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  1. Gunfire, shootings and panic mar American weekend
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Law enforcement wait outside after a deadly shooting Sunday at the Greenwood Park Mall, in Greenwood, Ind.
  2. Fired Southwest flight attendant wins $5.1 million verdict
    Yesterday• Business
    A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 jet plane lands at Love Field in Dallas on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union.
  3. Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Cast member Jennifer Lopez, right, and Ben Affleck attend a photo call for a special screening of "Marry Me" at DGA Theater in February in Los Angeles. The couple married in Las Vegas on Saturday.
  5. Trial expected to begin for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters after departing federal court in Washington in November. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Bannon's trial on criminal contempt of Congress charges.
  6. ‘Systemic failures’ in Uvalde school massacre, report finds
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this photo from surveillance video provided by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District via the Austin American-Statesman, authorities respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
  7. Fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths soar
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A fire advances near a residential area in Alhaurin de la Torre, Malaga, Spain on Saturday. Wildfires continue to spread across Spain as firefighters work to bring them under control. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
  8. No major voting problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga. on Oct. 19, 2020. The widespread use of absentee ballot drop boxes during the 2020 election was largely trouble-free, the Associated Press found through a survey of state election officials.
  9. Abortion on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico? Advocates get creative to protect access
    Jul. 16• Health
    FILE - An abortion-rights supporter protests at the Mississippi Capitol on June 28, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. A California doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.
  10. Drunk pilot arrested after landing plane on interstate, officials say
    Jul. 16• Nation & World
    An intoxicated pilot was arrested after he landed a plan on a Missouri interstate, authorities said.
  11. House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim
    Jul. 15• Nation & World
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by female House Democrats, speaks at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, Friday.
  12. State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms
    Jul. 15• Politics
    A Mega Millions playslip for those players preferring to choose the numbers they want to play is among the stacks of other lottery game playslips displayed at a Smoker Friendly store in Cranberry Township, Pa., Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
  13. Dem says Manchin blocking energy, tax provisions in big bill
    Jul. 15• Nation & World
    Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pictured here speaking during a memorial for Hershel W. "Woody" Williams at the World War II Memorial in Washington on Thursday, has told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that he will oppose a economic measure if it includes climate or energy provisions or boosts taxes on the rich or corporations.
  14. Dear Penny: Do I fix my boyfriend’s money mess if he’s dealing with trauma?
    Jul. 15• Business
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  15. House making 1st attempt to protect abortion in post-Roe era
    Jul. 15• Nation & World
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at her weekly news conference on Thursday on Capitol Hill. The House is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. It’s the Democrats’ first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
  16. Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in mysterious deaths of wife, son
    Jul. 15• Crime
    Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, left, walks into court for his bond hearing on Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. Murdaugh was charged Thursday with murder in connection with the mysterious 2021 deaths of his wife and son.
  17. Kamala Harris highlights Biden’s Middle East trip, abortion rights battle during Florida visit
    Jul. 14• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris is seen with U.S. Special Operations Command Commander General Richard Clarke, right, and U.S. Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla, left, after a meeting during her visit to U.S. Central Command and the Joint Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base Thursday in Tampa.
  18. Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
    Jul. 14• Nation & World
    Ivana Trump poses before the Baby Phat spring 2008 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, on Sept. 7, 2007. Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media Thursday, July 14, 2022.
  19. Biden, Lapid agree to stop Iran nuke program, differ on how
    Jul. 14• Nation & World
    U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sign a joint declaration affirming the "unbreakable bonds" between the two countries and a U.S. commitment to protecting Israeli security, in Jerusalem, Thursday.
  20. 988 suicide crisis line is about to launch. Is Tampa Bay ready?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Thomas Young, right, takes a call from someone in need of counseling at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay in 2019. The crisis center is now preparing for a flood of calls to the 988 suicide crisis line.
  21. US approves American Airlines flights to more cities in Cuba
    Jul. 14• Business
    An American Airlines flight that took off from Miami sits on the tarmac at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. The U.S. government is giving American Airlines permission to resume flights to five cities in Cuba outside the capital of Havana.
  22. Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
    Jul. 14• Crime
    In this courtroom sketch, Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations, Wednesday March 4, 2020, in New York. Schulte, the former CIA software engineer accused of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history, has been convicted at a New York City retrial. A jury reached the guilty verdict against Joshua Schulte on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan.
  23. New Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability
    Jul. 14• Nation & World
    In this photo from surveillance video provided by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District via the Austin American-Statesman, authorities stage in a hallway as they respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24.
  24. Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to Tampa. Here are the details.
    Jul. 13• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris walks on to the stage to speak during the American Rescue Plan Workforce Summit held in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
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