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Staten Island sewer rescue
5 Boys Rescued After Getting Lost Inside 'Really Tight' Staten Island Sewer: 'We Walked a Lot'
San Francisco Radio Host Jeffrey Vandergrift Missing
San Francisco Radio Host Jeffrey Vandergrift Found Dead a Month After He Went Missing
Joe Lara and Gwen Shamblin Lara
Plane Crash That Killed Christian Diet Guru Gwen Shamblin Caused By 'Spatial Disorientation' of Pilot Husband
illustration conceptualizes the swirling clouds identified by the James Webb Space Telescope in the atmosphere of exoplanet VHS 1256 b. The planet is about 40 light-years away and orbits two stars that are locked in their own tight rotation. Its clouds, which are filled with silicate dust, are constantly rising, mixing, and moving during its 22-hour day.
James Webb Telescope Finds 'Swirling Clouds' on Planet with 22-Hour Day and 1,500-Degree Temps
6 killed in Baltimore Beltway crash
6 Road Construction Workers Dead Following Car Crash on Baltimore Beltway
5 Teenage Cousins Killed in MS Car Crash
5 Cousins Killed After Car Hits Bridge Barricade and Falls into Mississippi Creek
Woman Finds 6-Foot Snake in Her Bed Hi there — attaching permission and photo https://www.facebook.com/zacheryssnakeandreptilerelocation/posts/158606570419863
Woman Finds Deadly 6-Foot Snake While Changing Her Sheets: 'Check the Bed Carefully Tonight!'
Debris is seen after a strong microburst damaged several buildings Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Montebello, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Tornado Tears Through Part of Los Angeles in Rare Event, at Least One Person Injured
Five Planets Are to Align in a Rare Astronomical Phenomenon Visible from Earth: Here's When and How to Spot It
5 Planets Will Align in the Sky in March: Here's When and How to Spot It
asteroid near earth
Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth This Weekend at Half the Distance of the Moon
4 People Rescued After Whale Sinks Sailboat in the Pacific
4 Friends on Sailing Trip Rescued After Their Boat Collided With a Whale While They Ate Pizza
Yesica Martinez
Family Finds Body of Missing Texas Woman After Searching Area Where Her Car Crashed 2 Days Earlier
Pink moon
All About April's Pink Moon and What It Means for Your Zodiac Sign
Chuck and Charley Morris, Father and Son Vanish While Kayaking on Spring Break Trip in Arkansas
Wife Speaks Out After Husband and Son Disappeared While Kayaking on Spring Break Trip: 'They Died Together'
Jehane Thomas was a 30 year old, mum of two boys when she suddenly passed away on 17/03/2023
Jehane Thomas, TikTok Star and Mother of 2, Dead at 30: We're 'Heartbroken,' Says Friend
CrossFit Coach Dies After Saving Wife from Drowning While Scattering His Granddad’s Ashes in Puerto Rico
CrossFit Coach Drowns Alongside Father After Saving Wife from Rip Current While Scattering Ashes: 'Hero'
Here I Am Media - FINAL SERIES Brandon
Photo Series Explores What People with Down Syndrome Think of Growing Older: '46 Is Still Young!'
