Multiple wildfires have collectively burned more than 33,000 acres of land in Northern California, state fire officials said Friday, prompting evacuations in some mountainside communities. Hurricane Elsa strengthened further Friday afternoon -- hours after becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season -- and was on track to reach parts of the Caribbean and the U.S. mainland. While the heat wave across the region broke over most cities on Thursday, the heat wave continues in Washington, D.C., with five consecutive days over 90 degrees. The recovery of two bodies Friday brought the death toll from a collapsed seaside condo in South Florida to 22, local authorities announced. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a Minnesota Amish community that opposed a county requirement to install a septic system to treat wastewater from their homes. Many women in the United States aren't screened for cervical cancer because they can't afford it, a new study finds. U.S. Air Force personnel will choose from five alternatives for cardio and fitness assessments under a directive announced on Friday. A Massachusetts man said a snap decision to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket from a convenience store led to his winning his second $1 million jackpot in four years. Wildlife officials in Colorado said a bear climbed into a home through an open window and left after feasting on cat food it found inside. The Pentagon this week awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $2 billion to develop a new nuclear cruise missile. A police academy in China announced it is holding an auction to find new homes for 54 dogs that flunked out of the program by being too gentle for a career in law enforcement. On-site COVID-19 testing at airports involved in the Patriot Express charter flight program will be discontinued, the Air Mobility Command announced. Officials in Louisiana said more than 60 ducks were relocated from a neighborhood after residents complained of the birds overrunning their properties and following pedestrians. A Marine Corps sergeant was convicted of manslaughter in the death of an Army Green Beret after a three-week trial at Norfolk Naval Station, Va. A four-man rowing team announced they broke a world record by rowing from San Francisco to Hawaii in 30 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes. Demonstrators in Canada toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in protest of the hundreds of remains that have been found at schools for Indigenous children. Authorities in Georgia said they are trying to locate a loose African serval after the large cat woke a sleeping woman by jumping onto her bed. Major League Baseball placed Trevor Bauer on seven-day administrative leave Friday amid its investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, the league announced. Children learn language faster than adults. New research suggests children benefit from neurological advantages, but also from the way adults talk to them. President Joe Biden said Friday he supported a recommendation that independent prosecutors take over sexual assault cases in the U.S. military rather than the current chain of command. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of a Boeing 737 cargo plane crash in the Pacific Ocean off West Oahu, Hawaii. Fewer than half of all U.S. states made "equity" a key component of COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans despite evidence of increased virus-related risks faced by racial and ethnic minorities and those living in poverty. The Dallas Cowboys will be the NFL team featured on the 2021 edition of HBO's "Hard Knocks," the network and team announced Friday. A horizontal plastic water slide -- also known as a slip and slide -- set up in West Virginia broke a Guinness World Record when a rider glided 2,021 feet across the surface. |
Post a Comment