TimesNow https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Fireworks sales surge ahead of July Fourth as stores, firefighters stress safety Complaint seeks answers on Scouting America’s transgender policy after Pentagon deal Longtime Huset’s Speedway flagman Doug Clark dies Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name As Mass. ballot initiatives multiply, critics want to limit them The Dish: Caesar salad with a twist from Rivertown Taps in Phoenixville, Pa. Summer festivals’ impact on Sioux Falls Missoula delays decision on security cameras due to AI concerns Two 21-year-olds killed in Atlantic City dirt bike crash New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets Sheehy sues Idaho ammunition company over alleged misfires  Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for over 5M public school students 2 student-built homes for families in need Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution States want transparent laws around animal agriculture. A fight in Congress could derail that. Tanzania bans political rallies ahead of planned anti-government protests Spink County says 70-year-old woman missing 2 juveniles charged with arson following massive 6-alarm fire in Allentown Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report Coping with drought in southeast SD Independents day? Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says FBI, homicide, bomb squad at home in Philadelphia’s Olney section amid ongoing investigation Black women’s non-profit awards grants to local Southern groups as part of joy-filled tour Phillies sponsor The Miracle League of Gloucester County FCC adopts new rules as states transition to Next Generation 911 OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review Council certifies results, candidates prep for recount Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services More than 4,000 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike on July 8 Bensalem police investigating cold case after thieves steal air conditioners from Lowe’s Disney’s new supernatural series ‘The Doomies’ draws from real French folklore Wellesley man pleads not guilty to stabbing his father to death at playground Missoula PaddleHeads adjust Fourth of July fireworks after city council denies noise waiver Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean Man sentenced for building bombs, planning attacks on multiple locations in Philadelphia area Trump cuts to clean energy credits threaten planned renewable projects across Pa. Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information Police use of artificial intelligence grows as rules lag behind ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, according to flight tracking service A deadlocked jury in the Palisades Fire trial leaves attorneys weighing next steps Young boy hospitalized after falling from second-floor window in Worcester Sergei Ivanov, Russia’s ex-defense minister once seen as Putin’s likely successor, has died at 73 Eagle Butte woman gets 30 years in deadly fire killing 2 2 children seriously injured after bus collides with motorized scooter in Haverhill Newsom urges a national ‘billionaires’ tax’ while fighting one in California PaddleHeads adjust fireworks plan after council denies noise waiver