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Canadian police say stabbing suspect shot dead by police in Vancouver

A stabbing suspect is dead after being shot by police in a convenience store in Vancouver, British Columbia, police said.
2 years ago

The UnitedHealthcare CEO has been shot and killed outside a New York City hotel

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning.
2 years ago

South Korean parliament votes to defy president by lifting his declaration of martial law

The South Korean parliament has voted to defy the country’s president and immediately lift his martial law declaration.
2 years ago

Florida woman sentenced to life for zipping boyfriend into suitcase, suffocating him

A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation.
2 years ago

US will send Ukraine $725M more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems.
2 years ago

Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers

After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising bigger discounts on Black Friday.
2 years ago

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

A century after the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual holiday tradition kicks off Thursday in New York City.
2 years ago

Bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students signed by Ohio governor

Transgender students will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities in Ohio.
2 years ago

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general.
2 years ago

Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

Two women told investigators that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, and one woman testified she saw him having sex with a 17-year-old.
2 years ago

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover.
2 years ago

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
2 years ago

Mattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site

A packaging error on Mattel's “Wicked” movie-themed dolls mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
2 years ago

President-elect Donald Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff.
2 years ago

Biden delivers remarks following Trump’s victory over Harris

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in what was his first appearance on camera after Donald Trump's electoral win.
2 years ago

Harris says nation must accept election results, but urges supporters to keep fighting

After her loss, Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to keep fighting.
2 years ago

Trump promises to bring lasting peace to a tumultuous Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy

Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East.
2 years ago

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration, here's a look at what he has proposed.
2 years ago

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy involved collaborations with hundreds of recording artists, has died at 91.
2 years ago

Israel launches strikes on military targets in Iran, escalating Middle East wars

Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said.
2 years ago

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states

E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died.
2 years ago

Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar in Gaza

Israeli forces killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of the 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said.
2 years ago

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
2 years ago

Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores

Walgreens will close 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround a struggling U.S. business 
2 years ago