Maryland State

Massachusetts State

A couple lobster fishing off the coast of Massachusetts spotted five enormous sharks surrounding their boat — all frighteningly larger than the vessel itself. Check out the video here.

5 giant sharks surrounding couple’s boat off Massachusetts coast

New York City, NY

Mens Journal

Last week, conservationists hooked a monstrous-looking, critically endangered fish less than 100 miles outside of Manhattan.

Conservationists Catch Massive, Monstrous-Looking Fish Near NYC

CBS News

An "unusual" and "strange looking fish" washed up onto an Oregon coast earlier this month, shocking people with its gargantuan size. At first, experts thought it was just a "run of the mill ocean sunfish," known by the scientific name Mola mola, but now, they've learned it's something else — and rare. The Seaside Aquarium said in a Facebook post last week that the after photos of the massive 7.3-foot fish caused "quite a stir on social media," New Zealand researcher Mariann Nyegaard believed it was a species that isn't familiar to Oregon, but that she extensive experience with. The fish turned...

Rare 7-foot fish with a face "only a mother could love" washes ashore

Pennsylvania State

Mcconnellsburg, PA

Two people in Pennsylvania have been arrested - after being accused of killing their newborn baby which cops say had been thrown from a second-story window to the street below. Joshua Coleman Wooters, 19, and Emily Jane Dickinson, 20, allegedly let their little baby bleed to death less than a...

Pennsylvania couple 'cut newborn umbilical cord with knife and threw baby out second-story window'

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Provo, UT

The US Sun

THIS is the horrifying moment 4th of July fireworks malfunctioned and hit a crowd inside a football stadium. Video of the incident shows fireworks being accidentally shot off into the crowd as F-35 fighter jets flyover at the Stadium of Fire festival in Utah. According to local media, one person was hit in the face the […]

Horror moment July 4 fireworks plunge into screaming crowds with one person hit in the face and others injured

Oregon State

Gearhart, OR

NBC News

A giant species of fish that was first discovered seven years ago washed ashore in Oregon last week, according to marine biologists who study the animal. Beachgoers in Gearhart, a small town just south of the Washington border, found the 7.3-foot-long hoodwinker sunfish, also called a mola tecta, on June 3.

A giant 'sunbathing' fish that washed ashore in Oregon turned out to be an unexpected oddity

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Ash Jurberg

United Parcel Service (UPS) is set to close a major distribution center in Baltimore County this August, resulting in the layoff of 540 employees. The company filed a mass layoff notice with the Maryland Department of Labor detailing plans to cease operations at its sorting facility near the intersection of Interstates 95 and 695 on August 23.

Maryland Hit Hard: Thousands of Jobs Lost as Businesses Announce Layoffs

Alexandria, VA

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

A Virginia high school raised eyebrows internally when 30 new students transferred to the school this spring with the intention of playing on the football team. Hayfield Secondary School (Alexandria, Va.) is now under investigation by the Virginia High School League (VHSL) for the net gain of 23 new students at a time when enrollment was dropping countywide, according to the Fairfax County Times. The association does not allow transfer or enrollment of school “made because of athletic ability,” according to its handbook.

Virginia high school faces recruiting questions after 30 football players transferred this spring

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Have you ever met someone who is wise beyond their age? Such people are often referred to as old souls. They understand life and the world better than many zodiac signs. A soul’s age doesn’t necessarily match a person’s actual age. Instead, it advances based on the life experiences someone has.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Old Souls

Adel, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Field & Stream

A 6-foot-long endangered sturgeon weighing 220 pounds was hauled out of the Hudson River by biologists with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYDEC) Hudson River Estuary Program in June. Captured as part of an annual survey started in 2006 to track trends in the sturgeon population, the fish was netted near Hyde Park, the former home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, about 80 miles north of New York City.

Biologists Capture and Tag 220 Pound Endangered Sturgeon in Hudson River

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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Lesion-Causing Disease in Chesapeake Bay Bait Fish Alarms Watermen

ANNAPOLIS, MD. - A disease causing lesions on bait fish in the Chesapeake Bay is raising significant concerns among watermen. The disease, characterized by ulcers and...

Lesion-Causing Disease in Chesapeake Bay Bait Fish Alarms Watermen

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