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The 15 Best Weekend Getaways From New York City 09/04/2024 08:00pm • New York City has been described in many ways, but "relaxing" isn't typically one of them. When you need a break from the hustle and bustle, relieve some stress by packing a bag and getting out of the city for a few days. To help you pick the right destination for your much-needed escape, U.S. News The Justice Department is investigating sexual abuse allegations at California women's prisons 09/04/2024 06:50pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers systematically sexually abused incarcerated women at two state-run California prisons. Authorities found ���significant justification��� to open a Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry 09/04/2024 06:35pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney that he was sorry for what happened. The slight teen wor ���Fake heiress��� Anna Sorokin will compete on ���Dancing With the Stars��� amid deportation battle 09/04/2024 05:37pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Anna Sorokin, the con artist who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey, has found her newest venture: ���Dancing With the Stars.��� Described as the ���notorious ankle bracel A utility investigated but didn't find a gas leak before a fatal Maryland house explosion 09/04/2024 05:35pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night before the residence exploded, killing two people, but a leak wasn't initially found, according to a report released by national investigators Wednesday. The ho 19 hurt after jail transport van collides with second vehicle, strikes pole northwest of Chicago 09/04/2024 05:19pm • ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) ��� Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided Wednesday with another vehicle and struck a pole in northeastern Illinois. Sixteen prisoners were in the van that was traveling to the McHenry County Jail, Grayslake Hainesville Police Chief Jeff Myhra said Braves' Merrifield rants about out-of-control pitchers after getting plunked in the head 09/04/2024 05:13pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Whit Merrifield got lucky. He wasn't seriously injured when a 95-mph fastball struck him on the head. Still, the Atlanta Braves second baseman is livid about the state of pitching in the big leagues, saying it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or even kille Larson and Hendrick Motorsports in discussion on a 2025 return to Indianapolis 500 09/04/2024 04:19pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Make no mistake: Kyle Larson wants to run the Indianapolis 500 again next year. The deal he and Hendrick Motorsports signed with Arrow McLaren Racing was always a two-year deal, but 2025 was an option year that Larson said Wednesday is still being ironed out. If he had his w Tyler Reddick was ill with a stomach virus at Darlington en route to NASCAR regular-season title 09/04/2024 03:45pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Tyler Reddick was so ill at Darlington Speedway that he was desperate to expel his stomach virus during the race because he didn't think he could make it the 500 miles to the finish. But the regular-season title was on the line ��� a bonus worth 15 playoff points ��� and Red Report: Mountain Valley Pipeline test failure due to manufacturer defect, not corrosion 09/04/2024 03:06pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� A test failure of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in May resulted from a manufacturer defect, not corrosion, according to an independent report commissioned by its developers. The report, completed by third-party risk management company DNV GL USA and released last Thursday, Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again 09/04/2024 02:59pm • GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) ��� An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. An online tracker showed Jim Dreyer returned to Grand Haven, Michigan, where he started his planned 82-mile (130-kilo A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru 09/04/2024 02:57pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� Two loggers have been killed by bow and arrow after allegedly encroaching the land of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru's Amazon, according to a rights group. The group, known as FENAMAD, defends the rights of Peru's Indigenous peoples. It says tens About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy 09/04/2024 01:54pm • ROME (AP) ��� About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. Seven Syrians were rescued and taken to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian rescuers said. The coast Can the city of Savannah fine or jail people for leaving guns in unlocked cars? A judge weighs in 09/04/2024 01:40pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ��� A Georgia gun owner's attorney asked a judge Wednesday to halt enforcement of a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and possibly jail time for people who leave guns inside unlocked cars. The lawsuit by Clarence Belt could ultimately determine whether city officials succ Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence 09/04/2024 01:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol received a reduced prison sentence of six years on Wednesday, making him one of the first beneficiaries of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government's use of a federal obstruction law. More than