• Comedian Laura Clery reveals near-death experience after 600 lb. fridge fell on her
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    Comedian Laura Clery reveals near-death experience after 600 lb. fridge fell on her

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    ​Clery shared the story of her near-death experience on her Instagram, saying that her biggest fear had come true. WASHINGTON — Comedian Laura Clery is opening up about a near-death experience after her 600-pound fridge fell on her, pinning her against the counter. Clery shared the story on her Instagram, saying that her biggest fear had come true. “Most terrifying night of my life as a single mom. I was home alone getting ready for bed when my 600 pound fridge slammed into me and pinned me against the counter. I couldn’t move,” she said in her caption. “Couldn’t breathe…

  • Threat of catastrophic explosion from damaged chemical tank in California is gone, officials say
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    Threat of catastrophic explosion from damaged chemical tank in California is gone, officials say

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    No injuries have been reported, but more than 50,000 residents were under an evacuation order over the Memorial Day weekend. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — The risk of a catastrophic explosion of a damaged chemical tank in Southern California has been eliminated following a close overnight inspection that confirmed a crack in the tank relieved pressure and cooled the chemical, authorities said Monday. Officials said crews conducted tank temperature checks at night to reduce risks to firefighters, avoiding daytime operations when heat from the tank made conditions around it most dangerous. The overnight mission allowed crews to verify the crack and…

  • 28 Boy Scouts, parents rescued from a West Virginia riverbank
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    28 Boy Scouts, parents rescued from a West Virginia riverbank

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    All of the scouts were checked out by EMS, and no injuries were reported. GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — Dozens of Boy Scouts and some parents were rescued from the Cacapon River in West Virginia on Saturday after the troop’s canoes tipped, separating them during a Memorial Day weekend outing. Among the group of 31 scouts, 28 had to be rescued on Saturday, according to the Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook. This story continues below. Firefighters learned that the group had gotten out of the water and onto the riverbank, with everyone accounted for. However, the…

  • Mister Rogers stamp making a comeback after winning contest
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    Mister Rogers stamp making a comeback after winning contest

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    After winning a nationwide vote, the U.S. Postal Service is reissuing a fan favorite Mister Rodgers stamp. WASHINGTON — Mister Rogers is heading back to neighborhoods across America…well, to their mailboxes, at least. The U.S. Postal Service announced Sunday that the beloved 2018 Mister Rogers stamps won the USPS Stamp Encore contest. More than half a million votes were cast by the public to bring back one favorite design from recent years as part of a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The Mister Rogers stamp had 40,000 more votes than the next-highest contender. The USPS said the original run of…

  • Are banks, post offices open on Memorial Day? What's open, closed for the federal holiday.
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    Are banks, post offices open on Memorial Day? What’s open, closed for the federal holiday.

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    While some businesses scale back their hours or close entirely for the federal holiday, a number of major chains will keep their doors open. WASHINGTON — Monday marks Memorial Dayhonoring fallen service members in the U.S. The federal holiday honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. While it is a somber day for many who have lost loved ones, communities often mark the day with ceremonies or parades and it is considered the “unofficial start to summer.” In observance of the holiday, schools, banks, government offices and other services nationwide will close. While many stores…

  • Crack found in damaged chemical tank in California could change response strategy
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    Crack found in damaged chemical tank in California could change response strategy

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    Fire crews say they may have found a crack in the damaged industrial tank in California. It could change their entire strategy, as 50,000 residents remain evacuated. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Crews say they may have found a crack in the damaged industrial tank at an aerospace facility in Orange County, California. The tank, located at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, contains thousands of gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable and toxic chemical used to make plastics. It overheated last week and began leaking vapors into the air, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate. Officials fear the tank…

  • Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Catholic church's role in legitimizing slavery
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    Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Catholic church’s role in legitimizing slavery

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    In doing so, Leo responded to decades of calls by Black American Catholics, activists and scholars for the Holy See. VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But no pope has ever publicly acknowledged, much less apologized for, the role that past popes themselves played in giving European sovereigns explicit authority to subjugate and…

  • Pope Leo XIV 's first encyclical is a 42,000-word letter on AI. Here's what it says.
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    Pope Leo XIV ‘s first encyclical is a 42,000-word letter on AI. Here’s what it says.

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah was in the audience as Leo presented his first letter on Catholic doctrine. WASHINGTON — In the halls of the 400-year-old St. Peter’s Basilica of the Vatican, the focus on Monday was on a technology that’s in its infancy. Pope Leo XIV presented a more than 42,000-word letter on artificial intelligence in his first encyclical as pontiff. The letter was subtitled “on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.” Its title, the Latin phrase, “Magnifica humanitus” — Magnificent humanity. This story continues below. More in Nation world …

  • 22 gray whales found dead in Washington as researchers warn of rising strandings
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    22 gray whales found dead in Washington as researchers warn of rising strandings

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    Washington researchers report 22 gray whale strandings this year, highlighting concerns over malnutrition and vessel strikes as Arctic feeding areas change BREMERTON, Wash. — Gray whale deaths continue to climb along Washington’s coast and in the Puget Sound, with researchers now documenting 22 strandings statewide this year as concerns grow over changing conditions in Arctic feeding grounds. The latest confirmed death involved a male gray whale found near Bremerton on May 20, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Researchers said the whale showed signs of malnutrition and blunt force trauma. Scientists with the Cascadia Research Collective and…

  • Man dies after stabbing in Tacoma; homicide investigation underway
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    Man dies after stabbing in Tacoma; homicide investigation underway

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    A man died after arriving at a Tacoma hospital with stab wounds, prompting a homicide investigation by police. TACOMA, Wash. — A man died after arriving at a hospital with stab wounds Sunday night, prompting a homicide investigation in Tacoma, according to police. Just before 8:30 p.m., officers with the Tacoma Police Department responded to a local hospital after receiving reports of a possible stabbing victim who arrived in a personal vehicle. Police said the adult male victim died at the hospital. Officers later located a crime scene in the 1200 block of South M Street. Detectives and crime scene…