The United States Park Police have arrested multiple people for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, President Trump said Saturday, days after algae turned the water a fluorescent green hue and rips appeared in an “American Flag Blue” surface handpicked by the president. “The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing … Read more
Shark populations have rebounded in recent decades, leading to a increase in human-shark encounters in coastal hot spots. Source link
Three hikers appear to have died last week from heat-related illnesses at Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The deaths occurred during two separate incidents on June 12 and June 16 along trails in the park’s inner canyon, the … Read more
Dozens of people rescued as dangerous flooding wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast – CBS News Watch CBS News Severe flooding impacts millions of people along the Gulf Coast as rising waters inundated communities and prompted rescues. Jason Allen reports. Source link
The Justice Department released a new legal opinion Thursday that civil rights experts said represents a significant attack against people with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities who receive state-funded services. The Office of Legal Counsel opinion said states are not actually required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community … Read more
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, I’ve been thinking about what we’ll need to get us to 300. Source link
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New York Knicks championship parade expected to draw more than a million people – CBS News Watch CBS News A record crowd is expected to turn out in Lower Manhattan on Thursday for the New York Knicks’ long-awaited championship parade. The NYPD will be there too, treating it as a high-security event. Lilia Luciano reports. … Read more
DRC-Congo border — Even at the epicenter of the deadly, growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid worker Jean Marie Lipe often finds it hard to convince people the virus is real. Grandmother Passy Nzali, among tens of thousands of people displaced from their homes by the long simmering conflict in her country, … Read more
One of the eight people who died in the crash of an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber in California on Monday had recently welcomed a new son, his wife said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “My husband just went back to work. He was there … Read more