jaboo2foto/iStock(NEW YORK) — As many Americans gear up to hit the road for the Fourth of July weekend, gas prices are heading back up. In the past week, the price of regular unleaded gas has shot up 6 cents a gallon across the U.S., according to the Energy Department. The national average is now $2.71 …
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Jul 02
‘Outraged and distressed’: Hong Kong picks up the pieces day after protests
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — A somber pall fell over Hong Kong on Tuesday, as if the city were shaking off a bad hangover. Monday was the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China from England, and a small group of hard-line protesters, mostly young students, had stormed the Legislative Council building, breaking glass …
Jul 02
Vehicles buried as parts of Mexico slammed with more than 6 feet of hail
ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Residents in parts of Mexico experienced what may have looked like a winter wonderland in summer, but was really a massive hail storm. Mexico’s national agency for civil protection tweeted that the storm occurred early on June 30 in Tlaquepaque, with hail as high as one to two feet causing …
Jul 02
Heat wave targeting much of US during July 4 holiday week
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Not unlike the recent heat wave that just engulfed much of Europe, the U.S. Southeast is bracing for triple-digit figures on the Heat Index. Philadelphia could see highs in the 90s over the next three to four days, as parts of the Midwest have already seen a heat advisory issued for …
Jul 01
Man claiming to be survivor of Santa Fe High shooting wasn’t there: School officials
Drew Bloksberg/iStock(SANTA FE, Texas) — A man who said he survived a deadly school shooting in Texas is not who he claims to be, school district officials announced Monday. The man, who previously identified himself to reporters as David Briscoe, told several news outlets that he was a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High School …
Jul 01
Girlboss founder on failing forward: ‘If you’re having a hard time, congratulations!’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In 2014, Sophia Amoruso seemed to be living a charmed life. She was a self-made millionaire thanks to the success of her company, Nasty Gal, an e-commerce store that sold vintage fashion clothes to its legions of followers. It was a company she launched at only 22 years old, and …
Jul 01
Family of 4 among 10 killed in fiery plane crash near Dallas
Aneese/iStock(DALLAS) — A family of four from Texas was among 10 people killed when a small twin-engine plane they were on crashed into a hangar and burst into flames after takeoff from a Dallas area airport, according to officials from the school one of the victims attended. In a letter sent to parents on Monday, …
Jul 01
US accuses Russia of denying medical access to ex-Marine held as spy
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. embassy in Moscow has accused Russia of preventing a doctor from visiting Paul Whelan in the jail where the former Marine has been held for months on espionage charges that he says are trumped up. The embassy’s Twitter account on Monday wrote that while Whelan was receiving “basic …
Jul 01
Small plane crashes near Dallas, killing all 10 people on board
iStock(ADDISON, Texas) — A small two-engine plane went down in a fiery crash on Sunday morning, killing all 10 people on board. The aircraft had just taken off from the Addison Airport, north of Dallas, when it crashed into an unoccupied hangar at around 9 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Beechcraft …
Jul 01
As states move to legalize pot, schools offer a master’s degree in marijuana
Zummolo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Time was when marijuana was something college students smoked furtively in dorm rooms or maybe openly at outdoor concerts on campus. Now they can get a master’s degree in marijuana. As more states move to legalize marijuana, both medically and recreationally, a number of schools are creating graduate and undergraduate programs aimed …