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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mic Smith/AP/Shutterstock (10733860e) Socially distanced umbrellas offer shade across Myrtle Beach, S.C.'s, 60 miles of coastline, where daily COVID-19 cases in Horry County have continued to decrease since mask ordinances were implemented in early July Visitors Enjoy , S.C.'s Wide Open Spaces, Myrtle Beach, United States - 30 Jul 2020
'Kindhearted' South Carolina Woman, 63, Dies After Being Impaled by Beach Umbrella
99-Year-Old Penn. Woman Welcomes Birth of 100th Great-Grandchild
Penn. Woman Who Almost Became Nun Celebrates Birth of 100th Great-Grandchild Before 100th Birthday
A view of the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, which is part of the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Hospital Apologizes for Wrongly Saying Baby Was Dead Before She Actually Died in Mom's Arms
Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara
Reporter Who Says She Was Told Skirt Was Too Short to Witness Execution: 'My Story Reveals a Larger Issue'
Christine Hawk Embree
Calif. Mom Died from E-Bike Collision Injuries as Daughter, 16 Months, 'Miraculously' Survived 'Unscathed'
Aaron "Mick" Crawford, 'Heroic' Ky. Teen Who Helped Flood Victims Dies of Mysterious Illness: 'It Came Out of Nowhere'
'Heroic' Ky. Teen Who Helped Flood Victims Dies of Mysterious Illness: 'It Came Out of Nowhere'
Dartmouth Grad Dies After Being Injured in ‘Horrible Accident’ After Commencement Ceremony
Dartmouth Grad Dies After Being Injured in 'Horrible Accident' Following Delayed Commencement Ceremony
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17-Year-Old Penn. Boy Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say
2 Women Dead After NJ Megabus Accident
2 Women Killed After Double-Decker Bus Rolls Over on New Jersey Turnpike
3 Dead in Home Explosion
At Least 3 People Dead, 39 Homes Damaged After Explosion in Indiana Town
Close-up of unrecognizable white male man purchasing gas at pump
For First Time in 2 Years, Prices Are Dropping as Inflation Slows: 'We Are Turning the Corner,' Says Expert 
Grier Stanley Barnwell and Jason Barnwell - Premature birth leads to parents’ wedding in NICU
Couple Postpones Wedding After Daughter's Premature Birth — But NICU Nurse Says 'Get Married Here'
Salyers Twins and Family
Twins in 'Quaternary Marriage' Introduce Sons to 'Utopia for Twins,' Where Kids' Parents Met and Married
Sharks near swimmers
'Unnerving' Drone Footage Shows How Sharks Creep Up on Unsuspecting Swimmers at the Beach
Elon Musk
Elon Musk Sells $6.9B in Tesla Stock for the '(Hopefully Unlikely) Event That Twitter Forces' Buyout Deal
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Army Identifies 2 Soldiers Struck and Killed by Falling Tree During 'Weather-Related' Event in Georgia
Louisiana Boy, 4, Fatally Shot in 'Negligent' Incident
Boy, 4, Killed After Wandering onto Indiana Highway in the Middle of the Night
helen rhodes
Kids 'Devastated' After Their 'Devoted' Mom Dies in Her Sleep on Flight: 'This Loss Is Unimaginable'
Salyer Twins
Salyers Family Photos: See Pictures of the Identical Twins Who Married Identical Twins — and Their Cute Kids
Matt Weeks and Sara Smouther - newlyweds get married in Cloverdale Indiana on 5/21/22 at the Summerfiled Health Care Center a Community residence for Huntingtons patients.
