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Independence Day Heat Dome Leaves Dozens Dead From Alabama to Connecticut
A historic heat dome baked the central and eastern United States over the Independence Day weekend, killing at least 25 people and forcing cities to scrap holiday events. New Jersey reported the most suspected heat deaths of any state.
NYPD Launches Manhunt After Masked Gunman Wounds Eight at Coney Island Barbecue
The New York Police Department opened a manhunt after a masked gunman fired into a Coney Island courtyard barbecue late on July 4, wounding eight people including four children, according to CNN and ABC News.
Tyrin Johnson's Killing Puts Memphis Guard Patrols Under Investigation
Tennessee National Guard soldiers on a downtown patrol fatally shot 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson early on July 5, the first known fatal Guard shooting since troops arrived in Memphis, drawing a state inquiry.
On the National Mall, America Turns 250 Under a Punishing Sky
The capital's semiquincentennial promised a world-record fireworks display. What organizers could not script was a 102-degree afternoon and an evening storm line that emptied the Mall.
June Payrolls Stall at 57,000 as Falling Jobless Rate Masks a Cooling Market
Hiring cooled to 57,000 jobs in June, far short of forecasts, yet the unemployment rate edged lower, leaving policymakers to weigh a softening labor market against a headline that flatters it.
A Year After the Guadalupe Rose, Kerr County Counts Its Sirens
A year after the Guadalupe River rose as much as 38 feet and killed more than 130 people, the recovery in Kerr County can be read in what has been built and what remains unfinished.