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Walmart Offering 30-Minute Deliveries Amid Growing Competition: Here's Where Walmart Offering 30-Minute Deliveries Amid Growing Competition: Here's Where
Walmart Offering 30-Minute Deliveries Amid Growing Competition: Here's Where Walmart is speeding up its delivery options in dozens of cities as the retail giant faces stiff competition to get items to customers faster. Customers in 33 US markets can now get eligible orders delivered in 30 minutes or less, Walmart announced in a news release on Thursday, May 29. The expanded service is available in several cities across the Northeast. Shoppers can order from more than 100,000 eligible items, including groceries, baby essentials, household supplies, pet food, electronics, medicine, and prescriptions. "Customers are looking for faster, easier ways to get wha…

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by Chris Spiker
Traffic
5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Virginia 5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Virginia
5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Virginia Five people were killed, and dozens more were injured early on Friday morning on I-95 in Virginia when a bus plowed into slowed traffic, officials confirmed. The crash was reported around 2:35 a.m. on May 29, near the 146-mile marker of the southbound lanes of the interstate in Stafford, where traffic was slowing for an upcoming work zone, according to Virginia State Police. The bus failed to slow down and instead crashed into six vehicles. The I-95 crash in Virginia. Virginia State Police By sunrise, the aftermath stretched across the interstate and beyond it. Photos release…

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by Zak Failla
News
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Hollywood’s next boomtown is not where most people would expect. Far from it. Literally. New Jersey has become the only US state where film and TV production is booming, The Wall Street Journal reported in a story published on Thursday, May 28. The reason is money. The Journal says New Jersey’s tax incentive program is now among the most effective in the country, pulling major productions away from traditional hubs as studios cut costs. Across the US, spending on movies and TV shows fell 20 percent last year, according to ProdPro data cited by The Wall Street Journal. But New Jersey w…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death A cruise ship death that drew national attention has taken another sharp turn in federal court. New court details have emerged in the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader from central Florida, whose stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, is being prosecuted as an adult. US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres declined on Wednesday, May 27, to immediately jail Hudson while he awaits trial in Miami federal court. Hudson had been living with an uncle under electronic monitoring after he was first charged as a juvenile, according to NBC News. Prosecutors sought to have him detained …

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
'Swatting' Call Sends Fairfax Police To SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Virginia Home 'Swatting' Call Sends Fairfax Police To SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Virginia Home
'Swatting' Call Sends Fairfax Police To SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Virginia Home Officers rushed to the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday night after she was the target of a "swatting" call that was swiftly debunked. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were dispatched to the justice's home after a caller reported hearing "two or three gunshots" and an argument at her address, according to multiple reports. Dispatch audio from the response was first released by DC-based freelance photographer Andrew Leyden and later shared by Bloomberg Law. Police responded to a call for the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut A Massachusetts National Guard truck overturned and burst into flames on Interstate 84, sending two service members to the hospital and shutting down part of the highway during the evening commute. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, near Exit 71 in Willington, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the military truck flipped onto its passenger side while traveling westbound. The driver and passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. The National Guard later identified the vehicle as an M1075A2 Palletized Load System truck. Officials sa…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Busch Light Lets Fans Pick Next Flavor After 'Bapple' Success: See The Options Busch Light Lets Fans Pick Next Flavor After 'Bapple' Success: See The Options
Busch Light Lets Fans Pick Next Flavor After 'Bapple' Success: See The Options Busch Light is letting fans choose what could be its next big summer flavor. Anheuser-Busch announced the launch of its "Flavor Showdown" in a news release on Wednesday, May 27. The nationwide vote lets anyone 21 and older pick between lemon, orange, and peach as Busch Light's next flavor. The three options were chosen based on customer feedback and the success of past Busch Light flavor releases. The company said one in every three comments on Busch Light's social media channels at one point called for the return of popular flavors. Fans can vote through Monday, July 7, on Busch's website…

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by Chris Spiker
News
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Former Devils Star Claude Lemieux Dies, 60 Former Devils Star Claude Lemieux Dies, 60
Former Devils Star Claude Lemieux Dies, 60 Claude Lemieux, former New Jersey Devils star and four-time Stanley Cup champion, has died, the NHL Alumni Association announced. He was 60 years old. The cause of death was not made public. Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Lemieux debuted with the Montreal Canadiens in 1983 after being selected in the second round of the NHL Draft and went on to win four Stanley Cups during his NHL career.  He captured championships with the Canadiens in 1986, the New Jersey Devils in 1995 and 2000, and the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, earning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP during the Devils’ 1995 t…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police
Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police A Massachusetts wedding photographer was rushed into emergency surgery after police said he was stabbed while working at a wedding reception in Maine. Donald Halsing, 26, of Mendon, was photographing a wedding with his fiancée, Ashley Wall, at Kingsley Campground in Raymond when the attack happened on the dance floor during the reception, according to WMTW. Halsing suffered a stab wound to the chest. He underwent emergency surgery and is expected to be released in the coming days, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to help cover medical expenses. "He suffered from two lacerations, in…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage. Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance." The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement. Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Merrimack's Sports Conference Changing Its Name: Here's Why Merrimack's Sports Conference Changing Its Name: Here's Why
Merrimack's Sports Conference Changing Its Name: Here's Why The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is changing its name and identity after a 45-year run as the MAAC. The MAAC will officially be known as the Metro Conference on Wednesday, July 1. The 13-team college sports conference unveiled its new branding on Thursday, May 28. Conference officials said the MAAC name, which has been used since the league's founding in 1980, is often confused with the Mid-American Conference. The MAC's universities are primarily located in the Midwest, although the league added the University of Massachusetts Amherst in July 2025. The …

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by Chris Spiker