A Texas man was found alive after going missing for eight years. A manhunt is still underway after a mass shooting in Baltimore. And the world's greatest hot-dog eater is ready to defend his crown. |
👋 Hello! I'm Laura Davis and it's time for Monday's news of the day. |
Man found alive, injured, 8 years after going missing |
More than eight years after he was reported missing, a Texas man was found alive this weekend – with cuts, bruises and blood in his hair. Rudolph "Rudy" Farias IV was 17 years old when he was last seen in Houston on March 6, 2015, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). On Saturday, the Texas Center for the Missing said Farias had been "located safe" and was recovering in a hospital after being found responsive outside a church. What we know. | Rudy Farias was found alive more than eight years after he was reported missing. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) |
Baltimore rocked by shooting rampage; manhunt underway |
The manhunt for at least two shooters who struck 30 people at a Baltimore block party stretched into a second day as the stunned city mourned the victims. Police identified the two people killed as Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20. Twenty-three of the 28 people wounded were teens, and more than half are minors. Police have not identified suspects. Multiple videos have emerged from the scene − one showing partygoers scrambling to safety, another apparently showing a young man pulling out a gun, but neither video shows the actual shooting. | Worshipers with the Kingdom Life Church pray at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood on Sunday in Baltimore. Nathan Howard, Getty Images |
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Powerful storms, intense heat plagues millions |
After a weekend of wild weather, millions of people across the United States were again under threat of strong thunderstorms and dangerous heat, which is set to continue into Tuesday's holiday. |
| • | What to know: Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rainfall, may develop across the eastern U.S. and parts of the northern Great Plains, the National Weather Service said. Almost 100 million people live where severe weather is possible Monday, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Meanwhile, extreme heat will be cooking parts of the South and the West. | | • | Record rain drenches Chicago: Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping vehicles and forcing NASCAR officials to put an early end to the Xfinity Series race through the city's downtown. The weather service reported some areas had received over 7 inches of rain and several roadways remained flooded. | | • | Fourth of July forecast: High heat and thunderstorms will again be the main story across the nation on Independence Day. Here's what to expect. |
| Several vehicles are stranded in the flooded viaduct at Fifth and Cicero Avenues in Chicago. AP Images |
The king of competition eating returns |
Right now, somewhere out there, Joey Chestnut is getting ready for the biggest day of the year. On Tuesday, Chestnut will attempt to capture his eighth consecutive Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. The contest is pretty basic: Eat as many hot dogs as you can in 10 minutes. So just how many franks can Chestnut pack in? 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭 That many. Since 2016, Chestnut has eaten an average of 71.6 hot dogs in the contest – a little more than the average American eats in an entire year (70), according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. All the details on the hot dog champ's wins. | Joey Chestnut scarfs hot dogs during the 2022 Nathans Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Kena Betancur, Getty Images |
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