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'Heat dome' leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and US South 05/23/2024 06:32pm • Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees. Meteorologists say the conditions have been caused by what some refer to as a h Memorial Day 2024: What's open, what's closed around DC area 05/23/2024 05:55pm • Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day and along with several events commemorating the holiday, there are a variety of closures and service disruptions in the D.C. area. Memorial Day is a federal holiday and most federal offices are closed. The U.S. Postal Service does not make deliveries and banks are Remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after deadly Astroworld concert has been settled, lawyer says 05/23/2024 05:40pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been settled, an attorney said Thursday. Jury selection in the lawsuit filed by the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest person Judge says $475,000 award in New Hampshire youth center abuse case would be 'miscarriage of justice' 05/23/2024 05:28pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire���s youth detention center says capping the verdict at $475,000 as the state proposes would be an ���unconscionable miscarriage of justice.��� In a lengthy order issued Wednesday, Judge Andrew Schulman outlined Black Lives Matter activist loses lawsuit against Los Angeles police over ���swatting��� hoax response 05/23/2024 05:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A leading Black Lives Matter activist in Los Angeles on Thursday lost her lawsuit against the city's police department over its handling of hoax phone calls that brought a large law enforcement response to her home. Police have said three teens driven by racial hatred were behi The Latest | Largest hospital in central Gaza faces imminent shutdown due to lack of fuel 05/23/2024 05:11pm • The largest hospital serving central Gaza faces imminent shutdown because it is running out of power after Israel���s military assault in Rafah severely limited entry of fuel for generators, the Health Ministry in Gaza said Thursday. Losing Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital would leave only two hospitals op Arizona man convicted of first-degree murder in starvation death of 6-year-old son 05/23/2024 05:06pm • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ��� A northern Arizona man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and other crimes in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son. Authorities say the boy, Deshaun Martinez, was locked in a tiny bedroom closet for 16 hours a day over a month with his older brother as German police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Berlin university 05/23/2024 05:03pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� German police cleared about 150 pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a Berlin university faculty on Thursday, ending one of a wave of student-led protests across Europe over Israel���s conduct in its war against Hamas. Activists had occupied several rooms of the Humboldt University��� Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler disciplined for not having bodycam activated 05/23/2024 04:47pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� The Kentucky police officer who arrested top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler outside the PGA Championship is receiving ���corrective action��� for not having his body-worn camera activated when he approached the golfer's vehicle ��� an interaction that allegedly resulted in North Carolina public universities board repeals policy in vote that likely cuts diversity jobs 05/23/2024 04:37pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina���s public university system board voted Thursday to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy, meaning its 17 schools will likely join other major universities in cutting diversity programs and jobs. The 24-member University of North DC man charged in fatal shooting at Fairfax County gas station 05/23/2024 03:34pm • A 44-year-old D.C. man has been charged with murder after a Tuesday morning argument at a gas pump in Fairfax County, Virginia, escalated into a fatal shooting, according to police. Doniel Drake has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the s Explosion at a sugar factory in eastern Tanzania kills 11 workers, including 3 foreigners 05/23/2024 03:00pm • ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) ��� An electric short at a sugar factory in Tanzania on Thursday morning set off an explosion that killed 11 workers, including three foreign nationals, police said. The electrical fault caused a steam pipe to burst as a technical team was readying machines to start producti Md. baseball instructor charged with sexually abusing minor he was coaching 05/23/2024 01:13pm • A Gaithersburg, Maryland, man was arrested in early May and accused of sexually abusing a minor he was coaching, and Montgomery County police are concerned there may be more victims. Damon Junior Cruz has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and displaying obscene material to a minor. He's s Violenta confrontaci��n: dram��tico enfrentamiento entre polic��a y sospechoso armado 05/23/2024 12:51pm • HOUSTON – Un oficial de la Polic��a de Houston (HPD) se vio obligado a abrir fuego contra un sospechoso tras intenso incidente que sacudi�� un vecindario del sureste de Houston el mi��rcoles por la ma��ana. Seg��n las autoridades, todo comenz�� cuando los agentes identificaron a un conducto Vivo de milagro: dram��tico enfrentamiento entre polic��a y sospechoso armado 05/23/2024 12:51pm • HOUSTON – Un oficial de la Polic��a de Houston (HPD) se vio obligado a abrir fuego contra un sospechoso tras intenso incidente que sacudi�� un vecindario del sureste de Houston el mi��rcoles por la ma��ana. Seg��n las autoridades, todo comenz�� cuando los agentes identificaron a un conducto