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Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew will continue, judge rules
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
The British prince's lawyers argued that a $500,000 settlement that Virginia Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein reached in 2009 should prevent her from suing him.
Djokovic admits a mistake on his Australia travel form and outlines COVID test timing
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Djokovic moved to clarify the timeline about the period when he was infectious last month and about errors on the travel document he used to enter Australia to defend his Australian Open tennis title.
Boris Johnson is in hot water for hosting a BYOB party during the U.K.'s 2020 lockdown
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
On the date of the prime minister's party, the country's COVID restrictions meant that people were required to remain in their homes and away from others unless they had a "reasonable excuse."
The house from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' just sold for nearly $3 million
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Even Freddy Krueger might be frightened by today's hyper-competitive housing market.
Russia digs in on Ukraine never joining NATO, on a day of talks with the U.S.
Monday, January 10, 2022
"For us, it's absolutely mandatory to make sure that Ukraine never, never, ever becomes a member of NATO," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
A plane crashed, then was smashed by a train. Its pilot was rescued just in time
Monday, January 10, 2022
A Los Angeles police officer's body-cam video captured the dramatic sequence, showing police and a bystander working to free the man from the wreckage.
Djokovic's visa is reinstated, but his Australian Open status remains unclear
Monday, January 10, 2022
The tennis star, who sought a COVID-19 vaccine exemption to play in the tournament, could face deportation again. The battle has sparked protests in the widely vaccinated country.
All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison
Friday, January 07, 2022
Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, and his father, Greg, have no chance for parole. A federal hate crimes trial remains in a case widely seen as racially motivated.
A pub that let people buy beers for Betty White will now donate the money to charity
Friday, January 07, 2022
The Golden Girl had a golden ale named for her at the pub in Mineral Point, Wis. Now the brewery is using its "buy a beer for a friend" system to support animal charities in White's honor.
Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack
Thursday, January 06, 2022
"Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack," Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa after his earlier COVID vaccine exemption
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The Australian Border Force said the top-ranked tennis player "failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled."
Novak Djokovic gets a vaccination exemption to play in the Australian Open
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
The tournament's defending champion posted a photo of himself smiling at an airport. But in Australia, some of the responses to his Twitter post were not happy ones.
A federal court just released the settlement deal between Epstein and Giuffre
Monday, January 03, 2022
The settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, one of his accusers, is emerging less than a week after his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking a minor.
Ghislaine Maxwell doesn't testify, as her defense team rests its case
Friday, December 17, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell's defense attorneys rested their case after just two days of calling witnesses. Maxwell says she's being tried in lieu of Epstein, who died in federal prison.
The U.S. set a new record for powerful wind gusts, with 55 in one day
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Winds peaked at 100 mph in Russell, Kansas, one of many places where existing wind records for December were obliterated, the National Weather Service said.
The Jaguars fire Urban Meyer, after a former player says the coach kicked him
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Josh Lambo, the Jaguars' former placekicker, went public with the latest in a string of stories that have depicted Meyer as disrespectful and abusive to his players and staff.
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
"Nobody is above the law, and nobody is beneath it," said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, calling Chauvin's change of plea "important and historic."
Omicron spreads faster than any other variant, WHO says. It's now in 77 countries
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant," says WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow
Monday, December 13, 2021
The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.