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Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks

Mariano Rivera leaves Hall of Famers in awe: ‘In his own league’

New Yorkers get creative to beat 110° temperatures

Natalie Portman will make her triumphant return to the Marvel universe as the female Thor in upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder

The unique budgeting system that helped this single mom pay off $77,000 in debt

‘It’s a political civil war’: Trump’s racist tirades set tone for 2020

‘Horrific scene’: Woman ‘decapitates mother’ as four-year-old boy looks on

Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise

Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman by split decision after first-round knock down in Las Vegas bout to claim WBA Super Welterweight title

Avengers: Endgame surpasses Avatar’s $2.788 BILLION record to become the highest grossing movie of all time

Photos: Nikki Bella

Today in history: July 21

Today’s famous birthdays

The eagle has landed

Many Americans who live paycheck to paycheck blame debt

The next giant leap: Mike Pence announces that America will put the first WOMAN on the moon by 2024 during 50th anniversary speech for Apollo 11

Climate scientists signal alarm as Arctic heatwave hits the northernmost settlement on the planet, causing temperatures to reach 70 DEGREES for the first time ever

Sunday’s newspaper front pages

30 ways to have a good death

Meet Morgan Beller, the 26-year-old woman behind Facebook’s plan to make its own currency

NBC Nightly News July 20

Woodstock 50: How the golden anniversary festival went off track

The secret to scoring a second date? Share your dessert!

TV reporter sues Regatta, Red Bull, over 2017 injuries

Beating the heat at Can-Am Festival in Sackets Harbor

Five guys arrested after fist fight at Five Guys

Meghan McCain opens up about ‘horrendous’ miscarriage: ‘I am not hiding anymore’

SMASH! CRASH! Lewis County Fair goes out with a bang

Utah woman bled to death into a garbage can during botched heart surgery, lawsuit says

Inside the terrifying lives of people who can’t properly sleep

Fort Stewart soldier arrested by military police after he argued with a group of women over a mall parking lot space

Mushnick: YES booth has distorted take on Yankees’ absurdities

Yankees’ offense goes off again to survive slight scare

Pinot wins Tour de France stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over Thomas

Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dying

My brother is 47 and can’t get a girlfriend – could I help?

British Airways cancels all flights to Cairo for a WEEK as a ‘precaution’ after security review

Military eyes 16-year-olds as ranks and candidates dwindle

Lyme disease: is a solution on the way?

NBC News poll of the South: Voters’ support for Trump grows, residents see race relations improving

Kittenfishing: The common dating trend you’re probably (slightly) guilty of

Merkel marks Hitler assassination attempt with anti-extremism appeal

It’s ridiculous that golfers are being paid like rock stars

Photos: Irina Shayk

Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt warns Iran against choosing ‘dangerous path’

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The U.S. is eager to end its longest war. In interview, Taliban gives little sign it’s ready to change.

Rick Steves Podcast 571: Pluto; One giant leap; Astronaut’s view

Google’s sister company launches Pampers ‘smart diaper’ that monitors when babies sleep, eat and need changing

Prescription opioid overdoses drop, as fentanyl deaths skyrocket

Heatwave set to hit the Northeast and central US with temperatures pushing as high as 110F – canceling the New York City Triathlon – while the Midwest braces for...

Tiger Woods’ British Open run ends with a whimper

Dollar stores are everywhere. That’s a problem for poor Americans

Athens hit by earthquake

Trump picks son of late Justice Scalia for labor secretary

Merkel backs Democratic congresswomen over Trump

A Florida woman was fined $100,000 for a dirty pool and overgrown grass. When do fines become excessive?

Trump complains of ‘crazed’ media coverage over ‘send her back’ chants

Bernie Sanders’ campaign staff wants $15 minimum wage he advocates for all workers

Woman is stunned to find a carpeted BATHROOM in her husband’s grandmother’s house – sparking a debate over whether it’s hygienic

Love Letters: She took my money and left

FDA announces recall of Ragu pasta sauces due to possible plastic contamination

Actress regrets her tramp stamp

Photos: Bo Derek at 62

In the hot seat: UPS delivery drivers at risk of heat-related illnesses

Moon buggies and bags of poo: what humans left on the moon

Why Bill de Blasio is New York’s worst mayor in modern history

Canceled flights, higher fares, older jets — air travel takes a hit from Boeing 737 Max grounding

Company aims to make flying ‘less miserable’

British Open: Kyle Stanley unapologetic about ‘Fore’ incident with rookie

The rise of ‘motherzilla’! Psychologist explains why weddings bring out the very worst in parents – and how you can make sure YOUR big day goes off without a...

