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Storm exec dies after suffering medical emergency

Tricia McLean, the chief financial officer for the Seattle Storm, has died following a medical emergency, the WNBA team said Thursday. She was 61.
2 months ago

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

With nearly all the precincts counted Monday, election officials said Putin had secured a record number of votes.
2 months ago

‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

In what was seen as the night’s most nail-biting category, Stone won over Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
3 months ago

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters

President Joe Biden turned his State of the Union speech Thursday into an animated argument for a second term as he laced into Donald Trump.
3 months ago

Tokitae’s former home in Miami will soon leave its premises

The Miami Seaquarium, once home to Lolita, the beloved Orca that died last year, is being evicted from the waterfront property.
3 months ago

Alabama governor signs bill protecting IVF providers from legal liability

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from potential legal liability.
3 months ago

Jury convicts armorer of involuntary manslaughter in Alec Baldwin shooting

A jury convicted Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin.
3 months ago

Boeing hasn’t turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner, US official says

Boeing has refused to tell investigators who worked on the door plug that later blew off a jetliner during flight in January.
3 months ago

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage

Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage.
3 months ago

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The outcome ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump, the front-runner for his party’s nomination, off the ballot.
3 months ago

Nikki Haley wins her first Republican primary

Nikki Haley's victory Sunday, temporarily, halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP contests. Though, that will likely change on Super Tuesday.
3 months ago

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record

Caitlin Clark broke the late Pete Maravich's 54-year-old record when she made two free throws during the Hawkeyes' game against Ohio State.
3 months ago

Boeing says it’s in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, key supplier on troubled 737 Max

Boeing said Friday that it is in preliminary talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners.
3 months ago

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday.
3 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the former president can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election.
3 months ago

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November

McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.”
3 months ago

Macy’s to close 150 stores as sales slip, pivot to luxury with Bloomingdale’s locations

Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years including 50 by year-end, the department store operator said Tuesday.
3 months ago

Donald Trump appeals $454M judgment in New York civil fraud case

The former president is challenging that he lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom.
3 months ago

‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone win at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

Gladstone won Saturday and the crowd erupted. Stone, too, stood and vigorously applauded. Her win would be a first for Native Americans.
3 months ago

Judge: Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle

A Black high school student's punishment by his Texas district for refusing to change his hairstyle doesn't violate state law, a judge said.
3 months ago

Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on flight

Boeing said the head of its 737 program is leaving the company in an executive shake-up weeks after a door panel blew out on a flight over Oregon.
3 months ago

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law

Critics say the Alabama embryo ruling may have sweeping implications for fertility treatments.
3 months ago

Two men charged with murder at Kansas City Chiefs parade

Minutes after Kansas City Chiefs players spoke at a victory celebration Wednesday, multiple people near the parade route were carried away on stretchers.
3 months ago

Capital One to buy Discover for $35B in deal combining major US credit card companies

The deal would bring together two of the nation's credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry.
3 months ago