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The package that exploded at Northeastern University had an anti-virtual reality note
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The rambling note railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The hard plastic case exploded in Boston Tuesday evening, injuring one person.
Queen Elizabeth II's death is renewing interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a wave of nostalgia and renewed interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong, where emotions still linger toward U.K. rule.
At Alex Jones trial, an FBI agent breaks down as he describes the scene at Sandy Hook
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions as he described seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.
William Ruto, sworn in as Kenya's president, touts his chicken seller roots
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election.
A woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues the city of San Francisco
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
During a search of a crime lab database, the woman's DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case.
An Australian man is killed by a kangaroo in a rare fatal attack
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The 77-year-old man in a rural part of southwest Australia may have been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet. It's reportedly the first fatal kangaroo attack in the country since 1936.
Jury deliberations have begun for R. Kelly's child pornography and trial-fixing case
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Jurors will have to sort through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.
Justice Department says it is open to one of Trump's picks for Mar-a-Lago arbiter
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The Justice Department said Monday that it was willing to accept one of Donald Trump's picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last month.
Sweden enters political limbo in a razor-tight general election
Monday, September 12, 2022
Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.
A motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park and leaves 1 dead
Monday, September 12, 2022
A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday.
Russian troops leaving behind weapons and munitions in Ukraine counteroffensive
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.
Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with his U.S. Open win
Sunday, September 11, 2022
The 19-year-old was appearing in his eighth major tournament. The victory also marks his first Grand Slam title.
Major credit card companies are making it easier to track gun sales
Sunday, September 11, 2022
The move will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when most sales do not lead to mass shootings.
The U.S. marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Americans remembered the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes.
The last reactor at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has stopped
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Ukraine's atomic power operator said power lines had been restored to the Zaporizhzhia plant and that they were preparing the reactor to be cooled and transferred to a safer state.
Iga Swiatek wins her first U.S. Open, cementing herself as a new top figure in tennis
Saturday, September 10, 2022
The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.
Holiday planning kicks off at UPS as it aims to hire more than 100,000 workers
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Seasonal drivers with start at $21 per hour, with tractor-trailer drivers making as much as $35 per hour. Package handler starting wages can range from $15 – $21 per hour.
Hollywood star and blacklist victim Marsha Hunt dies at 104
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Hunt was one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s. Her career was disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist.
A boat capsized after a possible collision with a whale. 5 people are dead
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Another six people who had been on the boat off New Zealand were rescued. A local mayor says the water was dead calm and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat.
Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers
Saturday, September 10, 2022
After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.