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Sarah Sanders, candidate for Arkansas governor, undergoes surgery for thyroid cancer
Friday, September 16, 2022
The former White House press secretary announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy revealed that she had thyroid cancer. She said she looked forward to returning to the campaign trail soon.
After a serious breach, Uber says its services are operational again
Friday, September 16, 2022
What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials. It is not known how much data the hacker stole.
Texas denies a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a drug charge
Friday, September 16, 2022
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer.
The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail
Friday, September 16, 2022
Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.
Ukraine's president says a new mass grave is found near a recaptured city
Friday, September 16, 2022
Ukrainian authorities found a mass burial site near a recaptured northeastern city previously occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
Mexico arrests a retired general in the case of dozens of missing students
Friday, September 16, 2022
Mexican authorities have arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014.
Cardi B's guilty plea resolves a 2018 case over NYC club brawls
Thursday, September 15, 2022
The Grammy-winning rapper resolved a criminal case stemming from a pair of brawls at New York City strip clubs by pleading guilty in a deal that requires her to perform 15 days of community service.
A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks
Thursday, September 15, 2022
But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.
Why Kanye West is splitting with the Gap
Thursday, September 15, 2022
An attorney for Kanye West, who goes by Ye, said that a letter has been sent to the clothing chain seeking to terminate the contract between the clothing chain and West's company, Yeezy.
Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike
Thursday, September 15, 2022
President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.
'Abbott Elementary' star Quinta Brunson interrupts Jimmy Kimmel and grabs an apology
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Abbott Elementary creator-star Quinta Brunson played her own gag on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, and then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized.
A woman is arrested in South Korea after bodies are found in New Zealand suitcases
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Authorities didn't immediately say whether a woman detained in South Korea on two murder charges from New Zealand was the mother of two dead children found last month in abandoned suitcases.
A judge temporarily blocks an Ohio law banning most abortions
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the state law means abortions through 20 weeks' gestation can continue for now.
R. Kelly is convicted of child pornography
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A federal jury convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.
Prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 'Serial' podcast case
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Baltimore's state's attorney filed a motion in circuit court, saying a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the murder conviction.
A woman with a toy gun grabs her savings from a Beirut bank
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
She broke into a bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings amid strict limits on withdrawals set by Lebanese banks. She said she needed the money to fund her sister's cancer treatment.
A former aide who alleged sexual harassment sues ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A onetime aide to the former New York governor is suing him, saying he sexually harassed her and then smeared her reputation after she became the second woman to publicly accuse him of misconduct.
Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.
An Iowa teenager who killed her accused rapist is sentenced and ordered to pay $150K
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Teenage human trafficking victim Pieper Lewis was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 to the man's family. She had pled guilty earlier to charges in his death.