Crews rescue the stranded in West Virginia flooding; 23 dead
All Karol Dunford has left is a dirty nightgown, caked in mud from the floodwaters that ravaged her West Virginia town and killed at least 23. She lost the trailer where she lived for 30 years. She lost her wheelchair, her medicine and her best friend, a little Chihuahua named Frankie. As the deluge swamped southeast West Virginia on Thursday evening, Dunford, 71, sat immobile in her wheelchair in her living room as the pitch-black floodwater rose past her ankles, to her knees, up to the armres..>> view original2 killed in California wildfire that left little time to flee
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. – A vast and voracious wildfire that has burned at least 80 homes in central California killed an elderly couple as they tried to flee, authorities said. The two were outside their house when they were overcome with smoke, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a Friday evening news conference on the fire that has burned nearly 47 square miles and forced the evacuation of 1,500 homes near Lake Isabella, a popular recreation area east of Bakersfield. The names of the..>> view originalCrowds, Tight Security Expected for Cincinnati Pride Parade
Organizers expect big crowds and authorities plan tight security for Cincinnati's parade and festival events celebrating Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. Organizers expect attendance to top last year's estimated 90,000 people when the Cincinnati Pride parade steps off at about 11 a.m. Saturday. They say the slayings this month at an Orlando gay nightclub have raised interest in participation. "This year we march, once again, to show that we will not give in to hate," Cinc..>> view originalMaryland authorities say 3 killed, 2 hurt following shooting
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say three people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting in the eastern suburbs of Washington D.C. Prince George's County fire officials tell WTTG-TV (http://bit.ly/28XfNMj ) that all five adult victims were found about 9:43 p.m. Friday inside a home located in District Heights. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. ..>> view originalDistrict finds BLS mishandled racially charged incidents
School Department investigators have determined that several racially charged incidents involving Boston Latin School students were mishandled by administrators, including one accusation against a student with whom the headmaster has a personal connection, according to an official with knowledge of the review. The accused student allegedly ridiculed two female students, one white and one African-American, the Globe has learned. Advertisement Headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta, in an interview Frid..>> view originalArizona says it has run out of drugs for executions
Arizona has run out of execution drugs, including a sedative implicated in botched lethal injections, according to a filing on Friday in a court case challenging the U.S. state's execution methods.The Arizona Department of Corrections' supply of midazolam, a sedative, expired on May 31 and it has not been able to replace it, state lawyers said in the filing in Phoenix's U.S. District Court."What is more, the Department's source of midazolam has vanished under pressure from death penalty oppone..>> view originalClinton's Israel stance expected to rule DNC despite energized left
Advocates for greater recognition of Palestinian positions are hoping that the progressive surge spurred by Bernie Sanders could give them their best shot yet at changing the Democratic platform at next month's convention. But they're running into a party establishment that insists the position won't change -- especially with Hillary Clinton, who has deep ties to Israel, at the top of the ticket.The issue could come up Saturday in St. Louis, where the drafting committee is having its final meeti..>> view originalObama loses reliable partner, faces uncertainty after Brexit
WASHINGTON — For the first 7½ years of his presidency, Barack Obama could rely on the United Kingdom to back him up at nearly every turn, knowing British leaders had both the global clout and shared perspective to be powerful U.S. partners. He enters his final months in office with that sense of certainty shattered by the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union and the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, one of his closest collaborators on the world stage. In his public reaction to..>> view originalDiplomats from EU's founding 6 meet in Berlin to talk Brexit
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Top diplomats from the European Union's six founding nations met in Berlin on Saturday for hastily arranged talks following Britain's stunning vote to leave the bloc. As German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was heading into the meeting, he told reporters it was critical to see the vote as a wakeup call. "The shock of the vote is still sitting deep, but these are also days where not all the answers are ready," he sa..>> view original
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