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Scenes from the enice Sharks Tooth Festival. Venice, Florida, the city known as the "Shark Tooth Capital of the World,” played host this weekend to live music, speakers, food trucks, merchandise and fossil vendors, and a kids corner, Sunday, April 23, 2023.

Venice Shark Tooth Festival is back with a bite after 3-year break

The Venice Shark Tooth Festival was back after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Firefighters stand near an ambulance after a firefighter who died while battling a two-alarm fire in a vacant row home was pulled from the collapsed building in Baltimore on Monday. Officials said three firefighters died during the blaze.

3 Baltimore firefighters have died after getting trapped in a collapsed rowhome

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott called it a "gut wrenching tragedy" for the city, the fire department and the firefighters' families.

Lance Storz, 50, was found dead in a cell at the Pike County Detention Center in Kentucky on Tuesday.

A man charged with killing 3 officers was found dead in his jail cell

The shooting was one of the deadliest for law enforcement officers in Kentucky's history.

An Israeli soldier cries outside a military base following a deadly shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border on Saturday.

3 Israeli soldiers were killed along the Egyptian border, military says

A gunbattle along Israel's southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks during the Annual National Menorah Lighting at the White House on Dec. 7, 2023.

Emhoff says 3 college presidents showed a 'lack of moral clarity' on antisemitism

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is the highest-level official to criticize the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania for their testimony this week.

Relatives of a 3-year-old girl killed in an exorcism have been arrested

The grandfather and uncle of the child who was killed last fall during an exorcism at a Northern California church were arrested this week in connection with her death, police said.

Muslim worshipers in Kabul offer prayers Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the holiday, a surprising move after months of bloody fighting.

3-Day Truce, Prisoner Release Deal Inspire Hopes For Reconciliation In Afghanistan

The Taliban announced the cease-fire in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, and the Afghan government quickly reciprocated by initiating a process to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners.

3-Point Shooting Contest Recommended To Watch During All-Star Break

The NBA is taking taking a break from the regular season for the All-Star Game, which will be played in New York on Sunday. At this point, the league's best teams are in the Western Conference.

How Higher Ed Can Up Its Game: 3 Big Ideas

At the annual Schools for Tomorrow conference in New York, some themes stood out: college graduation rates, training teachers and doing more for low-income, high-achieving students.

UAW members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. The UAW clinched a deal with GM more than six weeks after the start of the auto strike.

The UAW reaches a tentative deal with GM, the last holdout of Detroit's Big 3

Record deals with all three unionized automakers means a historic 6-week strike is ending — for now. The deals still need to be ratified by members, who could choose to go back to the table.

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