A breaching whale capsized a boat, tossing 2 people overboard off New Hampshire coast
The Coast Guard said the two boaters were uninjured and their boat salvaged. They said the whale appeared to be uninjured.
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Tennis star Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag at the Olympic opening ceremony
Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.
Neighbors in Bethel Park are still reeling from the Trump assassination attempt
Bethel Park, Pa., is the hometown of Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate President Trump. In the wake of the shooting, residents there are shocked, but are recovering.
Maryland is set to finalize its heat standard for workers later this summer
Maryland is poised to become the first state on the East Coast to enact safety protections for people working in the heat. It could be a model for a federal standard.
Which state has more lakes: Minnesota or Wisconsin?
Minnesota and Wisconsin are in contention. Minnesota is well known for being the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes.' Wisconsin is saying it has more.
'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work
Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."
'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S.
Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died.
Eminem breaks Taylor Swift’s 12-week run atop the album chart
Every album the rapper has released since 2000 has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) extends his streak. Also: Shaboozey returns to the top of the singles chart.
About 200 people protesting Gaza war arrested in congressional building, police say
The protest Tuesday came a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces criticism at home and abroad, is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress.
She was 19 and caused a car crash. It was the other driver who came to her aid
As Lilah Clevey pulled out of a gas station, she slammed into another car. The driver then became the unexpected source of comfort in Clevey's moment of panic.