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Learn how to escape from a rip current and practice water safety

With hot summer months ahead, taking a dip in the water can be a refreshing way to cool off.

Americans are feeling far more confident about the economy

Americans are feeling fairly bullish about the US economy: A key measurement of consumer confidence just jumped to its highest level since January 2022.

Justice Thomas renews attacks on landmark First Amendment decision in fiery dissent

Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday renewed his yearslong attack on a landmark First Amendment decision, with the conservative jurist again calling for the Supreme Court to revisit the “flawed” ruling in the 1964 case.

Injured hiker rescued from Trail Canyon Falls using iPhone SOS feature

An avid hiker was able to use her iPhone SOS feature to alert rescue crews after getting injured on a trail.

He’s lived in a Cape Cod dune shack for nearly 80 years. Now this 94-year-old artist faces eviction

Salvatore Del Deo is a 94-year-old artist and Korean War Veteran who has made a dune shack in Provincetown, Massachusetts, his part-time home for the past 77 years.

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio declared winner in elections

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has been reelected for a second term in office, the country’s electoral commission announced Tuesday.

'They really got me,' 80-year-old woman attacked by turkeys in Cambridge

- A pair of pesky turkeys bit an 80-year-old woman in Cambridge. She fled through a break in traffic to escape them.

Diageo ends its 15-year partnership with Diddy following lawsuit

Spirits maker Diageo has cut ties with Sean “Diddy” Combs, ending a lucrative 15-year partnership that recently culminated in a racial discrimination lawsuit.

UC Davis nurse heads into year-long NASA mission studying life on Mars

A local woman is learning what it's like to live on Mars right now and she didn't even have to leave Earth. Alyssa Shannon is an Advanced Practice Nurse with UC Davis Health. She was one of only four people …

Attorney General Merrick Garland to testify in front of House Judiciary Committee in September

Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on September 20, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.

‘What’s a Uyghur?’: Miami mayor and 2024 GOP hopeful Suarez fumbles question on China

Miami mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez indicated in an interview on Tuesday that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide …

Inflation hurts. But White House economists find that it’s even worse in every other G7 nation

The United States is recovering faster than its peers from the historic bout of inflation squeezing families and souring the mood of the nation, according to a new analysis from White House economists.

Nikki Haley takes aim at Trump’s record on China in foreign policy speech

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said that the Chinese military was “stronger” at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency and accused the former president of being “singularly focused” on trade with China while he was in office.

Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ sells for record-breaking $108.4 million

The last portrait completed by Gustav Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction Tuesday, when it sold for a staggering £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London.

More than 4,200 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms

Claude Ronnie Msowoya and his family spent three days trying to get to Johannesburg, South Africa, only to be forced to return to the start of his journey by train, without his baggage.