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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast Monday night, the South Korean military said, hours after a US nuclear-powered submarine arrived at a naval base in the South.Japan's Defense Ministry also reported the launch of what it said were two ballistic missiles by North Korea, which landed outside its exclusive economic zone.The launches come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, as South Korea and the United States take steps to increase their military readiness against North Korea's weapons program by deploying strategic US military assets.North Korea has reacted…

On Monday, authorities were searching for a grizzly bear that killed a woman, an attack that led to the closure of a popular trail near Yellowstone National Park.The victim's body was found on Buttermilk Trail near the town of West Yellowstone, Montana, around 8 a.m. Saturday, the state Department of Parks, Wildlife and Fisheries said in a statement.Gallatin County Sheriff and Coroner Dan Springer said the woman has been identified as Amie Adamson, 48, of Derby, Kansas. She could have been running or walking at the time, he said by email.Adamson wrote an ebook 2020"Walking Out: One Teacher's Reflections on…

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner's fifth inning on Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles can only be described as a disaster that eventually led to his ejection. The game wasn't going too well for Turner, as he was 0-for-2 going into the top of the fifth inning with a fielding error to his credit. But the Phillies faithful, known for being harsh critics in the Citizens Bank Park seats, didn't help ease the nightmare Turner went through to start the top of the fifth inning.What looked like a routine ground ball up the middle became Turner's second error of the…

The number of children receiving free summer lunches in 2022 has dropped dramatically compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the hunger advocacy organization Food Research & Action Center.FRAC report found that nearly 3 million children received lunch from federally sponsored summer nutrition programs on an average day in July 2022, a decrease of nearly 2.4 million children, or 44.5%, from July 2021. Breakfast participation declined further, with nearly 2.9 million fewer children receiving free breakfast on an average day in July 2022, a 61.6% decrease.Participation plummeted in large part due to a delay in the…