Pennsylvania couple drowns in Florida rip current while on vacation with their 6 children (2024)

Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted. For gender nonconforming library workers in particular, they are also grappling with growing calls for book bans across the U.S., with books about gender identity, sexual orientation and race topping the list of most criticized titles and making the attacks all the more personal. The American Library Association documented the highest-ever number of titles targeted for censorship in 2023 in more than 20 years of tracking. Maia Kobabe’s coming-of-age story ‘Gender Queer’ was the most criticized library book for the third straight year.

A water emergency has prompted the mayor of Capri — one of Italy’s most popular islands — to order a halt to the arrival of tourists, in a crisis that has deprived some areas of any water supply. Mayor Paolo Falco said Saturday that without a water supply, it is impossible to guarantee essential services to “thousands of people” who travel to the island daily during the tourist season. The emergency was caused by a failure in the mainland's water system that provides vital supplies to the world-known island. The mayor's decision has created long lines of passengers at the ticket offices in the ports of the southern city of Naples, the departing point for most ferries to Capri.

A 22-year-old woman who's become a vocal reproductive rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend. It's part of a 2024 election push around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade and the constitutional protections for abortion in that the landmark Supreme Court case. Since the Supreme Court's ruling in 2022 that ended the federal right to abortion, roughly half the nation has restrictions in place. And at least 10 states have no exceptions for rape or incest.

Carlos Sainz of Ferrari has put in the best lap time during the third and final practice session for Formula One’s Spanish Grand Prix. Lando Norris in his McLaren was next, followed by Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen was fourth for Red Bull. Qualifying for Sunday’s race is later at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Defending champion Verstappen holds a 56-point lead over Leclerc after nine races.

Germany goes for a third straight win in Group A on Sunday against a Switzerland team that also is unbeaten. Germany has reached the knockout stage and Switzerland looks sure to confirm its place. The kickoff in Frankfurt is at the same time as group rivals Hungary and Scotland meet in Stuttgart. Both start at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT).

A fire forced the McLaren F1 team to evacuate its hospitality suite at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. The British team says there were no injuries. No damage was visible from outside. Spanish firefighters responded and the area was cordoned off in front of the McLaren suite set up alongside those of other teams at the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya. The incident occurred just before McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri participated in the third and final practice session before qualifying is held for Sunday’s race.

An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete with some patients needing to undergo repeat tests. Hundreds of operations and appointments are still being canceled more than two weeks after the June 3 attack on the state-run National Health Service provider of pathology services primarily in southeast London. NHS England said Friday that it has been “made aware” that data connected to the attack have been published online. According to Saturday’s edition of the Guardian newspaper, records covering 300 million patient interactions, including the results of blood tests for HIV and cancer, were stolen during the attack.

You're getting up there in years. Maybe you haven't thought about going to the gym and taking up weight-resistance training. Dr. Marcas Bamman thinks you should. He's a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of this kind of workout for those in the 60-plus age range. Women and men can benefit equally. In just a few words: use it or lose it. Bamman says: “Resistance training is in many ways the true fountain of youth. I like to say the fountain of youth is the water cooler in the gym.”

Scotland faces Hungary on Sunday in Stuttgart in their final Group A match. Both teams hope it's not their last game at the European Championship. Scotland is third in the group. It followed up a 5-1 loss to Germany with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Hungary is last after losses to Switzerland and Germany. Both teams still have a chance of making the round of 16 as one of the four best-performing third-place teams. Hungary needs a win to keep its hopes alive, while Scotland could even do so if it avoids defeat.

India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China. The agreements were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, the first foreign leader to visit New Delhi since Narendra Modi became the country’s prime minister for a third term two weeks ago. Modi said the deals with Dhaka were part of his country’s pursuit of a neighborhood-first approach.

Andy Murray is set to undergo a “surgical procedure” on his back before the former No. 1 makes a decision about trying to play at Wimbledon or the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old Murray had retired from his second-round match at Queen’s Club on Wednesday because of back pain — the latest in a series of injuries that have slowed the two-time Wimbledon champion. His management team confirmed that he’d have the procedure Saturday. No other details were provided.

Three people are missing after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide. One woman was pulled out alive after being buried by the landslide on Saturday morning in the Alpine valley of Misox in Graubünden. A rescue operation for the three others is ongoing. Elsewhere in Switzerland, the popular tourist destination of Zermatt in the southern canton of Valais near the iconic Matterhorn mountain remains inaccessible because of heavy rains and melting snow.

North Macedonia’s parliament began a two-day debate leading up to a vote on the new government proposed by a center-right party that won May’s national elections. Heading the proposed government is Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old former engineering professor who has pledged to continue his center-left predecessors’ efforts to shepherd the small Balkan NATO member into the European Union. Mickoski is expected to easily win Sunday’s vote, having secured the support of 78 lawmakers in the 120-seat house. His key domestic challenges in government will include enhancing the rule of law while addressing corruption and poverty and reviving a sluggish economy.

