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Extreme heat expected again at the Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die in heat-related incidents
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (700+ words) GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. " Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat that will plague the popular destination early next week after a recent increase in heat-related incidents in the inner canyon, including the deaths…...
AI name reader malfunctions during college graduation
3+ week, 3+ day ago (354+ words) AI integration is increasingly permeating daily life " and now, it's even affecting graduation ceremonies. President Tiffany Hernandez told the crowd about the "new AI system" being used to read names aloud during the ceremony, which garnered loud boos from attendees,…...
Iran's soccer federation says team's World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the U. S.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) PHOENIX " The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer said the nation's World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced…...
Morning Roundup: Police rescue man from scaffolding in Brookline; car strikes pedestrian in Pitcairn
4+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 22: Police rescue man from scaffolding in Brookline A man was rescued from a precarious situation on scaffolding Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood. He had been working…...
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (930+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. " An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three people dead and sickened others. The WHO says the risk to the global population from this outbreak is low. Disease outbreaks involving gastrointestinal…...
Masked agents detain several workers at Pittsburgh job site in apparent ICE raid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (703+ words) As parents dropped off children at Hilltop Community Children's Center in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood early Tuesday, masked immigration agents sprang from vehicles and appeared to detain several men from a parking lot across the street. Omar Millan, owner of roofing…...
What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. " A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. The disease gained attention last year after late actor Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from a hantavirus…...
California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) With the Colorado River's giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written statement…...
Mammoth rebuilding project puts Utah in playoffs in team's 2nd season since moving from Arizona
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (671+ words) Utah's rebuilding process began in the Arizona desert, where the team was known as the Coyotes and progress was incremental. In the first year after a move to Salt Lake City, the team became the Utah Hockey Club and took…...
TV Q&A: When will a KDKA-TV's Jessica Guay return?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (596+ words) Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at Trib Live. com in a column that also appears in the Saturday Tribune-Review. Q: Whatever happened to Jessica Guay? She went out on maternity leave some time ago…...