At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
A few states have been amending or repealing “pay-to-stay” laws that require former prisoners to reimburse states for the cost of their jail stays, sometimes at daily rates exceeding what they would have paid to stay in a luxury hotelPowered by WPeMatico
Woman attacked by man with no pants on walking trail: Police
A woman was attacked by a man without pants on while she was on a popular trail in Virginia on Friday morning, police said.Powered by WPeMatico
Οι Κινέζοι… ξανάρχονται για τουρισμό στα ελληνικά νησιά
Αναμένεται δυναμική επιστροφή τους για λόγους αναψυχήςPowered by WPeMatico
Ιωάννινα: Η εντυπωσιακή «μυστική» λίμνη Ζαραβίνα στο Πωγώνι – Ο πυθμένας έχει σχήμα κωνικό
Ξεπροβάλλει μέσα από δάσος με βελανιδιέςPowered by WPeMatico
Border Patrol rescues baby, toddler left in Arizona desert
The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone in southwestern Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National MonumentPowered by WPeMatico
Justice Department makes redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit public
The Justice Department on Friday made a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit public.Powered by WPeMatico
EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency says it's designating two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substancesPowered by WPeMatico
Monkeypox vaccine supply now sufficient, Biden officials say
The Biden administration says there's now enough monkeypox vaccine available but the shots aren’t getting to those who need them the mostPowered by WPeMatico
More polio virus detected in upstate New York wastewater
The virus that causes polio has been found in wastewater samples from another upstate New York county, prompting state health officials to warn of expanding “community spread” of the life-threatening virusPowered by WPeMatico
5-year-old boy dies in hot car outside elementary school
A 5-year-old boy died after he was found in a hot car outside a South Texas elementary school.Powered by WPeMatico
Federal judge strikes down Texas handgun age restriction
A federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutionalPowered by WPeMatico
Colorado Democrats call for new national monument in Rockies
Top Colorado Democrats are asking President Joe Biden to declare a new national monument in the heart of the state's Rocky MountainsPowered by WPeMatico
IAEA mission seeks to visit Zaporizhzhia plant amid concerns
Authorities have begun distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophePowered by WPeMatico
Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of everything from gasoline to food may have peakedPowered by WPeMatico
Secret Service recovers $286M in stolen pandemic loans
The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business AdministrationPowered by WPeMatico
Fed Chair Powell vows to fight inflation ‘until the job is done’
The Fed is weighing whether another large rate increase will be necessary, he said.Powered by WPeMatico
Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schoolsPowered by WPeMatico
Man falls to his death while climbing one of the highest major peaks in the US
The body of a 52-year-old climber has been recovered after falling to his death from Mount Rainer, one of the highest major peaks in the United States.Powered by WPeMatico
US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriersPowered by WPeMatico
Έτσι θα περάσετε πιο γρήγορα από τον έλεγχο στο αεροδρόμιο
Οι έξι συμβουλές από ειδικό ταξιδιώνPowered by WPeMatico
Ukrainian siblings recall long journey from war zone to refugee camp
14-year-old Maria Zalata and her brother, 17-year-old Dymtro Zalata, describe the two-day journey from their village of Vesele to reach the refugee camp at Zaporizhzhia.Powered by WPeMatico
Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape
A Black Louisiana man has been formally cleared in a New Orleans rape for which he was convicted as a teenager more than 36 years agoPowered by WPeMatico
Desert flooding damages Los Angeles to Phoenix highway
Officials say the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix has been damaged by a flash flood that washed out lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert near the Arizona state linePowered by WPeMatico
Woman charged with murder in shooting death of college student
A woman who police say killed a man after allegedly pretending to be a stranded motorist in an Alabama forest has been charged with murder, robbery and kidnapping.Powered by WPeMatico
Boxer George Foreman allegedly sexually assaulted 2 minors in 1970s: Lawsuit
A woman is seeking damages for her alleged abuse when she was a teenager.Powered by WPeMatico
Russia-Ukraine live updates: All reactors at power plant shut down for 1st time
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.Powered by WPeMatico
Cyprus arrests 5 after 2 boats sink, 37 migrants saved
Cyprus police say they have arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their countrymen from the sea when their rickety boats sank close to the island’s southeastern tipPowered by WPeMatico
Atlanta rapper Paper Lovee gets 7+ years for gun possession
Federal prosecutors say an Atlanta-based rapper has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for a 2021 firearm-possession chargePowered by WPeMatico
Meta takes down hundreds of Facebook, Instagram accounts associated with Proud Boys
Executives with Meta announced they recently removed 480 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, and groups associated with the Proud Boys far-right extremist group.Powered by WPeMatico
Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
Oklahoma has executed a man for a 1997 killing despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that his life be sparedPowered by WPeMatico
Tesla split its stock. Here’s what that means
Shares usually rise over the year following a split, according to one study.Powered by WPeMatico
Putin orders Russian military to start beefing up in 2023
Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase its size by 137,000.Powered by WPeMatico
‘Conceptual agreement’ reached in Columbus teachers strike
The school board and union representing teachers and other employees in Ohio’s largest school district say they have reached a “conceptual agreement,” tentatively ending a strike which began MondayPowered by WPeMatico
Jury reaches verdict in trial over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos
Vanessa Bryant sued Los Angeles County over photos taken at the site of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash in 2020.Powered by WPeMatico
4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school
Authorities say three juveniles and one adult have been shot near a high school on Chicago's Northwest SidePowered by WPeMatico
Biden nominates Kim Cheatle to lead Secret Service
Kim Cheatle previously was on his security detail when Biden was vice president.Powered by WPeMatico
Isle Royale wolf population surges after nearly dying off
The gray wolf population at Isle Royale National Park is healthy once morePowered by WPeMatico
What’s a Pell grant? How it affects student loan forgiveness
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program announced on Wednesday aims to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of AmericansPowered by WPeMatico
Soaked South braces for more rain; flash flood emergency issued in Mississippi
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are expected to receive 3 to 5 inches of rain over the next 48 hours, sparking flash flooding and river flooding.Powered by WPeMatico
Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation
A new lawsuit has exposed a rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the late actor’s charitable foundation funded by profits from the Newman's Own line of food and drink productsPowered by WPeMatico