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Bus driver forces Black men to sit in the back or he’ll call cops, MN suit says
The 2023 argument on a bus was compared to Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955, the lawsuit ...
‘Larger swarm than anything we’ve seen’: Rainier quakes reach historic levels
The so-called earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier dwindled Friday but has surpassed the last large event at the volcano in 2009, the USGS said.
Rare bird looks spooked in trail cam video, then predator emerges in Thai forest
A monitor lizard, or Varanus salvator, joins the bird in front of the lens, blundering into the clearing as the bird once again shoots up its feathers and charges the lizard before darting off, the ...
Cop faking disability for $600K visited Disneyland, ran races, CA lawsuit says
Nicole Brown, of Riverside, claimed she was unable to resume working as a Westminster police officer but visited Disneyland, ran two 5K races, went skiing and golfing — among other recreational ...
$6 and 5 minutes at slot machine lead gambler to big prize in CA. ‘What luck!’
A lucky gambler took home a “beastly” win after playing a slot machine at a Southern California casino. The gambler was betting on a KONG Skull Island slot machine, “ a 3 x 3 reel array game ,” at ...
‘Cold, exhausted’ paddleboarder found drowning in reservoir, CO rescuers say
The “cold, exhausted” paddleboarder wasn’t wearing a life vest and was found 100 yards from the shore after a caller said she ...
3-year-old dies after being struck by stray bullet during fireworks, DC cops say
A 3-year-old girl died after being struck by a stray bullet during a firework show, D.C. police said. Now, police are looking for a 24-year-old suspect on a warrant for first-degree murder, according ...
Is this bold new Bay Area home an icon for young generation of fintech buyers?
A California home on the market for $13.8 million in the Bay Area city of Hillsborough embodies what a younger generation of fintech professionals is looking for — understated luxury and natural ...
4.3-magnitude earthquake — then dozens more — rattles California lake, USGS says
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted a lake shoreline Friday, July 11, in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey ...
Climber’s quick thinking helps save solo climber who plunged 200 feet on CO peak
A 20-year-old solo climber plunged about 200 feet from a Colorado mountain peak, and another climber saw it and jumped into ...
New heist video game lets players reclaim 70 real African artifacts from museums
The artifacts at the heart of “Relooted” are real and “are of huge cultural, historical, and spiritual significance to the people they were taken from,” the South African game developer said.
Helicopter trip finds endangered mammals thriving on Chile peak. ‘Hopeful sign’
Cabo Froward sits at the “southernmost point” of South America; it’s a rugged and largely unexplored region slated to become a national park, Rewilding Chile said in a July 9 Instagram post. As part ...