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Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a fan convention
Saturday, August 20, 2022
The charges stem from alleged activity at the Monster Mania Convention earlier this month in New Jersey.
The Apple-1 prototype Steve Jobs used has sold for nearly $700,000
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Jobs demonstrated the prototype to the owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer stores, RR Auction said.
It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to end a hotel attack that killed 21 people
Saturday, August 20, 2022
More than 100 people were also wounded. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules
Saturday, August 20, 2022
The Justice Department improperly withheld parts of an internal memo Attorney General William Barr cited in announcing that President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice, an appeals panel said.
A chemical tanker and cargo ship crashed near southwestern Japan
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Some oil leaked from the engine area of the cargo ship, which initially started to sink, but it was brought under control, an official with the Kushimoto Coast Guard said.
Nicaraguan police detained a bishop and other priests in a pre-dawn raid
Saturday, August 20, 2022
President Daniel Ortega's government has moved systematically against voices of dissent, arresting many opposition leaders last year.
Mexico arrests ex-attorney general in missing students case
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Prosecutors also announced Friday they had issued arrest warrants in the case against 83 army members, local officials, local police officers and state police, as well as gang members.
Flood-damaged Death Valley will reopen popular sites to the public
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities. Officials cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.
Kobe Bryant's widow says the sharing of crash photos turned her grief to horror
Friday, August 19, 2022
Vanessa Bryant testified about her reaction to learning that deputies and firefighters had shared photos of her husband and daughter's bodies at the site of the helicopter crash that killed them.
An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages
Friday, August 19, 2022
El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.
Michigan's abortion ban is blocked for now
Friday, August 19, 2022
A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future. An attorney representing two GOP county prosecutors said an appeal is planned.
Apple warns of security flaws in iPhones, iPads and Macs
Friday, August 19, 2022
Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. Experts advised users to install the latest software updates.
The Yangtze River is shrinking as drought disrupts the world's No. 2 economy
Friday, August 19, 2022
The disruption adds to challenges for the ruling Communist Party, which is trying to shore up sagging economic growth.
Multiple fatalities are reported after 2 small planes collide in California
Friday, August 19, 2022
The planes crashed at Watsonville Municipal Airport, which does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and taking off.
Australia's leader says reducing Bali bomber's sentence will upset victims' families
Friday, August 19, 2022
The sentence reduction means Umar Patek could be released on parole ahead of the 20th anniversary of the bombings in October.
At least 2 people are dead after planes collide in California, officials say
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport Thursday and at least two of the three occupants were killed, officials said.
A Mafia hitman is among three men charged in 'Whitey' Bulger's prison death
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said.
A judge denies bail for the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Chautauqua County district attorney said that Hadi Matar stabbed the author a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.
LeBron James' $97.1M contract extension makes him the top-paid player in NBA history
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The 37-year-old All-Star has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent announced.
Ethiopia denounces WHO head for saying crisis ignored because of Tigrayans' skin color
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Ethiopia's government is criticizing as "unethical" the statement by the World Health Organization's director-general that the crisis in the country's Tigray region is "the worst disaster on Earth."