Rescued sea turtles: some to be released, some still sick
NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi Aquarium plans to release seven endangered sea turtles this week, but other institutions in New Orleans and Mississippi are...
Chunk, dog missing for 2 weeks, retrieved safe from bay
BARNEGAT, N.J. — A golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks was rescued Tuesday from a bay in New Jersey.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans sue to return Georgia monument
DECATUR, Ga. — The Sons of Confederate Veterans group has sued to return a 30-foot-high (9-meter) obelisk to a site in front of a...
DISPATCH: In tornado’s wake, navigating a reluctant town
RALEIGH, N.C. — It was 7:54 a.m. when I awoke to the news that a tornado had struck North Carolina’s coast overnight, killing three...
1 killed, 3 hurt in California driver’s rampage
CARMICHAEL, Calif. — A man rammed two people with his pickup truck, killing one, attacked other people with a crowbar and pulled a gun...
Inflation ahead? Even a top economist says it’s complicated
WASHINGTON — Two months of sharply rising prices have raised concerns that record-high government financial aid and the Federal Reserve’s ultra-low interest rate policies...
Beirut’s pita, chickpea breakfast tastes great all day
Our travels around the world have taught us many things, but one lesson is clear: Breakfast in one country makes a wonderful dinner in...
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets...
Florida principal crafts personal notes for 459 graduates
PALM COAST, Fla. — A Florida high school principal spent the last several months of the school year crafting personalized notes for each of...
Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine July 5
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country...