A third worker has died after a fireworks truck exploded in Okracoke, North Carolina. Officials said the explosion happened on Ocracoke Island, near the south ferry terminal, Saturday at about 9:15 a.m.
On July 4, the U.S. Park Police arrested former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry and charged him with misdemeanor stalking. About 8:45 p.m. in Anacostia Park, a Washington woman flagged down a Park Police officer on patrol and pointed to Barry, who was in another car. The woman said Barry was stalking her, Park Police spokesman Sgt. David Schlosser said. Barry was taken into custody, processed and released, but he must make a court appearance for the charge. A court date has not been set.
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned its first images since reaching the Moon on 23 June.
The probe's two cameras returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds).
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Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research. Scientists say milder winters help smaller sheep to survive, resulting in this "paradoxical decrease in size."
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