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Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints
Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer need to remove their shoes during security screenings, Department of Homeland...

Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images) Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday,...

Athletics' Brent Rooker joins Home Run Derby field
Athletics' Brent Rooker joins Home Run Derby field

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker was the latest to commit to Monday's Home...

Joe Coleman, former All-Star and pick in first MLB draft, dies at 78
Joe Coleman, former All-Star and pick in first MLB draft, dies at 78

(Photo credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK) Joe Coleman, the No. 3 selection in the first Major League Baseball draft...

Jazz Chisholm Jr.-powered Yankees seek sweep of Mariners
Jazz Chisholm Jr.-powered Yankees seek sweep of Mariners

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) Even as the New York Yankees struggled, Jazz Chisholm Jr. kept hitting. On Wednesday,...

MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak
MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end...

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Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints
Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer need to remove their shoes during security screenings, Department of Homeland...

Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable
Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable

WASHINGTON, D.C.: An elaborate impersonation scheme involving artificial intelligence targeted senior U.S. and foreign officials in...

Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls
Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls

SLUBICE, Poland: Poland reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, following Germany's earlier reintroduction...

Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages
Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of warnings from former federal officials and weather experts, the deadly flash floods that struck the...

Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide
Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide

MOSCOW, Russia: Just hours after his sudden dismissal by President Vladimir Putin, Russia's former transport minister, Roman Starovoit,...

Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday
Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, celebrated by thousands of followers in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala,...