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Dallas homelessness task force: City needs more funding, workers

A Dallas task force on homelessness is recommending increased funding and the loosening of zoning and construction regulations to reduce the number of unsheltered individuals in the city.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Fed minutes reveal divisions over decision to pause in June

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials were less united at their June meeting than their unanimous decision suggested, as some favored interest-rate increases but went along with the move to leave policy unchanged.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Wind farm off NJ coast wins Biden’s approval as locals balk

The Biden administration on Wednesday approved Orsted A/S’s Ocean Wind 1 project, setting the stage for installation of as many as 98 turbines in waters off New Jersey over the opposition of some local residents.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Beyoncé's Pittsburgh show canceled

PITTSBURGH — The Beyoncé Renaissance Tour stop scheduled for Aug. 3 at Acrisure Stadium has been canceled.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Suspect fatally shoots Georgia deputy, flees in patrol car, sheriff says

A sheriff’s deputy in Middle Georgia has died, authorities said, after he was shot during a traffic stop in Cordele early Wednesday, the first member of law enforcement in the state to be killed in the line of duty this year.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Dallas area adds the most new construction jobs in US

DALLAS — Despite a slowdown in building starts this year, the Dallas area leads the country in construction jobs added.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Neighbors question whether Houston man found alive after 8 years was really missing

The strange saga of a Houston man reportedly found alive after he disappeared eight years ago continued to unfold Wednesday, with neighbors questioning whether he was indeed missing.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Fort Worth police officer, arson investigator kill 2 after ‘altercation’, authorities say

A Fort Worth police officer and an arson investigator from the Fort Worth Fire Department shot and killed two armed men who were involved in an “altercation” early Wednesday morning, according to police.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Family of man killed by Detroit gas station clerk sues ExxonMobil for $100 million

SOUTHFIELD, Mi. — The family of a man killed by an ExxonMobil gas station clerk over an alleged dispute over a piece of beef jerky has filed a lawsuit against the clerk charged with killing the customer.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Secret Service confirms cocaine was found inside White House

The U.S. Service Secret confirmed that a powdery substance found inside the White House over the weekend is cocaine, according to a spokesperson.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023