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A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered Thursday at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's "inner circle" summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his s… Read morePunxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit's ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday. SpaceX's Starlink satellites provide high-speed broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe. The rocket's reusable… Read moreSpace X launches rocket with Starlink satellites
An unarmed Black man dies after a videotaped beating by police. The officers involved are fired. After a thorough review of the evidence, criminal charges are swiftly filed against the offending officers. Investigation, accountability and charges. This is often the most Black citizens can ho… Read moreAs deaths mount, communities lose trust in police
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Flavor enhancers added to food products do not contain aborted fetal tissue. Changes to Federal Aviation Administration requirements that airline pilots must meet for cardiac health were not prompted by COVID-19 vaccines. A video shows a train transporting tanks along a highway in Kansas, not in Poland after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would send military vehicles to Ukraine. And medical experts say there's no link between the toxic pesticide DDT and the viral disease polio. Read moreNOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Several hundred people gathered at Monterey Park City Hall on Tuesday, for the reading of prayers and a candlelight vigil to remember the 11 victims of a mass shooting at a dance studio that has rattled the community. It was the second vigil at that site in two days, following one Monday nig… Read moreMourners hold vigil for shooting victims
Surveillance video obtained by The Associated Press shows the suspect in a California ballroom shooting on Saturday being confronted and disarmed. Brandon Tsay, 26, can be seen wrestling a modified 9 mm submachine gun-style weapon away from the gunman, identified by police as 72-year-old Huu… Read moreMan confronts shooter at dance studio
Seven people were killed in two related shootings at agricultural facilities in the community of Half Moon Bay south of San Francisco. Video posted online and shared with The Associated Press showed San Mateo County police arresting the suspect. Officers arrested 67-year-old Chunli Zhao in c… Read moreVIDEO: Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay killing
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said there was "no there there" following the discovery of classified documents and official records at his home and former office. "We found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place," Biden said to reporters during a tour of the damage from sto… Read moreBiden on classified docs: "There's no there there."
Elvis Presley’s personal address book, which is said to have been kept in his nightstand, is to be auctioned off along with other rare items from the late music icon. The book, which contains handwritten names, addresses and phone numbers of the important people in Presley's life at the time… Read morePersonal address book among Elvis auction items
Maryan Mohamed and her two daughters living in Mankato reunited with her husband, daughter and son who have been living in Uganda for the last 10 years. Read moreFamily reunites after 10 years apart
Key roadways remained closed and officials estimated thousand of homes were seriously damaged in California as weeks of wild weather that flooded roadways, collapsed hillsides and toppled countless trees finally calmed on Tuesday. Tallying the damage will take time, but the number of houses … Read moreVIDEO: California assess mudslide damage
More rain and snow fell into Sunday in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns. Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind the… Read moreCalifornia storms: piece of mountain road missing
Crews worked through the night searching for people trapped after a deadly storm system spawned tornadoes across parts of the U.S. South, killing at least seven people and causing substantial damage in the historic city of Selma, Alabama. Six died in Autauga County, Alabama, about 40 miles (… Read moreAlabama tornado leaves death, destruction
Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as the US state of California was wracked by more wild winter on Tuesday, while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people we… Read moreCalifornia flooding swallows cars, swamps towns
California was hit with more turbulent weather as thunderstorms, snow and damaging winds swept into the northern part of the state. Sunday's system preceded another series of incoming storms this week that raised the potential for flooding, rising rivers and mudslides on soils already satura… Read moreSacramento pummeled by strong storm
I photograph hundreds of people, activities and events for The Free Press in the course of a year. Some of them I’ve covered many times in my 20 years here: hockey games, marathons, first days of school and other regular events. Some are brand new to all of us. Read moreOur favorite photographs of 2022
Officials in California ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018 as a huge storm barreled into the state on Wednesday, bringing high winds and rain that knocked out power and threatened to flood roadways. The first evacuations were ordered for … Read moreCalifornia officials order evacuations due to floods
US House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first - with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House Speaker despite losing in multiple rounds of voting that threw the new GOP majority into chaos. It was the first time in 100 years that a nominee for Hous… Read moreDemocratic leader Jeffries talks on GOP chaos
The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. Already, more than three dozen deaths have been report… Read moreBuffalo continues battle with mega storm
The annual Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride completed its 330-mile journey on Monday at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. The riders braved a blizzard that disrupted travel for many in the country. With the only four riders from the original ride saying that this is their last year participating in t… Read morePHOTOS: Dakota 38+2 Riders final ride to Mankato
Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived. Rescued sailor Kevin Hyde said that “by some bizarre chance” a crew member of the Silver … Read moreSailors recount 10 days lost at sea
A destructive storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana and threatened the South with more severe weather Wednesday. In Farmerville, Louisiana, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) to the east of Keithville, about 20 people were taken to a… Read moreTornadoes rip across Louisiana, the South
Glowing lava from the world's largest volcano is a sight to behold but for some Native Hawaiians, Mauna Loa's eruption has deeper cultural significance. Some Hawaiians may be moved to chant to Pele, the deity of volcanoes and fire. Some may pray to ancestors or honor the moment with hula, or… Read moreHawaiians embrace volcano traditions
Rivers of glowing lava oozing from the world's largest volcano could swallow the main highway linking the east and west coasts of Hawaii's Big Island as early as this weekend, and there's nothing humans can do to stop it, experts said. Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, spewing… Read moreLava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano
This 24-hour timelapse from the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory shows the start of the eruption of Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano. Officials say volcanic ash and debris is falling nearby. The eruption began late Sunday night in the summit caldera of the vol… Read moreEruption of Mauna Loa, world's large active volcano
Two people were extricated from a small plane early Monday in Maryland, several hours after they crashed into power lines, causing widespread outages in the surrounding county. Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said the plane was secured to the tower at 12:16 a.m. and the first oc… Read moreMaryland first responders rescue plane crashed into powerline
People who were in the Colorado nightclub where five people died in a shooting late Saturday expressed sorrow and had questions about the safety of their community. A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before … Read moreWitness describes scene of nightclub shooting
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