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House Republicans to Trump: Stay out of Pentagon cloud acquisition

Broadway legend Patti LuPone is accused of homophobia after making a personal attack on Lindsey Graham

Dangerous heat wave expands from Plains, Midwest to East into this weekend

Orlando girl fatally shot in game of Russian roulette, police say

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: how Netflix totalled Seinfeld’s star vehicle

Illinois gas station worker fired after telling Latino customers ‘ICE will come’

Trump claims joyful Minnesota airport welcome for Ilhan Omar was ‘STAGED’ as he predicts he’ll win the state

NYC Triathlon canceled as scorching temps expected to hit city

3 fake wooden legs left at shark attack victim’s memorial in Wellfleet, police say

Muchnick: ESPN gets more cringe-worthy by the day

Parents sue Florida funeral home after picture of dead daughter is posted on social media

Woman’s neck sliced open in freak lawnmower accident

Mystery surrounds Rohan Dennis’s shock withdrawal from Tour de France

Without these women, man would not have walked on the moon

Searing heat grips much of the U.S. — with the worst of it still to come for many

Iran denies Donald Trump claim that US destroyed drone in strait of Hormuz

Trump says U.S. Navy ship ‘destroyed’ Iranian drone

‘It hasn’t fazed her’: Toddler faces throat reconstruction after swallowing teddy bear eye last year

FBI tied Donald Trump and top aides to 2016 effort to silence a porn star, new court files show

Here’s how the new Corvette Stingray could morph into a ‘fire-breathing monster’

House passes $15 minimum wage bill

The lesson from the ruins of Notre Dame: don’t rely on billionaires

Omar’s marriage mystery

Jeffrey Epstein denied bail in child sex-trafficking case

Raising the steaks: how to have a fancy barbecue

10 of the best things to do in Vevey, Switzerland

Daytona Beach police believe suspect used frozen can of Coke as weapon

Undercover detective intercepts sex predators preying on children ‘every day’

Michael Sheen, 50, is going to be a dad again

Kindle 2019 review: Amazon’s cheapest e-reader gets adjustable frontlight

Online critics poke fun at Canada ‘warship’ library

Woman went topless to escape police grasp, but she was caught in a flash: authorities

Disguised woman flees from bank’s drive-thru and causes fatal crash, cops say

Judge who said teen rape suspect was ‘from a good family’ steps down

How cigarette butts led to an arrest in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl

Will the Alamo Drafthouse L.A. be the last stand for movie theaters?

Los Angeles police officer charged with multiple rapes after DNA hit

Ilhan Omar’s credibility takes another hit

US heat wave just warming up for long and scorching weekend

Local/State News

What happened overnight? Police blotter report for Sunday, July 21

Meth lab bust in Watertown

Fort Drum man pointed imitation pistol at 12-year-old boy, police say

Today: Mostly sunny, high of 79

NNY’s premier churches

The call of bingo fades

THC slushies, pirate radio and the cannabis-driven boom in a Mohawk community

Potsdam police blotter July 20

Open House: Noon to 2pm

Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2019 enjoying Cooperstown, excited to be enshrined

3pm Sunday Watertown Lyric Theater presents: 9 to 5

Possible tornado touches down in the Mohawk Valley

Legal crisis looming in rural New York

79,950 reasons to shift your advertising budget to newzjunky

Jefferson County police, fire & EMS

Today’s NNY obituaries and death notices (No subscription required)

Heat and humidity in CNY

Potsdam police blotter July 19

How close did Saturday come to being the hottest July 20 on record?

Lake Ontario/ St. Lawrence River Alliance protesting Plan 2014

Gallery: Irish Cultural Center dedication ceremony in Utica

Watch: Soap box derby in Sackets

You never know who you might meet in Cooperstown!

