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Woman dies after striking tree with car in Montgomery Co. 07/22/2023 06:31am • A woman died after hitting a tree with her car near Poolesville, Maryland, on Thursday, according to Montgomery County police. At about 9:31 p.m., police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene of a collision in the 18900 block of Beallsville Road. The driver was alone in her car, heade 3 people die in Serbia as a second deadly storm rips through the Balkans this week 07/22/2023 06:29am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Three people died in Serbia during another deadly storm that ripped through the Balkans this week, local media said on Saturday. The storm on Friday first swept through Slovenia, moving on to Croatia and then Serbia and Bosnia, with gusts of wind and heavy rain. Authorities Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US 07/22/2023 03:17am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat. Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex Today in History: July 22, Senate rejects court-packing plan 07/22/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2023. There are 162 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 22, 1937, the U.S. Senate rejected President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1862, Pres 'Help me' sign leads to rescue of kidnapped Texas girl in Southern California 07/21/2023 09:12pm • LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas and sexually assaulted was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car, police and federal authorities said. The rescue occurred July 9 in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, when o NHRA Northwest Nationals Qualifying 07/21/2023 09:09pm • Friday At Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash. Qualifying Results Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.753 seconds, 327.66 mph; 2. Clay Millican, 3.779, 322.88; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.786, 321.27; 4. Justin Ashley, 3.801, 319.45; 5. Austin Prock, 3.808, 312.86; 6. Mike Salinas, 3.822, 273.88; 7. Antron Brown, 3.834, UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining 07/21/2023 08:20pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters were locked in a fierce debate late Friday over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode. The U.N. International Seabed Authority, which is base Colorado deputy won't be charged for Tasing a man who was then hit and killed on interstate 07/21/2023 07:40pm • DENVER (AP) — A Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man who was then hit and killed by an SUV on Interstate 25 won’t face criminal charges, prosecutors said Friday. While Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan's decision to use the Taser on Brent Thompson after he ran away as the deputy tried Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case 07/21/2023 07:11pm • Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee was found liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit, a federal judge ruled Friday. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning were convicted in the Dec. 1, 1985, slaying of Ev Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment 07/21/2023 06:56pm • LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles (161 kilometers) downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana's Yellowstone River, officials said Friday, as dropping water levels and rising temperatures The Fargo shooter used a binary trigger. Here's what to know about the device that's worrying police 07/21/2023 06:30pm • Sitting in a parked car with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, the man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use the one gun in his vehicle that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly that it sounded like an automatic Alex Palou hopes Iowa Speedway fortunes can change in weekend doubleheader 07/21/2023 06:19pm • NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Alex Palou isn’t comfortable with Iowa Speedway, which could have an impact on the IndyCar Series point standings after this weekend’s doubleheader at the .875-mile oval. Palou has been dominant all season, leading the standings with 417 points. He has four wins, with nine New Jersey sues federal highway officials in bid to stop New York City's plan to charge big tolls 07/21/2023 06:00pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping New York's plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, arguing that New Jersey residents and towns will bear the brunt without benefiting. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced his state's Man who ambushed Fargo officers likely had bigger and bloodier attack in mind, attorney general says 07/21/2023 05:47pm • FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking place at the time in and around North Dakota's largest city, authorities said Friday. Mohamad Barakat The Kansas Highway Patrol's 'Two-Step' tactic tramples motorists' rights, a judge rules 07/21/2023 05:27pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” that's been used by the state Highway Patrol for years to detain out-of-state motorists long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs violates motorists' constitutional right against unreasonable searches, a