Columbus, OH

The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.

US sending aircraft carrier, warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation

PBS NewsHour

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that she would "leave it to Israel to speak for their own military operations."

WATCH: White House does 'not see all-out war as inevitable' after Israeli airstrike hits Beirut

Axios

The Biden administration warned Israel if it hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut in response to a deadly strike on the Golan Heights on Saturday "the situation would likely spiral out of control," according to one Israeli official and one U.S. official. Why it matters: The Israeli security cabinet convened on...

U.S. warned Israel against targeting Hezbollah in Beirut after deadly strike

Fox News

The Israel Defense Forces has posted four reasons why it decided to kill Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander responsible for a deadly rocket attack in northern Israel.

IDF reveals 4 reasons why it killed Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr

Nobody has been held responsible for the August 4, 2020 blast -- one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions -- which killed more than 220 people, injured at least 6,500 and devastated swathes of the capital. Demonstrators, some holding images of those killed, demanded justice and accountability at the march headed...

Four years and no justice: Lebanon marks port blast anniversary

California State

Inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried over prosecutorial misconduct

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

CNN’s Elliot Gotkine reports rioters in the United Kingdom set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter immigrants and asylum seekers in Rotherham, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years.

Rioters attack hotels housing immigrants and asylum seekers amid UK disorder

American Skyler Mapes and Italian local Giuseppe Morisani spent a magical evening together in Rome. Then they drove across Italy together. Here’s what happened.

She hit it off with the guy she met at the bar on vacation. Then he sent her an unexpected text message

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins CNN as the Middle East braces for possible Iranian retaliation for the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran.

Ret. US general predicts how Iran could escalate attacks against Israel

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Arizona State

Lukeville, AZ

US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona said they recently made the single-largest bust of fentanyl in the agency’s history after seizing 4 million pills from a 20-year-old man.

Customs officers in Arizona seize largest amount of fentanyl pills in agency’s history

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Florida State

A tropical depression making its way toward the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. CNN’s Allison Chinchar reports.

See expected tropical storm’s path

The Afghan sprinter may have finished last in her OIympic 100-meter heat, but her presence on the track in Paris sent a powerful message on women’s rights.

Afghan Olympic sprinter sends powerful message to Taliban on women’s rights

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who spent 35 years in a psychiatric hospital following the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan, shares his thoughts on the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett.

Man who shot Reagan reacts to Trump’s assassination attempt

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

 A tropical storm warning has been issued in parts of Florida in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby hitting the state this weekend. CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports on the latest forecast.

See where expected tropical storm is predicted to hit Florida

A record-breaking heat wave unfolding at what should be the coldest time in Earth’s coldest place has scientists concerned about what it could mean for the future health of the Antarctic continent, and the consequences it could inflict for millions of people across the globe.

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal

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Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye

When our plane finally took off from Beirut, it was nearly an hour late. Like many of the passengers, my family and I had just said...

Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye

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