Shelly Battista
Cancer Survivor Welcomes Identical Twins After Her Ovaries Were Removed During Treatment
Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members strike during heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles . Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation's second-largest school system School Strike, Los Angeles, United States - 21 Mar 2023
Los Angeles School Workers Go on 3-Day Strike, Canceling Classes for Half a Million Students
Chuck and Charley Morris, Father and Son Vanish While Kayaking on Spring Break Trip in Arkansas
Father and Son Vanish While Kayaking on Spring Break Trip in Arkansas: 'Such a Tragic Situation'
Deputy Jeremy McCain
Officer Who Was Pinned by Metal Gate in Freak Accident Dies 'After a Valiant Fight for His Life'
Locklyn and Loreli Callazzo were tragically found in the pool at their parents home in Oklahoma City
18-Month-Old Twins Drown in Backyard Pool at Family's Oklahoma City Home: 'They Were Angels'
Polk County Sheriff's Office searching for two missing boaters on Lake Eloise
Bodies of 2 Missing Fla. Boaters Found in Lake Near Legoland
Georgia Firefighter Helps Deliver Granddaughter While on Duty
Firefighter Helps Deliver First Grandchild When Pregnant Daughter Stops at His Station for Bathroom Break
Mountain Lion in Rocky Mountains
Mountain Lion Attacks Man Relaxing in Colorado Hot Tub with Wife
5 young family members killed in Scarsdale crash
Teen Driver in Crash That Killed 5 Children Didn't Have License, Say Officials: 'A Horrific Accident'
Copper Mountain Ski Resort
2 Illinois Teens on Spring Break Killed Sledding in Colorado
avalanche in Colorado - Rapid Creek, southwest of Marble
Man Whose Family Says He Was 'Born to Ski' and Budapest Native Killed in Separate Colo. Avalanches
Dave Hollis' Girlfriend Pays Tribute to Former Disney Exec After His Death
Heidi Powell on Returning to Social Media After Death of Dave Hollis: 'We're Moving Forward Now'
Investigators and firefighters are shown at the scene following a fire in Old Montreal, Saturday, March 18, 2023, that gutted the heritage building
1 Dead, 6 Missing After Fire at 19th Century Stone Building in Montreal: 'Heartbreaking Tragedy'
Magician Gloria Dea, 99, at her Las Vegas home Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Dea was the first magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip, doing magic at the El Rancho Vegas in 1941.
Gloria Dea, First Magician to Perform on the Las Vegas Strip, Dead at 100: 'She Started It All'
Dejana Kusic and Pavle Kosovik Engagement
Woman's Boyfriend Surprises Her by Proposing During Rom-Com Tour of New York City: 'It Was Perfect'
Polk County Sheriff's Office searching for two missing boaters on Lake Eloise
2 Missing in Lake Near Fla. Legoland After Boating Accident During Couple's Anniversary Celebration
A worker carries a sack of onions from a stack of onions and potatoes at the Azadpur wholesale market in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, June 5, 2022. India's Ministry of Agriculture data show tomato price inflation surged to 61% month on month in May. Even so, other vegetable prices have come down sharply from elevated levels in April. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
14 Workers Crushed to Death by Potatoes and Debris in 'Tragic' Warehouse Collapse in India
Rupert Murdoch, 96, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66
Rupert Murdoch, 92, Announces Engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66: 'I Was Very Nervous'
5 young family members killed in Scarsdale crash
5 Children, Ages 8 to 17, Killed in Car Crash on N.Y. Highway, 9-Year-Old Survives
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cesar Munoz/AP/Shutterstock (13833512k) Residents recover belongings from the debris of their collapsed homes after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, . The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil Earthquake, Machala, Ecuador - 18 Mar 2023
At Least 15 Killed and Hundreds Injured as 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Ecuador and Peru
Woman From Town with a Population of 27 Wins $250K Lottery Prize -- and She Thought It Was A Scam!
Colo. Woman from Town with a Population of 27 Wins $250K Lottery Prize — and She Thought It Was a Scam!
Bill Romaniello, 2 Hikers Killed by Floodwater in Utah Canyon Leave 'Monumental Void,' Say Friends
2 Florida Hikers Found Dead, 1 Survives, After Flash Flood in Popular Utah Slot Canyon
Newborns in the Texas Children's Hospital NICU Celebrate Their First Rodeo in Western Gear
Texas Hospital Dresses NICU Babies in Western Outfits to Celebrate Their First Rodeo — See the Photos!
Paulina Lake with Paulina Peak.
