Cases Rise For The 5th Week, Deaths Stable

The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the World Health Organization reported Thursday.

US Inflation Reached A New 40-Year High In June Of 9.1 Percent

Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with higher borrowing costs to follow.

White House: To Help Salmon, Dams May Need To Be Removed

The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs to sustainable levels in the Pacific Northwest, and that replacing the energy created by the dams is possible but will cost $11 billion to $19 billion.

Jan. 6 Probe: Trump Sets Rally After 'Unhinged' WH Meeting

In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states' voting machines and then, in a last ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for what turned into the deadly riot, the House Jan. 6 committee revealed Tuesday.

First Images From James Webb Telescope Released By NASA

The first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Telescope has been released allowing us to see deeper in space than ever before.

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.