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Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across US endure scorching temperatures 07/14/2023 11:57pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — at casinos where the chilly air conditioning might require a light sweater. Meanwhile, emergency room doc New study: Living in a food desert doesn’t just mean more health problems — it also means a shorter life 07/14/2023 09:10pm • Food deserts have been a vexing problem for area leaders for years now. Living in a food desert — or an area where it is harder to buy fresh, nutritious food at an affordable price — means you have an increased risk for diabetes, obesity and other health problems. A new study finds that not o A list of mass killings in the United States since January 07/14/2023 12:22pm • The latest mass killing in the United States happened on July 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, at an annual Independence Day block party just before midnight. It's believed that multiple males exchanged gunfire, leaving at least four people dead and at least seven others injured, the local police chief s Dutch court convicts a man who fatally shot 3 people of murder, sentences him to life imprisonment 07/14/2023 06:36am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday convicted a man of killing two people at an activity farm for people with mental and psychological disabilities and earlier fatally shooting a man to test his weapon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders and two attempted murde New Mexico revokes license of local marijuana retailer for selling cannabis from California 07/13/2023 09:21pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has revoked the license of a marijuana retailer in Albuquerque for selling out-of-state cannabis in violation of state law, the state cannabis control division announced Thursday. Regulators allege that the Paradise Exotics Distro cannabis store on a central shoppi Taking some risk could lead to best vacation travel deals 07/13/2023 09:10pm • There's still time to book that summer vacation, but to get the best deals, you might have to get creative. According to Consumers' Checkbook executive editor Kevin Brasler, there aren’t too many ways to save and shopping around may be a waste of time. “You can shop until you drop but The 32 Best Dog-Friendly Beaches in the U.S. 07/13/2023 08:00pm • You and your pet will have a doggone good time at one of these dog-friendly beaches.Pack up your pup, grab your sunglasses and hit the beach for a paws-itively fantastic trip that you'll never forget. Many beaches in the U.S. offer special amenities to accommodate beachgoers who bring their BFFs -- Phone of man who killed 3 at Indiana mall had Hitler photos, `extremely graphic' videos of killings 07/13/2023 03:32pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The cellphone of a 20-year-old man who fatally shot three people last year at an Indianapolis-area mall contained photos of Adolf Hitler, Nazi propaganda, firearms and “extremely graphic" videos of previous mass killings, police said Thursday. Police said the FBI found nothin Labor rift deepens between Republican governor and dockworkers in South Carolina 07/13/2023 02:39pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dockworkers and the governor in the state with the lowest percentage of unionized workers are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left the newest container terminal at the East Coast's deepest harbor largely inactive. Pending before a federal appeals court is Lidl to open at a former Virginia prison, closes Prince George’s Co. store 07/13/2023 11:20am • Discount grocer Lidl, which has expanded rapidly in the D.C. region since it entered the market less than a decade ago, is closing a store it opened in Prince George's County, Maryland, less than three years ago, citing lower-than-expected business. It's also opening a new store in Lorton, Virgin Amazon said it had its biggest Prime day event ever this year 07/13/2023 10:46am • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Thursday it had its biggest Prime day event ever this year. The e-commerce company, as in past years, did not reveal how much money it earned during the two-day sales event, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday and offered a plethora of deals on electronics, home g Take and bake, or just take: Ledo Pizza sets up shop inside a Giant store 07/13/2023 10:44am • A Giant Food grocery store in Crofton, Maryland, has a new Ledo Pizza Corner Shoppe, selling both fresh-baked pizzas and "take-and-bake" boxed pizzas for home ovens. The pies are Ledo's signature square shape and come in 8-inch and 14-inch versions. "We are thrilled to join forces with Led Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans 07/13/2023 07:01am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And so many visitors are concentrating around St. Mark’s Square in Venice that crowds get backed up crossing bridges — even on wee Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights 07/13/2023 06:09am • CHICAGO (AP) — A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Wea The Struts rock sold-out 9:30 Club before launching The Atlantis 07/13/2023 04:14am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” In 2017, The Struts opened for Foo Fighters to christen the brand new D.C. music venue The Anthem. That night, Struts frontman Luke Spiller told the crowd that it was the band's most important gig to date. "It's f