Oregon Snowboarder, 33, Dies After Avalanche Carries Him Over Cliff During Outing With Friends
Man Finds ‘Big Ugly Diamond’
Man Unearths 'Big, Ugly' 3.29-Carat Diamond at Ark. Park — the Latest of Over 400 Finds: 'Amazing Discovery'
Cooling towers release heat generated by boiling water reactors at Xcel Energy's Nuclear Generating Plant on Oct. 2, 2019, in Monticello, Minn. Minnesota regulators said Thursday, March 16, 2023, that they're monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant in late November 2022. The company said there's no danger to the public.
Nuclear Power Plant in Minnesota Reveals It Leaked 400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water
Pilot Accounted For From World War II https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3326915/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-montgomery-w/
WWII Airman's 'Piloting Skill' Helped Save 7 from a Crash in 1944, His Remains Have Now Been Found
No Foul Play in Death of Female Soldier in Fort Hood, Officials Say
'No Foul Play' in Death of Fort Hood Soldier Who Told Her Mom She Was Being Harassed, Officials Say
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ty Kettenhofen https://recruiting.army.mil/News/Article/3329314/golden-knights-team-member-dies-after-training-accident/
U.S. Army Parachute Team Member Dies During Training Accident After 'Hard Landing'
Pet Monkey Killed In Oklahoma After Biting a Woman's Ear
Escaped Pet Monkey Killed After Attacking Woman Outside Oklahoma Home: 'Ripped My Ear Almost Completely Off'
Running Springs snow fall
Snowed-In Calif. Man Gets Help from Strangers to See Dying Wife: 'I Can't Even Get Down to Say Goodbye'
Nathan Robbins
Missing Man, 26, Found Dead a Month After He Drowned in Michigan River While Boating with Friend
City of Newark admits to falling to Sister City scam
N.J. Officials Duped at Ceremony by Scammers Posing as Delegation from Fake Hindu Nation 'Kailasa'
7 injured, 1 critically after tree breaks, falls on guests at San Antonio Zoo
7 Injured After Tree Branch Falls 'Unexpectedly' on Guests at San Antonio Zoo
Kenne Pluhar (aka Kenneth Joseph Pluhar Jr)
Woman Roasts 'Redneck, SOB' Dad in Hilarious but Loving Obituary, Says 'Save Your Money' In Lieu of Flowers
radioactive cylinder a steel tube in thailand
Missing Radioactive Cylinder Sparks Intensive Search Across Thailand
Owen O'Neil rollout
Hero Recycles Medical Equipment for Families in Need in His Fla. Community: 'It's All About the Giving'
skiiers
15-Year-Old Skiers Rescued After Being Trapped 'Chest-Deep' in Mass. Snow for 3 Hours
Virginia DeSapio Courtesy Christian Morris
Nevada Woman Died of Heat Stress While Waiting for Air Conditioning to Be Fixed, Family Claims in Lawsuit
Tyre Sampson
Parents of 14-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Amusement Park Fall Reach Settlement as Demolition of the Ride Begins
Progress Pride flag
Students At Women's College Vote to Admit All Nonbinary, Trans Applicants — But School Has 'No Plan' To Change
76-Year-Old Man Rescued After Being Trapped in Grain Bin Up to His Chest on Farm for Hours
76-Year-Old Man Rescued After Being Trapped in Grain Bin on Ohio Farm for 5 Hours
Rachel Hollis visits Build to discuss "Girl, Stop Apologizing" at Build Studio
Rachel Hollis Attends Stevie Nicks Show Month After Ex-Husband Dave Hollis' Death: 'Music Is Medicine'
Jeff Thomas
Model and Influencer Jeff Thomas Dead at 35: 'Rest in Love'
Lottery ticket forms are arranged for display at a New South Wales Lotteries Corp. retail outlet in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Couple Wins $1M Lottery Prize Twice in One Drawing After Husband Buys 2 Identical Tickets: 'Blown Away'
College Senior Has Brain Hemorrhage While on Spring Break in Mexico, Liza Burke
College Senior Returns to U.S. After Brain Hemorrhage on Spring Break Trip with Friends in Mexico