Philadelphia, PA

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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

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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Douglas, GA

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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

Iconic characters from the hit comedy series have been immortalised on the side of a fan's home.

Gavin and Stacey immortalised in giant wall art

Hey America, sorry we missed your birthday. In the absence of any gift ideas from you — why can you never decide what you want? — we tried to get you a calm presidential election and peaceful transfer of power. When those didn't qualify for Prime shipping, we...

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New York City, NY

UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Chanting in non-English language). ADAM HANCOCK, BYLINE: Welcomed home with a blessing. That's the sound of Buddhist monks chanting during a special ceremony to mark the return of 14 ancient Cambodian artifacts. These national treasures were looted during a dark period in Cambodia's history, with thieves capitalizing on the unrest caused by decades of civil war and genocide. Bradley Gordon, a legal adviser to Cambodia's government, has worked tirelessly to track down many of these stolen treasures, including this latest batch.

Cambodia's difficult journey to get stolen sculptures back from the Met

Digital Camera World

"Although there are no clashes and no war, there is also still no peace."This photo book shares images captured over almost a decade of conflict in Yemen

This photography book sheds light on one of the most underreported wars in recent history

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins us to break down how that decision could lead to authoritarianism. And, air conditioning can be a matter of life and death. But some people in the U.S. are turning it off to limit their environmental impact. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports.

The trouble with air conditioning as the planet gets hotter

Daily Mail

Christie Grace revealed in a June 7 TikTok video that a $125 painting she bought on Facebook Marketplace could be worth thousands of dollars.

Woman shocked to learn $125 painting she bought on Facebook Marketplace could be worth enormous amount

Carnegie Mellon student Ethan Jan didn't find much to do in the Pittsburgh suburb where was living. So he decided to transfer to NYU and landed an apartment in Long Island City, where he has terrific views of Manhattan. Here’s his story as told to Kelly Kreth. I was...

Why I moved to NYC from Pittsburgh: I craved big city life with lots of variety

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2020, when she was just 10 years old, Angela Zhao entered her first piano competition. On the day of the event, each participant had to go up onstage one by one and perform their piece. At first, Angela was excited. But when she was next up to play, doubts began to flood her mind.

In a moment of stage fright, the most unlikely person helped her to shine

Last year, the FBI recorded an all-time high in cybercrimes, representing billions in potential losses. Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi of NPR's Planet Money brings us one victim's story. ALEXI HOROWITZ-GHAZI, BYLINE: Francis is a white-collar worker in her 40s - lives in New York. And we're only going to use her first...

After being scammed, one woman tries to get her money back

A landslide victory in Britain for a party that hasn't won an election since Tony Blair. The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer from the center left Labour Party, who spoke early this morning. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) KEIR STARMER: Change begins now. (CHEERING) INSKEEP: Literally true. There's...

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We’d like to congratulate Annie Murphy-Robinson for winning Overall First Place in the May 2024 PleinAir® Salon, judged by D. Eleinne Basa, Artist and 1st PleinAir Salon Grand Prize Winner. Basa chose “Casey ‘Waiting'” (charcoal, 26 x 42 in.) by Annie Murphy-Robinson from California. “The...

A Winning Drawing: Casey “Waiting”

New Mexico State

Sunland Park, NM

The number of migrants who have died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has increased over the past few years. U.S. officials say extreme summer heat is a contributing factor. The fire department in the small border city of Sunland Park, N.M., says it's overwhelmed with calls to rescue migrants. NPR's Sergio Martínez-Beltrán spent two days with the firefighters to bring us this story.

U.S. Border officials attribute increased migrant deaths to extreme heat

Norfolk, VA

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Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

A person is dead after exchanging gunfire with police at Yellowstone National Park on July 4. The individual had a firearm and “was making threats” in the Canyon Village area, located in the center of the park. When rangers confronted the person, they opened fire, the park said.

A person is dead after a shootout with park rangers at Yellowstone

A guest on Antiques Roadshow showed off a painting she thrifted years ago for $9.99 - and was shocked at how much her abstract piece could fetch if she sold it to a gallery.

Antiques Roadshow guest breaks down in tears at five-figure valuation of artwork she thrifted for just $9.99: 'My kids say it's ugly!'

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

About 80 people overtook Aurora’s City Council meeting Monday, causing the mayor to recess the meeting three times in an effort to bring about order. The council then agreed to extend public invited to be heard beyond the one-hour time limit. The speakers showed up to chide the City Council for not punishing the officer that shot and killed Kilyn Lewis. Lewis was a suspect in a crime which is why police approached him. Body camera footage released by the Aurora Police Department showed Lewis did not have a gun and repeatedly yelled “I don’t have nothing!” with his hands in the air. Despite this, officer Michael Dieck killed him with a single shot from his rifle. Lewis never had more than a cell phone in his hand, the video showed.

Supporters of Black man killed by Aurora police overtake council meeting

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These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories

PHILADELPHIA — Zarinah Lomax is an uncommon documentarian of our times. She has designed dresses from yellow crime-scene tape and styled jackets with hand-painted demands like...

These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories

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