Watch: 1000 Islands Charity Poker Run

Ceremony welcomes new commander of National Guard Brigade

Apply NOW: Auto financing

Firefighters take extra precautions when working in extreme heat

Houses FOR SALE in north country

What happened overnight? Police blotter report for Saturday, July 20

Northeast radar loop

Weekend garage sales

This weekend’s top events

29 property transactions in the city of Watertown in July

22 divorces filed in July

DBAs filed in July at Jefferson County clerk’s office

Places to stay cool in CNY, safety tips, other ‘hot’ news

Syracuse Nationals 2019: 13 cool things we found on the first day of the Northeast’s largest car show

Hot rods on display at Syracuse Nationals

Northern NY funeral homes

WXXI: Gov. Cuomo discusses Lake Ontario flooding

‘Country Nights’: Boonville-Oneida Co. Fair returns for 131st year

Job opening: WPBS education manager

Design your new inground pool

Watertown man accused of raping girl

Graham: Why has Jefferson County hired a high-power WNY attorney to represent the Republican Elections Commissioner?

Watertown’s tied mayoral race goes to court

WATN: Mayor candidate Crossman’s attorney discusses court hearing

Going out tonight? Use the UBER app

Carthage man sentenced for sexually assaulting a child

Watertown man gets 8 years in prison for child sex abuse, making meth

WWNY: Weathering the heat – how people are coping in the north country

Jeff Graham Show July 19

It’s expected to feel like 105 degrees in Central NY today; Saturday will be hotter

Dangerously hot and oppressive this weekend

Bar owner reacts to fatal stabbing

New York’s electric grid prepared for sustained hot weather event

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake found in Cicero

Watertown 7th graders’ experiment heading into space

Syracuse Nationals weather forecast

State police investigators union ratify contract

Potsdam man charged in alleged weekend assault

WWNY: More Watertown charter commission members than public at north side hearing

It’s not just high temperature records Upstate NY might break this weekend

Cuomo urges New Yorkers to prepare for extreme heat this weekend

What happened overnight? Police blotter report for Friday, July 19

ALERT: High heat and humidity

Keeping your pets cool, comfortable, and safe in extreme heat

National Grid offers ways to save energy during hot weather

HomeGoods in Clay opens Sunday

How can you stay safe during the heat and humidity? A doctor explains

Alzheimer’s Association issues tips to safeguard loved ones living with Alzheimer’s Disease or another Dementia during extreme heat

Searching for a pre-owned vehicle?

LaFargeville man arrested for child pornography following a 5-month investigation, troopers say

Stage Notes presents CHICAGO

Local Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers and members raise $81,463 for Samaritan Medical Center

One dead following Varick Street stabbing in Utica, police say

Jefferson County Court calendar July 19

Stay cool: List of CNY cooling centers

Man ticketed following investigation into fatal accident last month

Heat Alert: Three things to check as the mercury rises

Park guests left stranded on Darien Lake ferris wheel

Excessive heat causes Wine Fest in Syracuse to close early, woman leaves in ambulance

Multiple vehicles broken into early Saturday morning in Syracuse’s Tipp Hill neighborhood

Liverpool man charged with DWI after crashing into Clay home Saturday morning

Man climbed through drive-thru window, robbed Utica McDonald’s employees at gunpoint

HUD Secretary Ben Carson visits Syracuse, says lead problem is “solvable”

Ideal golf weather this week

Concert preview: Rob Thomas

Agritourism in Upstate NY: 15 farmstays for families to enjoy

Tractor trailer overturns on Thruway; falls on Route 5 in Genesee County

Polish dignitaries visiting WNY

Schedule your driveway sealing: Call (315) 836-5888

Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity announces a new program

NYRA: No live races at Saratoga this Saturday due to excessive heat

Adirondack Bank Center lit up in pink to honor Bianca Devins

City of Syracuse offering free financial counseling for all residents

Watch: Watertown’s Morning News

Brockport man wins $1 million on scratch-off ticket

These are the 62 most expensive zip codes in Upstate NY, ranked

Car carrier rolls over on Thruway

Hot water tank bursts at Walgreens in New York Mills

Opinions vary after New York raises smoking age to 21

Why you shouldn’t expect Gov. Andrew Cuomo to break Mount Vernon’s mayor logjam

Tempers flare over trailhead parking

Zebb’s in New Hartford is closing

Local sites offer ‘Tug Hill: Shaping the Future of the Region’

St. Lawrence County makes strides with ‘zombie properties’

Man charged after doing burnouts, destroying paint on Pride crosswalk in Prescott