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Alex Ovechkin moves to 2nd in NHL goals with 802, passing Gordie Howe
Saturday, December 24, 2022
The Washington Capitals star scored goals 801 and 802 Friday night to move into second place on the NHL career list. Only Wayne Gretzky, with 894 goals, has scored more.
University of California workers end strike after approving contracts
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Striking graduate students at the University of California approved a bargaining agreement Friday, ending an unprecedented 40-day strike that snarled classes at the prestigious university system.
FDA changes Plan B label to clarify 'morning-after' pill doesn't cause abortion
Friday, December 23, 2022
The agency in a memo Friday said the emergency contraception pills are not the same as abortion pills — which end a pregnancy — a fact that has long been understood in the medical community.
Polar bears in a key region of Canada are in sharp decline, a new survey shows
Friday, December 23, 2022
Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a government survey has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.
Adnan Syed is hired by Georgetown University's prison reform initiative
Friday, December 23, 2022
Syed, who was released from prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast Serial, started working for the initiative, which advocates for others in the criminal legal system.
3 people died when a shooter targeted a Kurdish cultural center in Paris
Friday, December 23, 2022
The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had been released from prison after attacking migrants living in tents, and that investigators are considering a possible racist motive for the shooting.
A huge storm brings icy temperatures and canceled flights to a majority of Americans
Friday, December 23, 2022
More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Nearly 4,000 flights have been canceled.
Pitcher Trevor Bauer's suspension for sexual abuse is ended by an MLB arbitrator
Friday, December 23, 2022
The 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers star got an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. He can resume play this spring.
Brittney Griner asks supporters to advocate for Paul Whelan
Friday, December 23, 2022
Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to advocate for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless.
West Point will remove Confederate symbols from its campus
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."
Jennifer McClellan is poised to become Virginia's first Black woman in Congress
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Virginia state senator has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress.
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.
North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy
Thursday, December 22, 2022
North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.
After the Fukushima disaster, Japan swore to phase out nuclear power. But not anymore
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Japan adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster.
A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Nationwide, thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. In some places, temperatures dropped more than 30 degrees in an hour. Wind chills reached well below zero. Inches of snow fell.
Spain begins drawing for the $2.7 billion 'El Gordo' lottery
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery that is the world's richest for the total prize money involved.
Fiji calls in military after close election is disputed
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The call to the military to help maintain security after a close election is an alarming development in a Pacific nation where democracy remains fragile and has experienced multiple military coups.
Mike Hodges, director of 'Get Carter' and 'Flash Gordon,' dies at 90
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Hodges died at his home in the county of Dorset in southwest England on Saturday, his friend and former producer Mike Kaplan told British media on Wednesday. No cause of death was given.
Franco Harris, a Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back, dies at 72
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Harris' heads-up thinking authored "The Immaculate Reception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history. Harris ran for 12,120 yards and won four Super Bowls with the Steelers in the 1970s.
The suspended owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury sells them to Mat Ishbia for $4B
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The mortgage executive has agreed to buy a majority stake in the NBA and WNBA teams from Robert Sarver, who is serving a one-year ban from suspension after a report on his toxic behavior.