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Great Small Towns to Retire 08/17/2023 08:00pm • If you're looking for a quiet life and slower pace, a small town could be a great fit in retirement. In recent years, some communities in the U.S. with a population between 50,000 and 100,000 have been attracting new residents at a steady clip, according to Census Bureau data. These places are often A large ice chunk fell from the sky and damaged a house in Massachusetts 08/17/2023 07:55pm • SHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) — A large ice chunk fell from the sky and hit a house in Massachusetts, damaging the roof of the home, the homeowner said. Jeff Ilg said he and his wife, Amelia Rainville, suspect the ice fell off an airplane traveling to Boston Logan International Airport. Neither the couple Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver 08/17/2023 07:50pm • BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, are charged with attempted first-degree murd Police search for person who killed 11-year-old girl, left body in her suburban Houston home 08/17/2023 04:54pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Police continued to search Thursday for the person who sexually assaulted and killed an 11-year-old girl before placing her body underneath her bed in her family’s suburban Houston apartment. Police in the Houston suburb of Pasadena said Maria Gonzalez had been home alone at aroun Column: The Yankees are in last place with a losing record. What is the world coming to? 08/17/2023 02:18pm • The franchise of Ruth and Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle, Jeter and Rivera is a pinstriped mess. The only recognizable thing about this storied club is the “New York” stitched across its uniforms. These are the Damned Yankees. “We're not showing up,” Aaron Judge conceded. “No one's happy abou Chiefs to play Patrick Mahomes and other starters for first half against Arizona 08/17/2023 02:03pm • ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs plan to play Patrick Mahomes and the rest of their starters for the first half of their preseason game in Arizona, where they were last seen walking off the field hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy in four years. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said upon wra No. 10 Washington begins last season in Pac-12 as a contender for the conference title 08/17/2023 12:59pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's first season with both coach Kalen DeBoer and quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was a magical ride that put the Huskies back on the national stage. Their second season comes with a straightforward goal — win the Pac-12 one last time before Washington takes up residence in Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings 08/17/2023 12:50pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden raised its terror alert to the second-highest level on Thursday after a string of public desecrations of the Quran sparked angry demonstrations across Muslim countries and threats from militant groups. The Swedish Security Service, known as SÄPO, lifted the “terror threa Kansas City Superfan 'ChiefsAholic' charged with stealing almost $700,000 in bank heists 08/17/2023 12:36pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” and familiar for attending games dressed as a wolf in the NFL team's gear has been indicted by a federal grand jury that accuses him of armed robbery and money laundering in a string of bank heists across four states Ready for an even larger go-go celebration? Chuck Brown Day festival moves to new location 08/17/2023 12:10pm • It’s that time of year when go-go music takes over the District for Chuck Brown Day, and this year the nation’s largest go-go celebration is expected to have such a large turnout on Aug. 19 that organizers have moved the event to Fort Dupont Park. “We’re just truly excited about it,” sa Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here's how to spot one 08/17/2023 11:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost billions of dollars to them last year. Troy Gochenour, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, was conned out of $25,800, including $15,800 in borrowed money, in a crypto-mining scam that began with a W Stuttgart midfielder Wataru Endo heads to England for talks and a medical at Liverpool 08/17/2023 10:54am • STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart midfielder Wataru Endo has been given permission to travel to England for transfer talks and a medical examination at Liverpool, the German club's coach said Thursday. Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness said Liverpool had made a “good” financial offer for the Bills' Damar Hamlin has little more to prove in completing comeback, coach Sean McDermott says 08/17/2023 10:37am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin has little more to prove to Bills coach Sean McDermott in the third-year safety’s bid to resume his football career after a near-death experience during a game at Cincinnati in January. “From my non-medical standpoint, I think he’s checked all the bo Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis 08/17/2023 08:48am • KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash and lingers. Earthquakes. And now, deadly fires that burn block after historic block. Hawaii is increasingly under siege from disasters, and what is es Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper 08/17/2023 08:24am • MARION, Kansas (AP) — A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn’t supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper’s staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seiz