Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

Tropical Storm Hernan formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn’t threatening land while a different storm system that ...
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Next Level Senior Advisors helping senior citizens call the right community their home

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The city of Columbus and the city of Auburn are catering to the senior community as they transition into a new phase of living: retirement. Next Level Senior Advisors is an ...

Tennessee and Oklahoma put men to death as US states schedule 3 executions for the same day

Oklahoma put a man to death Thursday for killing his girlfriend in 2005 in the first of three executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. In the other executions, a Tennessee man faces death ...
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California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds

Los Angeles (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The ...

Putin’s first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific ...
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Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine

The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine. The New York Times reported this ...
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Self-cleaning litter boxes that are definitely worth the money

Before you drop the cash though, you should know that they don’t eliminate litter box maintenance entirely. You still have to empty the waste bin, replace the litter and periodically clean the machine ...
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Opelika woman charged with unlawful theft, breaking and entering

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — Auburn police arrested an Opelika woman on Wednesday after authorities received several reports of auto burglary incidents. 39-year-old Pamela Barber now faces multiple unlawful ...

Higher-income families more likely to enroll kids in organized sports, an AP-Ipsos poll finds

Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income ...

Alpine resorts’ snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

There’s barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August sunshine, never mind skiers. But the Swiss resort may ...

Forecasters warn a Pacific system could soak Hawaii as Tropical Storm Cristobal fades

Tropical Storm Cristobal well west of the Azores was expected to dissipate while a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained two Afghan members of the U.N. political mission in the country, the United ...