The tropical rainstorm that AccuWeather forecasters have been monitoring most of the week made the transition into Tropical Storm Bonnie on Friday. Central South Carolina felt shaking for the third time this week with a series of minor earthquakes Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation requiring all packaging to be recyclable or compostable and for packaging makers to pay for the cost of recycling plastic waste. An Oklahoma court on Friday scheduled the executions of 25 men over the next two and a half years, cases that the prisoners' lawyers say "exemplify systemic flaws" in the state's use of the death penalty. Olympians Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and actor Denzel Washington are among the first slate of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom handed out by President Joe Biden. Florida's law prohibiting classroom discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity in primary grade levels went into effect on Friday. An alligator was caught on camera approaching a group of golfers on a Florida course while a member of the party nonchalantly took his shot. Firefighters responded to a Walmart store in Tennessee to rescue a kitten heard mewing from inside a Pepsi vending machine. President Joe Biden on Friday predicted some states will try to prevent women from crossing state lines to seek an abortion but pledged to protect women's rights to travel to seek such services. The National Fraternal Order of Police said Friday that shootings of police officers in the line of duty thus far in 2022 are up by 19% from 2021. The FOP said so far this year 33 officers have been killed by gunfire. A U.S. Navy investigation has determined that contamination of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drinking water in 2021 was the result of human error in handling two fuel spills from the Red Hill fuel storage facility. At least 21 people were killed Friday when a Russian missile attack targeted the key southern Ukraine port city of Odessa, Ukrainian officials said. Who you voted for at the ballot box may have the most influence over whether you've gotten a COVID-19 booster shot, according to a survey conducted earlier this year. A Boston woman who has been working for American Airlines for 65 years was named the world's longest-serving flight attendant by Guinness World Records. Scientists have long known that astronauts lose bone density while in space, but a study published this week found they only partially recover this loss one year after returning to Earth. An animal-loving Kentucky man is becoming famous on TikTok after converting the basement of his house into an eel pit. The family of an 11-year-old Iowa boy who died when an amusement park ride malfunctioned nearly a year ago filed a lawsuit against the park and its managers on Thursday. Late Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died last month from the combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine, a spokesman from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told UPI on Friday. K-pop star J-Hope released a single and music video for the song "More" following news of BTS' hiatus. If a national abortion ban follows a Supreme Court ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. maternal deaths would likely increase by 24%, new research suggests. Novak Djokovic roared into the Round of 16 with a straight-sets win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Friday at Wimbledon. Maria Sakkari became the latest upset victim, losing in straight sets to unseeded Tatjana Maria. "The White Lotus" actress Alexandra Daddario married Andrew Form at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. An Australian teenager earned a third Guinness World Records title for her memory skills by correctly identifying 40 U.S. presidents in one minute. The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they're classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says. New York lawmakers opened a special legislative session to rewrite state gun laws after the Supreme Court struck down a statute that said owners have to show good reason for carrying a concealed firearm in public. |
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