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Death Valley Reaches 130 Degrees

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (Fox 9) - California's Death Valley has long been known as one of the hottest places on Earth. And true to form, the temperature climbed to an incredible 130 degrees in the northern Mojave desert all three…

California and Other Parts of the West Broil and Burn

(AP) - Firefighters are working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heatwave baked the region, straining power grids and forcing calls to conserve water. The…

Biden Says U.S. War in Afghanistan Will End August 31

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war. “We did not go to…

Fans Banned at Olympics; Tokyo Under State of Emergency

TOKYO (AP) — Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the capital. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the ban, and the International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers…

Trump Announces Suits Against Facebook, Twitter and Google

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as their CEOs. Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the…

10 More Victims Found in Florida Condo Rubble; Death Toll 46

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium has reached its 14th day, with the death toll at 46 and authorities sounding increasingly grim. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family…

Pentagon Cancels Disputed JEDI Cloud Contract With Microsoft

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said it has canceled a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service providers. The…

4 More Victims Found in Rubble; Death Toll Rises to 32

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building has raised the death toll to 32. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah announced the new death count to family members…

As Tokyo Olympics Approach, Virus Worries Rise in Japan

TOKYO (AP) - The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans being allowed when they open in just over two weeks. Japan's Asahi newspaper cited multiple unidentified government sources when it said the opening…

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