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2h ago

Pennsylvania parents vacationing in Florida with 6 kids drown after getting caught in rip current

The family was at Stuart Beach when the parents, Brian Warter and Erica Wishard, and two of their teenage children were swept out, authorities said. The teens were able to make it back to shore safely.
A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after getting caught by a rip current while swimming, authorities said.
A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after getting caught by a rip current while swimming, authorities said.
3h ago

American arrested over ammunition in Turks and Caicos avoids prison time

Five Americans in all were recently arrested after small amounts of ammunition were found in their bags while they were visiting the Caribbean vacation destination.
turks and Caicos americans detained interview
turks and Caicos americans detained interview
4h ago

LA Sparks rookie Cameron Brink says it's 'hard to fathom' injury that ends her season and Olympic bid

Brink, who was selected to play on the U.S. 3x3 women’s basketball team, suffered a torn ACL Tuesday night during the team’s loss to the Connecticut Sun. 
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink
Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink
4h ago

Taylor Wily, 'Hawaii Five-0' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' star, dies at 56

Wily appeared on 171 episodes of “Hawaii Five-0” as Kamekona Tupuola, and played the role in episodes of other rebooted series such as “Magnum P.I.” and "MacGyver."
Taylor Wily
Taylor Wily
4h ago

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work.

“We’ve always just had this deep connection, so that’s why, like, I never stopped loving him throughout any of this,” Marissa Lasoff-Santos said of her husband.
Avril Clark and Lucy.
Avril Clark and Lucy.
5h ago

One pilot dead, another hospitalized in midair crash between 2 crop duster airplanes

The planes “collided midair and both went down into a sage and grass covered area,” the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said.
6h ago

Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines low flight over Oklahoma City suburbs

The Dallas-based airline said the plane, a Boeing 737, landed safely just after midnight.
A Southwest Airlines airplane
A Southwest Airlines airplane

NBC News is measuring how hard it is to buy a home in the U.S.

Home prices, interest rates, availability and more factor into our new metric, updated monthly, that gauges how difficult it is to buy a home where you live.
6h ago

Cleveland Browns cut Defensive End Lonnie Phelps after crashing into restaurant and DUI arrest

Police said Phelps was slurring his words, had bloodshot eyes, droopy eyelids, and a strong odor of alcohol was coming from his breath.
NFL Combine
NFL Combine

Climate change made killer heat wave in Southwest even warmer and 35 times more likely

In a new flash study, researchers looked at current and past temperatures and compared a simulated, fictional world without climate change to the current reality.
Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico
Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico
7h ago

Incoming Washington Post editor decides not to take job amid ethics concerns

Will Lewis, the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, told staff in a note that the editor, Robert Winnett, withdrew from the position and plans to remain in Britain.
- The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., with a particular emphasis on national politics and the federal government. It has the largest circulation in the Washington metropolitan area. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
- The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., with a particular emphasis on national politics and the federal government. It has the largest circulation in the Washington metropolitan area. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)