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The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will leave
Monday, April 24, 2023
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement.
A fire-breathing dragon bursts into flames during a popular Disneyland show
Monday, April 24, 2023
No injuries were reported following the weekend blaze at Disneyland, officials said. One visitor said Mickey Mouse vanished from the stage as soon as the dragon's head became engulfed in flames.
9 teenagers were shot at a Texas prom after-party
Sunday, April 23, 2023
About 250 people were present at the time of the shooting, the sheriff's office said. County officials said the injuries are expected to not be life-threatening.
39 bodies were found in the investigation of a cult in Kenya
Sunday, April 23, 2023
The bodies were found on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.
Indian police have arrested a Sikh separatist leader who had been on the run
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Indian police have arrested a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India's northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.
The NAACP is suing Mississippi over an expanded role for state-run police in Jackson
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The NAACP says "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department.
Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's 'woke concepts' on race
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.
DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.
Explorers find a World War II ship that was sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The Japanese ship Montevideo Maru wasn't marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine fired four torpedoes, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.
The 'Champagne of Beers' gets crushed in Belgium
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Belgian customs destroyed a shipment of 2,352 cans of Miller High Life after the Champagne trade body called foul over the "Champagne of Beers" slogan.
The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies at age 89
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The Tony Award-winning comedian was internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character delighted audiences over seven decades.
Diplomats flee Sudan's fighting as citizens struggle to escape
Saturday, April 22, 2023
While world powers airlifted their diplomats from the capital of Khartoum, Sudanese desperately sought to flee the chaos. Many risked dangerous roads to cross the northern border into Egypt.
Mexico migrant camp tents have been torched across the border from Texas
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The fires were set Wednesday and Thursday to about 25 makeshift tents at a camp of about 2,000 people, most of them from Venezuela, Haiti and Mexico, in Matamoros, Mexico, near Brownsville, Texas.
U.S. Marine gets 12 years for cross-border drug smuggling
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Roberto Salazar II of San Diego was sentenced for importing fentanyl and for conspiracy to distribute heroin, meth, cocaine and fentanyl, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
The NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
Friday, April 21, 2023
Three players were suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two others received six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility.
Biden is set to sign an order prioritizing environmental justice
Friday, April 21, 2023
The Democratic administration wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead to worse exposure to pollution and environmental harm.
North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
Friday, April 21, 2023
Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has come under attack in many conservative legislatures.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is ordered to pay $5M in election fraud challenge
Friday, April 21, 2023
The election conspiracy theorist said he has no intention of paying the arbitration panel's order of $5 million and that he expects the dispute to land in court.
Charges against Alec Baldwin in the 'Rust' movie set shooting dropped for now
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Prosecutors in New Mexico have dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.