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WATCH: Fireworks explode from yacht as vessel burns

Fireworks flew from a 100-foot-long yacht moored at a Los Angeles marina after the vessel caught fire with the pyrotechnics on board. Two passengers on board were able to escape without injuries.

Genetic analysis of animals in Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people

WATCH: Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon

Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.09%, lowest level since February 2023

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 6% this week and is now at its lowest level since early February 2023

An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return

A special ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome has marked the successful recovery of a stolen photo portrait of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” after a two-year international search by police

Doug Emhoff blasts Gov. Sanders' remarks about Harris not having biological children

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff blasted remarks made by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders about Vice President Kamala Harris.

Teen girl arrested in stolen New York City subway crash, 2nd suspect at large

A search is underway in New York City for two suspects, including one dressed all in pink, who allegedly stole and crashed an empty subway train.

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions

The threat of a wider war is looming over the Israel-Lebanon border after two consecutive days of explosions across Lebanon and in Syria.

Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison

A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts maximum security prison

Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week

WATCH: Wedding guests perform ABBA flash mob

Guests at Katherine and Jim’s wedding in Montreal broke out in a coordinated dance to “Dancing Queen” to surprise the happy couple.

Israeli police, intelligence foil alleged $1 million plot to assassinate leaders

Israeli police and intelligence services said they foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate top leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

WATCH: Michigan sheriff’s deputy climbs into driver’s truck during medical emergency

Macomb County deputy sheriff Nicole Miron climbed into the passenger seat of a silver truck on a busy highway to bring it to a stop after noticing the 63-year-old driver was having a "medical issue.”

Python grabs Thai woman, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed

A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her

WATCH: Photographer son has parents recreate their NYC honeymoon photos 30 years later

Alessandro Trinchero captured the same photos his parents took in 1994 on their honeymoon to New York City.