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There's a whole lot of shaking going on in SoCal. Tropical Storm Debby is still wreaking havoc. And Team USA had a big day on the track. |
👋Hey y'all! Laura Davis here. Ready for Wednesday's news? Let's boogie. |
But first: A '1 in 100 million' lobster. 🦞 See this beautiful, rare, cotton candy lobster explore its new home. |
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake and more than 200 aftershocks rattled Southern Californians starting on Tuesday night and continuing into Wednesday morning. The temblor didn't do much damage, but was enough to set off the state's Earthquake Warning system and leave people wondering: Is a bigger one on the way? The risk is fairly low: About 5% to 10% of all California earthquakes are followed by a larger one within a week, and the probability of a larger quake depends on how much aftershock activity there is, experts say. |
What happened? A magnitude 5.2 quake at 9:09 p.m. in Lamont, California, near Bakersfield, was felt as far away as Los Angeles, over 100 miles from the epicenter. 👉 Here's what we know. | A 5.2 earthquake with an epicenter south of Bakersfield, California, was felt as far away as Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2024. USA TODAY |
As Tropical Storm Debby strengthened along the Atlantic coast Wednesday, millions in the Carolinas braced for the system to make a second landfall, further inundating rain-soaked communities and extending widespread flooding through the Mid-Atlantic region. The flash floods Debby caused forced evacuations, overwhelmed drainage systems and breached multiple dams in Georgia. At least five people's deaths have been blamed on the storm. |
So much rain: Debby has drenched parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina in over a foot of rain and could drop up to 50 trillion gallons of rainwater along its path. 🌀 See the latest updates. | Tropical Storm Debby slowed to a crawl and dumped more than a month's worth of rain in 24 hours in some areas. Miguel J. Rodríguez Carrillo, Getty Images |
Pedal to the metal in Paris |
Americans had a big day in track and field on Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, with Quincy Hall pulling off a stunning comeback to win gold in the men's 400. With a personal best time of 43.40, Hall trailed early but bested Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith with a spectacular straightaway dash just before the finish line. |
More action: Katie Moon (women's pole vault) and Kenneth Rooks (men's 3,000 steeplechase) earned silver medals, while Team USA runners including Noah Lyles and Alexis Holmes advanced to their event finals. 🏅 See our highlights from Wednesday in Paris. |
Dead chickens, biohazard suits and shrugs |
The federal scientists in biohazard suits outside a massive ‒ but virtually deserted ‒ chicken farm don't need to say a word to indicate that something is very wrong. Their presence in this rural farming community about 40 miles northeast of Denver signaled the increasing concern across the nation about an outbreak of "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza" ‒ bird flu. |
What's been going on: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency and released $3.5 million in funding for oversight, testing and safety equipment, federal officials have repeatedly briefed reporters, and workers have once again killed millions of chickens to slow the spread. But while state and federal officials react with extreme caution to the virus and its dangerous potential, neighbors seem unconcerned. 🐓 Take a look behind the scenes. | A federal worker wearing a protective suit gestures at a checkpoint to the entrance of a Weld County, Colorado, chicken farm on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY | | | | Gov. Tim Walz, the newly-anointed Democratic vice presidential candidate, made his primetime debut on Tuesday during a joint rally with Kamala Harris. | | | |  | The Collector's Meal will have six unique collectible cups that will be available at participating McDonald's restaurants starting next week. | | | | Emmanuel Littlejohn will plead for clemency in front of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday. He's set to be executed in September. | | | | Matt Damon ("The Instigators") reflects on pal Robin Williams and their 'Good Will Hunting' bench scene that he says deserves a tribute. | | | | Oscar winner Cate Blanchett knows a video-game movie is the last thing you'd expect from her. That's exactly why she chose "Borderlands." | | | | Clay Aiken's son Parker is his dad's spitting image. The pair competed against Parker's uncle, David Foster, on "Celebrity Family Feud." | | | | Bankruptcy case for Deion Sanders' son Shilo takes new turn with a request for more help from the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy estate. | | | | It's the drink of vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz. Why Diet Mountain Dew is having a moment in the 2024 presidential race. | | | | West Nile infections and deaths typically appear in the summer and fall. | | | | Tom Craig, a player on the Australian men's field hockey team was caught trying to buy cocaine in Paris. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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