Hawaii State

Florida State

New York Post

Temperatures are rising, and people are flocking to beaches to try and cool off, but swimmers are being urged to be on the lookout for a hidden danger along the US coastline that has already led to multiple deaths so far this summer – rip currents.

A rip current is a strong, narrow current of water that moves away from the shoreline and out to sea at a high rate of speed and can occur at any beach with breaking waves.

Even the Great Lakes can experience rip currents.

Rip currents have already been reported along the US coast from the Florida Panhandle through the mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast, and the FOX Forecast Center...

Swimmers warned of more life-threatening rip currents along US beaches after multiple deaths

Daily Mail

Emilia Perry appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday alongside the actor and surfer's good friend Jesse King to speak about Perry's legacy.

Tamayo Perry's wife breaks her silence on his shark attack death

North Carolina State

Pender County, NC

The Mirror US

Blayne Brown, from West Virginia, was bitten by a shark while swimming in North Carolina, and required surgery and intervention from specialists following the horrifying incident

West Virginia boy, 14, bitten by shark on leg in waist-deep water swimming at North Carolina beach

New York City, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram!. One day in March 2023, Kyle McMorrow of Brooklyn woke up at 5 a.m. with the worst neck pain he’s ever had. “I thought I had slept on it wrong. I tried to massage it out with a massage gun, but nothing worked,” he tells TODAY.com.

This active man, 37, thought his neck pain came from sleeping wrong. He was having a stroke

It’s hot out there so quenching thirst is a top priority as extreme summer temperatures leave the body parched. Icy beverages rule, but which are the healthiest?. Amid all the emphasis on healthy eating, healthy drinking is crucial, too, since sugary options can derail a nutritious diet, experts note.

What's the healthiest beverage? The No. 1 pick, according to dietitians

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. A​ new tropical storm has formed in the Central Atlantic and it poses a hurricane threat to the Caribbean. Here's what has changed since 5 p.m. Eastern Time:. -​ Tropical...

Tropical Storm Beryl Forms; Caribbean Hurricane Threat Looms

The 1970s might be best remembered for being an experimental decade across many fronts but baby names wasn’t necessarily one of them. The top baby boy names of the 1970s were generally traditional — names that have been topping the baby names charts for 100 years. According to Social Security Administration data, four of the top 10 baby boy names in the 1970s — James, John, Robert, and William — were also in the top 10 list of names 50 years earlier, in the 1920s.

Top 50 baby names of the 1970s

South Carolina State

Back-to-school season is right around the corner for many parents, which means it's time for sales tax holidays. Whether you need new shoes, a backpack or a new laptop, check out this list. Some states give parents a break with seasonal tax holidays, during which there’s no state sales tax on certain items like clothing, school supplies and even computers.

16 states have back-to-school sales tax holidays: Is yours one of them?

Minnesota State

Minnesota news anchor Jason Hackett recently attended a basketball game with his partner of five years. And for the first time, he didn't care if anyone was watching them. “He had his hand on my knee, and we were obviously together and I didn’t give a damn about what people thought,” Hackett, 36, tells TODAY.com.

See a Minnesota morning anchor come out as gay on live TV: 'I'm so nervous right now'

Fred Richard envisioned this long ago. All of it. The confetti. The flashing lights. The adrenaline rush of hearing his name called as an Olympian. The charismatic 20-year-old who has made it his life’s mission to make men’s gymnastics relevant in the United States knew reaching the Olympics would be a vital step in the process.

Fred Richard headlines a US men’s gymnastics team that will head to Paris with a shot to medal

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Uvalde, TX

The former school district police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who oversaw the response to a 2022 elementary school shooting that left 21 people dead, including 19 children, is in custody on a child endangerment charge, the Uvalde jail said Thursday. Pete Arredondo, 52, was brought in by law enforcement officers...

Former Uvalde school district police chief charged with child endangerment after shooting that killed 21

Georgia State

Walt Disney World Resort might need to prepare for its first major hurricane of the season as a new development is forming off the Atlantic coast. If you’re heading to the theme parks this week or next, be ready for flooding, power outages, and more. National Hurricane Center Tracking...

Disney World To Prepare for ‘Extremely Rare’ Tropical Hurricane Forming off of the Atlantic Coast

Summer is officially here, which means warmer weather and releasing our feet from their closed-toe confines. But as people swap boots for sandals and spend more time outside, foot doctors are urging caution. The summer can be hard on the feet and present a number of challenges, which is why...

I'm a foot doctor. Avoid these 5 mistakes that can hurt your feet this summer

Following his retirement from the NFL, Jason Kelce is focusing on his long-term health. During a June 26 interview with GQ, the former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman said he's "almost 20 pounds down right now" and is aiming to shed an additional 20. For the majority of his time in the NFL, Kelce revealed he weighed 295 pounds.

Jason Kelce says he's lost 20 pounds since retiring: 'My back already feels better'

Dallas, TX

One of the stars of Netflix’s “America’s Sweethearts” simply epitomizes the show's title. Reece Weaver is one of dozens of women to make the 2023 Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders squad and she's featured prominently in the new docuseries. As Reece auditions for and eventually joins the squad,...

Are Reece and Will from ‘America’s Sweethearts’ still together?

Texas State

NBC News

Storm surge from Tropical Storm Alberto caused flooding and stranded people along the Gulf coast in Texas. Alberto was downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall in Mexico. 65 million were under heat alerts in the eastern half of the U.S. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.

Widespread flooding in South Texas after Alberto makes landfall

USA TODAY

Rapid intensification was likely in the next 24 hours and Beryl could soon become a Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Beryl a 'very dangerous' Category 3 storm as it roars toward Caribbean

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Kelcey Wetterberg and Reece Weaver as well as DCC director Kelli Finglass stop by the TODAY plaza to talk about their new Netflix docuseries “America’s Sweethearts” that pulls back the curtain on the extensive audition and training process. Then, eight members of the squad perform a routine!

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders talk ‘America’s Sweethearts’ series

CBS DFW

The first tropical storm warning of this year's hurricane season was issued early Tuesday, as coastal communities in southern Texas prepare for an oncoming bout of heavy rain, flooding and, possibly, tornadoes. The storm was developing over the southern Gulf of Mexico and expected to reach land as a potential tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center. If the storm becomes strong enough it will become the first named storm of the season: Tropical Storm Alberto. Forecasters said Tuesday that chances of it growing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours were high — about 80%.The tropical storm warning...

First tropical storm warning of hurricane season issued along coastal Texas

NewsBreak

Surfer killed in Hawaii shark attack amid rip current warning in East Coast

Professional surfer and longtime lifeguard Tamayo Perry, 49, was killed Sunday in a...

Surfer killed in Hawaii shark attack amid rip current warning in East Coast

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