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California Tax Law Expiration

California voters will decide in November whether to make permanent higher state income-tax rates for the state's highest earners. Proposition 3, which would achieve this, applies to individuals with an annual income of at least $371,000…

Penn State Coach Criticizes Penalty

James Franklin, coach of Virginia Tech, is criticizing a penalty given to his team during their game against VMI. With just 6:59 minutes left in the third quarter, Marcellous Hawkins Jr., a Virginia Tech running back, scored his third…

Mike Lawler Challenger Criticizes

Cait Conley, a 16-year Army combat veteran and Democratic congressional candidate challenging Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District, said she would support impeaching Pete Hegseth, the War Secretary at the…

Celeste Rivas Family Speaks Out

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family has called for D4vd (real name David Burke) to receive the death penalty after he allegedly killed and dismembered her last year. The request comes just before what would have been Celeste's 16th birthday…

Florida River Wildlife Encounter

A fisherman named Captain Justin Morgan, who runs a fishing guide service, captured a video of an alligator chasing a black bear across the Kissimmee River near Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The video shows the bear swimming with the…

Burning Man Festival Death

A second person has died at the Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock City, where about 70,000 people have gathered for the event. The latest victim, Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon with no cause of…

Bigfoot Sighting Sparks Panic

In Damariscotta, Maine, a small town with a mid-coast tourist destination, residents reported seeing Bigfoot on Tuesday, leading to an unusually high number of 911 calls. The sightings, including photos taken by alarmed residents, showed a…

Clash of Clans Drama

Cody Rhodes, a WWE star, is participating in a virtual hunt for John Cena's base in the mobile game Clash of Clans. This event, called "The Search for Cena", runs through September 30th and allows players to raid and destroy Cena's base…

Big Ten Football Rankings

The Ohio State Buckeyes are still ranked as the top team in the Big Ten football power rankings, despite not having played an opponent yet this season. They face off against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. PT on ABC, and are…

AM Radio Preservation Act

A bipartisan bill, the AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act, is set to be voted on in Congress this week. The legislation has 300+ co-sponsors in the House and 60 in the Senate, aiming to ensure that new cars sold in America will have an AM…

Shark Attacks on Tourists

Cape Cod, a popular seaside destination in southeastern Massachusetts, has seen an increase in great white sharks visiting its waters. According to a 2023 study, around 800 individual white sharks visited the area between 2015 and 2018…

Song of the Summer

The song of the summer of 2026 is not mentioned explicitly in the article excerpts. However, it appears that ABC News' Will Ganss is looking back at the music from this past summer and giving some picks for the top song. He doesn't specify…

Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes, a professional wrestler, is involved in a feud with Randy Orton on the WWE show SmackDown. The tension between them has been building since Orton's return to the show and they've come close to fighting each other several…

NFL Community Recognition

Azeez Al-Shaair, a linebacker for the Texans, credits Kyle Juszczyk, a fullback who was previously with the 49ers, as a key mentor in his development. According to Al-Shaair, Juszczyk took an interest in him when they were both on the…

Shooting at Warehouse Store

A 55-year-old Frito-Lay worker named Paris Carlock was killed by a stray bullet while conducting an early-morning product inventory at the Sam's Club in Nashville. The bullet had been fired during a fight outside Lavo Lounge, which is…

Police Dog Stabbed by Burglar

On December , a burglar named Eric Rodriguez, 35, attacked Nike, a six-year-old Belgian Malinois police dog from the San Diego County Sheriff's K-9 Unit, while responding officers were trying to arrest him in Escondido. The suspect was…

Trump's Election Impact Assessed

Sarah Longwell, author of the book How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time, believes that Donald Trump's failures have created a rare opportunity for Democrats to make significant gains in the upcoming elections. According to her, this…

NFL Regular Season Standings

Heather Cox Richardson, a historian and author, has been creating weekly videos as part of the 250 to 250 Project, which aims to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The project highlights the agency of…

Tennis and F1 Injury Update

Jannik Sinner, the 25-year-old world No. 1 tennis player, attended the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday, where he gave a brief update on his knee injury that forced him to miss the US Open. When asked about his health by Italian…

California Wildfire Situation

A wildfire known as the Ross Fire has been burning for over a week in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, North Texas, scorching at least 90,400 acres of land and destroying more than 150 structures, including homes. The fire started on August…

Trump Interview Goes Awry

Donald Trump spent 90 minutes with reporter Ben Terris from New York Magazine, discussing his obsession with the new White House ballroom. During their conversation, Trump claimed that the ballroom is being built with "nuclear concrete"…

Los Angeles Lakers Chemistry Issues

Sandro Mamukelashvili, a newly acquired Los Angeles Lakers forward, has been making a positive impression on his new team despite not yet playing an NBA game. He recently spoke about the team's trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he was…

Drone Surveillance Controversy

Sonoma County, about an hour north of San Francisco, has agreed to end its warrantless drone surveillance program. The program, launched to monitor unpermitted cannabis grows, had secretly expanded to also search for building code…

ICE Hiring Standards Relaxed

In an effort to meet President Donald Trump's goal of launching the largest deportation program in American history, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lowered its hiring standards. With a significant increase in funding, ICE…