The attorney for an Indiana physician who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old girl from Ohio has sent a cease and desist letter to the Indiana attorney general over “false” and “defamatory” statements made about the doctor. The cease and desist letter, which was sent Friday and obtained by ABC […]
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2 arrested in connection with deadly 7-Eleven robberies
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of deadly robberies at 7-Eleven stores in Southern California, officials said. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced the arrests Friday evening. A press briefing was held 5 p.m. local time with several agencies to discuss the investigation. He was […]
5-letter word for fun? Hasbro, NYT create Wordle board game
The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game. Hasbro Inc. and The New York Times — which purchased Wordle earlier this year — announced Thursday that Wordle: […]
Elon Musk responds to Twitter’s $44 billion lawsuit
Elon Musk asked a Delaware court on Friday to reject Twitter’s attempt to put the $44 billion merger case on trial in September, arguing it’s an “unjustifiable” timeframe. Twitter sued Musk in an attempt to force him to complete his purchase of the company, after declaring he was walking away […]
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, died from fall: Medical examiner
Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, died from injuries sustained as the result of a fall, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Friday. The former president said Thursday that Ivana Trump had died at her home in New York City. She was […]
Pilot arrested for DWI after making emergency landing on highway
A pilot who landed his plane on a Missouri highway early Friday after running out of fuel was arrested for allegedly flying while intoxicated, authorities said. Troopers responded to reports of a small plane blocking the westbound lanes of I-70 near the Kansas City suburb of Grain Valley around 3 […]
DA seeks to drop 3 convictions in ’95 subway clerk killing
NEW YORK — After decades in prison, three men were cleared Friday in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth. A judge dismissed the murder convictions of Vincent Ellerbe, James […]
US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian […]
Growing wildfire poses latest threat to historic sequoia trees
The Washburn Fire in central California has now scorched 4,700 acres from Yosemite National Park to Sierra National Forest as of Friday morning, officials said, growing over 300 acres overnight. The fire is renewing concerns about the impact of recurring wildfires on historic sequoia trees in the area. According to […]
25-year-old good Samaritan rescues kids from house fire
An Indiana police department is praising a “heroic” 25-year-old good Samaritan who rescued five children from a massive house fire. Nicholas Bostic saved an 18-year-old who was home with her siblings, ages 1, 6 and 13, Lafayette Police Lt. Randy Sherer said. Bostic also rescued a friend of the 13-year-old […]