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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK / Content Syndication Services / – Gunfire wounded eight people, including four children, during a Fourth of July cookout in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened late Saturday in a courtyard near the Coney Island boardwalk. New York Police Department officials said the victims included four boys, ages 6, 7, 12 and 14, along with four adults. Police said the injured adults included two women, ages 21 and 25, and two men, ages 33 and 37. A 21-year-old woman was listed in critical condition after being struck in the chest. The other seven victims…

CARACAS, VENEZUELA / Content Syndication Services / – Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 3,342, according to updated government figures, after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24. The Venezuelan information ministry said 16,470 people suffered injuries and 17,345 people lost their homes. Rescue crews continued searching damaged areas in La Guaira, Caracas and nearby coastal communities. The toll has climbed steadily since officials reported 2,954 deaths a day earlier. The disaster began when two powerful quakes hit west of Caracas less than a minute apart. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquakes at magnitude 7.2 and magnitude…

CARACAS, VENEZUELA / Content Syndication Services / – Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 2,645 after twin quakes struck the country on June 24, authorities said. The disaster injured more than 12,000 people and left about 15,000 homeless. The Communication and Information Ministry released the latest figures as rescue and recovery work continued in Caracas, La Guaira, Caraballeda and other damaged areas along the northern coast. The earthquakes hit within one minute of each other west of Caracas, shaking the capital and nearby coastal communities. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5. The second quake followed…

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA / Content Syndication Services / – Three California drivers filed a proposed class action on June 22 accusing major fuel retailers and pricing software provider Kalibrate of using artificial intelligence to raise gasoline prices across the state. The complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento says the companies used Kalibrate Fuel Pricing to coordinate retail pump prices. It seeks class status, damages, and a jury trial for drivers who bought fuel at affected stations. The lawsuit names Knowledge Support Systems Inc., which does business as Kalibrate, along with Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Speedway, EG America, BP Products North America,…

BUTLER, MISSOURI / Content Syndication Services / – Twelve people died Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in western Missouri. The dead included 11 skydivers and the pilot. Authorities said there were no survivors. The crash happened near Butler, about 65 miles south of Kansas City. The aircraft was part of a Skydive Kansas City operation, making the accident one of the deadliest U.S. skydiving aviation crashes in recent years. Emergency crews responded before noon after reports that the plane went down near airport property and caught fire. Officials said the aircraft had departed moments…

NEW YORK / Content Syndication Services / – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of 73 United Nations personnel held by the Houthis in Yemen. The demand came as the United Nations marked two years since a June 2024 wave of detentions. Guterres also condemned earlier and later detentions of personnel in 2021, 2023 and 2025. The detained personnel include United Nations staff, aid workers, civil society members and people linked to diplomatic missions. The United Nations said one colleague has died in detention. It also said some detainees have no contact with families or colleagues. The…

Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the 2026 eastern Pacific season, formed far from land and is forecast to strengthen modestly.

Tom Barrack now holds new envoy titles for Syria and Iraq, adding to his US ambassador role in Turkey under the Trump administration.

Eleven people died after a chemical tank rupture at a Longview paper mill, prompting recovery operations and federal review.

California state and local teams respond in Orange County as hazardous materials crews work at the Garden Grove chemical tank site.