Couple with Same Terminal Illness Found 'Joy' Together and Married. She Held His Hand in His Final Moments
Sean Nagel
Man, 37, Dies in 'Tragic Accident' After Sand Dune Collapses on Him at Beach: 'Still in Disbelief'
Alabama Boy Admits to Accidentally Shooting His Mom to Death
12-Year-Old Alabama Boy Admits to Accidentally Shooting His Mom to Death, Officials Say
Southwest Air
Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Suffers Broken Back After Rough Landing in California
Alligator
Fla. Man Hospitalized After Alligator Bites His Face During Swim Near Tampa
WWII Vet, 98, Honored for Service in Special Unit That Created Elaborate Illusions to Trick Nazis
'I Faked Everything': WWII Vet, 98, Honored for Tricking Nazis with Illusions in 'Ghost Army'
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Snapchat Rolls Put First-Ever Parental Tools Including a Family Center to Provide Safety for Teens
Colleen Ballinger Apologizes After Racist Videos Surface
Colleen Ballinger Apologizes After 'Culturally Insensitive' Video Resurfaces
Spacex Launch
Sequin Stuffed Dinosaur Toy Sent Into Space as Part of Historic NASA-SpaceX Launch
Pitt Rivers Museum reopening reveals critical changes todisplays as part of decolonisation process
Oxford Museum Removes Controversial Shrunken Heads Display Which 'Reinforced Racist Thinking'
Kerry Maunus and April George
Turkey on the Table Helps Feed the Hungry During COVID-19: 'Gratitude Is Greater Than 2020'
Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Governor Orders Second Shutdown of Restaurants and Indoor Businesses amid COVID-19
Mini golf world record Cole Hetzel, Chris Hetzel, Tony Centers, and Bob Schoettinger
Group Featuring Father-Son Duo Take on Mini-Golf World Record — and Raise Money for Ky. Flood Relief
911 Raises Questions About Final Moments of Co-Pilot Who Exited Plane Mid-Flight as Investigation Continues
911 Call Raises Questions About Final Moments of Co-Pilot Who Exited Plane Mid-Flight
little mermaid
Denmark's Little Mermaid Statue Vandalized with 'Racist Fish' Graffiti
Mary Jackson
NASA Names D.C. Headquarters After Its First Black Woman Engineer, Hidden Figure Mary Jackson
The Inspiring Way One Family Is Helping Another Family With a Baby in the NICU During COVID
The Inspiring Way One Family Is Helping Another Family With a Baby in the NICU During COVID
Death Valley
Temperatures in Death Valley Hit Recording-Breaking 130 Degrees, the Hottest Since 1913
Band-Aid Adding New Line of Bandages to Match Different Skin Tones
Band-Aid Adding New Line of Bandages to Match Different Skin Tones
Each of these miniature U.S. flags represents a Massachusetts person who has died of COVID-19
Massachusetts Family Places More Than 8,000 Flags on Front Lawn to Honor State COVID-19 Deaths
Somerville, Massachusetts
Massachusetts City Will Now Recognize Polyamorous Relationships
rat sinkhole Bronx
Bronx Man Hospitalized After Plunging Into Sinkhole Filled with Rats: 'He Couldn't Move'
Charles Krohn, a professor of English at The University of St. Thomas for 50-plus years, as he navigated remote learning
91-Year-Old Professor Goes Viral After Embracing Virtual Teaching 'Like a Boss' amid Pandemic
Monique Cook Twins
Atlanta Mom with Coronavirus Gives Birth to Twins While in Coma: 'Family Is Complete'
Rayshard Brooks
Rayshard Brooks' Four Children Awarded Full Scholarships to Georgia College
Joe Marszalkowski
Skydiver Loses Prosthetic Leg in Jump, Farmer Finds It in Field: 'A Needle in a Haystack'
Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Keynote Address At Facebook F8 Conference
Facebook Pledges $10M Toward 'Ending Racial Injustice': 'We Stand Against Racism'
An American Crocodile stalks across a seagrass bed at night off Banco Chinchorro Atoll, Mexico
2 American Tourists Attacked by Crocodile During Night Swim in Mexico
Lin Manuel Miranda Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Hamilton Stars Reunite for Fundraiser Honoring Women's Suffrage Centennial
Online Relationships
Virtual Cheating Has Increased During Pandemic, Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Says
dust plume
Astronauts Capture Glimpses of 'Amazing' Large Dust Plume Headed Toward U.S.
Marsha P. Johnson
Google Pays Tribute to LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson with Doodle for Pride Month
J'Marie Hernandez
4-Year-Old Girl Who Family Called Their 'Little Princess' Killed in Chicago House Fire
anne frank
Marking Anne Frank's Birthday, Man Recounts Story of His Mom Meeting Her at Concentration Camp
Elijah Knight
Texas Couple Distribute Trackable Kindness Coins as Tribute to Late Son
Unemployment
Number of Americans Applying for First-Time Unemployment Dips Below 1M for First Time Since March
The unveiling of the statue of women's rights pioneers Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth is seen in Central Park in New York on August 26, 2020
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth Statue Unveiled at Central Park
Amy Cooper
N.Y.C. White Woman Apologizes After Calling Cops on Black Man Who Asked Her to Leash Her Dog
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
Florida Firefighters Hospitalized After Fighting Ship Explosion: They Have a 'Long Recovery Ahead'
High School, Georgia
Ga. High School Student Says Suspension Reversed After Sharing Viral Photos of Mask-Less Classmates
Mars NASA
NASA Successfully Launches Mars Rover Perseverance to Collect Signs of Ancient Life
Nurses Get Married Live on the Today Show with Hoda Kotb as Officiant
New York Nurses Get Married Live on Today — with Hoda Kotb as Officiant!
teaneck ambulance
Man in 70s Killed by Dump Truck that Rolled Back into Him at N.J. Park: Reports
Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser, Designer of Iconic 'I Love NY' Logo, Dies on His 91st Birthday