A 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by a police officer in a Paris suburb on Tuesday. The death unleashed tensions between angry residents and police. (June 28)
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Surprise Guatemala candidate vows to fight corruption
Bernardo Arévalo, the surprise candidate in Guatemala’s first round of presidential voting, says the choice in the country’s Aug. 20 runoff is a clear one: Continue living under a corrupt system with his rival or rebuild the country’s democracy with hi…
0628 Today in History
0628 Today in History
Unauthorized vapes continue to enter US despite FDA rules
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on kid-friendly flavors. (June 27)
Aftermath of deadly Kramatorsk attack
At least four people were killed and 42 others injured – including an eight-month-old baby – after Russian missiles struck Kramatorsk and a nearby village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, according to the office of the region’s prosecuto…
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Here’s the latest for Tuesday, June 27th: DOJ says negligence, misconduct led to Epstein’s death; Supreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped federal elections; Prayers for Titan submersive victims takes place in Pakistan;…
AP Explains: New details in Epstein’s suicide emerge
The Justice Department’s watchdog says negligence, misconduct and job failures enabled Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. (June 27)
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Wildfire smoke makes Chicago air ‘unhealthy’
Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, including Chicago. (June 27) (AP Video: Melissa Winder, Teresa Crawford)
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Heat wave ups pressure on Texas power grid
As a heat wave grips Texas, public appeals to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activities have come with another ask of the state’s nearly 30 million residents: Conserve electricity if possible as demand on the power grid is stretched. (June 27) (AP Vid…
Florida residents react to malaria cases
Florida residents are taking extra precautions after the Florida Department of Health issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory in response to four locally contracted cases of malaria south of Tampa. (June 27)