The Edmonton Oilers aren’t the first team in the NHL to fight back from 3-0 down in a best-of-seven series to force a deciding contest. This is the 10th time it has happened in 211 opportunities in NHL history and the first in 10 years. Based on history, the momentum from three straight wins doesn’t always carry over into a Game 7. Only four of the nine previous teams to fight back and force a seventh game finished the job, with the Los Angeles Kings the last to pull off the feat in the 2014 first-round against the San Jose Sharks.

The Edmonton Oilers' penalty kill has been one of the major difference makers in the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers. The unit has gone 19 of 20 and outscored Florida's power play with two short-handed goals. Edmonton's kill has been one of the hallmarks of this playoff run, allowing just four goals in 68 opportunities. That's an NHL postseason-best 94.1%. It's a big reason why the Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit in the final to force a deciding Game 7 Monday night at Florida.

French teenager Zaccharie Risacher headlines the list of forwards in the upcoming NBA draft. Risacher has length and a rangy game that could make him the No. 1 overall draft pick. The position's top prospects include two forwards who bypassed college basketball in G League Ignite's Matas Buzelis and Ron Holland II. Colorado one-and-done wing Cody Williams is another top prospect likely to hear his name in the lottery. Other international names to watch include two more French teenagers in Tidjane Salaun and Pacome Dadiet. First-round prospects from the college ranks include California's Jaylon Tyson and Colorado's Tristan da Silva.

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have sold their soul to the devil by partnering with Sheetz and adding a patch to their uniforms — if you listen to some traditionalists who hate anything that represents forward thinking.

PITTSBURGH — When the Penguins signed Tristan Jarry to a five-year deal worth $26.875 million less than a year ago, it seemed to eliminate any question about the franchise's future in goal.

ATLANTA — The 1994 World Cup didn’t swing by Atlanta. Nine U.S. cities — New York, L.A., D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Detroit — got games. We did not. It was no great loss.

PINEHURST, N.C. — The striking images of Pinehurst No. 2, the indelible memories of the 124th U.S. Open, the searing heartache of Rory McIlroy, the jubilant and endless celebration of Bryson DeChambeau. It's all over now.

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet received a glimpse of Caleb Williams’ competitiveness during a recent trip to Topgolf.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Wednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland Armour as part of the Juneteenth Film Festival.

Six people who were missing were found dead by rescuers in Fujian province, state media reported Saturday, adding to the extreme weather deaths after downpours caused landslides in the area, even as authorities extended a warning of more severe weather ahead. A family of six were found dead in a local temple by rescuers after days of searching in Fujian’s Shanghang county, according to the state-backed Hongxing news. They had gone to the temple looking for shelter, as the temple was on higher ground, but the building was toppled by a landslide, killing the family. On Friday, authorities reported 47 people dead in neighboring Guangdong province, which has seen historic flooding caused by the rains.

LOS ANGELES — It's one of the most powerful images in women's sports history.

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform U.K. party, is facing wide-ranging criticism over his claim that the West provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine. In a BBC television interview broadcast Friday evening, Farage drew a link between the expansion of NATO and the European Union eastwards over the past few decades and the invasion. Farage’s critics from across the political spectrum slammed his statement, with many describing him as a Putin apologist. This is the first general election that Reform U.K. is contesting and it has enjoyed a lift in the polls, mainly at the expense of the governing Conservatives.

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CLEARWATER, Fla., June 22, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Network’s INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY, the exclusive series that provides unprecedented access to the facilities and behind-the-scenes operations of the Church of Scientology, presents Flag.

LOS ANGELES — In an era when everybody is staring at their phones, burglars are banking on people failing to notice the hidden camera in their front yard.

Russia fired 16 missiles and 13 Shahed drones at energy facilities and critical infrastructure in an overnight attack on Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said Saturday morning, damaging energy facilities in the country’s southeast and west and injuring at least two energy workers. Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 12 of the 16 missiles and all 13 drones launched by Russia, the air force said. Power grid operator Ukrenergo said the strikes damaged equipment at facilities in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia and western Lviv regions. Two energy workers were injured in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to local officials. With no major changes reported along the 1,000-kilometer front line, both sides in the war have taken aim at infrastructure targets.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles school officials have quietly added $30 million to elementary school budgets for arts education in the wake of accusations from former Supt. Austin Buetner, parents and union leaders that the district violated Proposition 28, a voter-approved law mandating increased…

LOS ANGELES — Is America ready to elect a recovering addict as president? How about one who wants to hold 12-step recovery meetings in the White House?

The Washington Nationals lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.

The San Diego Padres play the Milwaukee Brewers after Jake Cronenworth had five hits against the Brewers on Friday.

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Cincinnati Reds lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Yankees aim to stop their three-game home slide with a win over the Atlanta Braves.

The Los Angeles Angels will look to sweep a two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

The Texas Rangers play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.

The Minnesota Twins aim to stop their three-game slide with a victory against the Oakland Athletics.

The Baltimore Orioles take on the Houston Astros after Adley Rutschman had five hits against the Astros on Friday.