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Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after they became a couple

Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple

Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after they became a couple
Business|Finance|News|US

JetBlue's CEO is stepping down, and he'll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline

The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he's being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline

JetBlue's CEO is stepping down, and he'll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline
Business|News|Political|US|World

Biden renominates Julie Su for labor secretary after Senate declined to confirm her for ten months

The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished in the Senate for more than 10 months

Biden renominates Julie Su for labor secretary after Senate declined to confirm her for ten months
Election|US

California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy

California sets a special election for US House seat left vacant by exit of former Speaker McCarthy
Australia|Crime|Environment

'Cold-blooded': 4 charged over alleged plot to smuggle AU$1.2 million in Australian reptiles

Four people have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle hundreds of Australian native reptiles from Sydney to Hong Kong

'Cold-blooded': 4 charged over alleged plot to smuggle AU$1.2 million in Australian reptiles
Election|Europe|News|Political|World

A Communist candidate gets approval to run in the Russian presidential election

Russia’s national elections commission has registered the Communist Party’s candidate to compete with President Vladimir Putin in the March election that Putin is all but certain to win

A Communist candidate gets approval to run in the Russian presidential election
Europe|Health|News

Spain makes face masks mandatory in hospitals and clinics after a spike in respiratory illnesses

Spain’s government says face masks will be mandatory in hospitals and healthcare centers starting Wednesday due to a surge in respiratory illnesses

Spain makes face masks mandatory in hospitals and clinics after a spike in respiratory illnesses
Crime|News|US|World

A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug charges

A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, a move that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine

A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug charges
Business|Economy|Finance|News|World

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges

More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders will discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland next week

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Technology

Microsoft's OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review

The European Union says Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI could trigger a merger investigation

Microsoft's OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

A coroner says Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died from “natural causes” in July

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner says
Uncategorized

Onetime ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat to release book this spring, 'The Art of Diplomacy'

Former diplomat and White House aide Stuart E

Onetime ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat to release book this spring, 'The Art of Diplomacy'
News|Sports

Kevin Durant says he meant no 'ill will' toward former teammate Draymond Green

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was initially upset at Kevin Durant’s comments about him after he was suspended for slapping Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic last month

Kevin Durant says he meant no 'ill will' toward former teammate Draymond Green
Election|News|US

US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection

Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana says he will not seek reelection this year to a fourth term, becoming the latest House member to announce that they won’t run for reelection

US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection
Crime|News|Uncategorized

A man who claimed to be selling Queen Elizabeth II's walking stick is sentenced for fraud

Prosecutors say a 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced for eBay buyers

A man who claimed to be selling Queen Elizabeth II's walking stick is sentenced for fraud
Economy|News|US

Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments

California Controller Malia M

Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
News|Sports

Steelers are sticking with QB Mason Rudolph's 'hot hand' for their playoff trip to Buffalo

Mason Rudolph’s unlikely renaissance will continue into the playoffs

Steelers are sticking with QB Mason Rudolph's 'hot hand' for their playoff trip to Buffalo
Crime|News|US

Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who held back a concerned crowd while fellow officers pinned down a dying George Floyd

Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying
Business|Technology

CES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers

CES 2024 has kicked off in Las Vegas

CES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers
Business|News

Los Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure

The executive editor of the Los Angeles Times is stepping down after a 2 1/2-year tenure at the newspaper

Los Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure
Asia|Crime|News|US|World

Guam police say a man who fatally shot a South Korean tourist has been found dead

Guam police say a man suspected of fatally shooting a South Korean tourist during a robbery in the U.S. territory last week has died and his alleged getaway driver is in custody

Guam police say a man who fatally shot a South Korean tourist has been found dead
Crime|News|US

In $25M settlement, North Carolina city `deeply remorseful' for man's wrongful conviction, prison

Lawyers for a man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years say he's reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina

In $25M settlement, North Carolina city `deeply remorseful' for man's wrongful conviction, prison
Crime|News

4th child dies of injuries from fire at home in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities say

Authorities say a fourth child has died of injuries suffered in a fire at a home in St. Paul, Minnesta

4th child dies of injuries from fire at home in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities say
Crime|News|Uncategorized

Unsealing of documents related to decades of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls concludes

The final documents released among thousands of newly unsealed pages pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of teenage girls contained transcripts of key depositions that were already largely public

Unsealing of documents related to decades of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls concludes
Sports

Iowa State beats nation's final undefeated team, No. 2 Houston, 57-53

Tamin Lipsey scored 14 points, freshman Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jumper with 30.2 seconds left and Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston 57-53 to knock off the nation’s final unbeaten team

Iowa State beats nation's final undefeated team, No. 2 Houston, 57-53

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