A gunman opened fire on a group people holding a meeting inside an Alabama church Thursday evening, killing two and wounding a third, authorities said. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the White House's claims that it could not purchase vaccines, therapeutics and other COVID-19 supplies without funding from Congress were 'patently false' during a Senate hearing Thursday. Canada's Adam Hadwin, who wasn't officially competing in the U.S. Open until eight days ago, held a one-shot lead at the major tournament after Thursday's first round at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. California lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing millions of dollars from four clients, according to court records. As Russia kept up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a Ukrainian official said that "tens of thousands" of people have been killed since the start of the war in February. FIFA on Thursday announced the 16 cities in North America that will host matches for the 2026 World Cup, with 11 venues selected in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a new voluntary rulebook to limit the spread of disinformation online by tech companies. In a surprise announcement Thursday, Drake revealed that his seventh studio album, "Honestly, Nevermind," will be released Friday at midnight. Russia's state-owned gas producer said Thursday it was cutting its output to Europe, causing Germany to warn its citizens to conserve. Bitcoin dropped 9% to below $21,000 on Thursday, reaching its lowest level since 2020. Employees at SpaceX sent an open letter to the company's executives, published Thursday, which takes issue with CEO Elon Musk's recent behavior, calling it a "distraction." Satellite imagery released Thursday has revealed the extent of damage caused by recent flooding at Yellowstone National Park. President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday to reform the ocean shipping industry in hope of relieving skyrocketing shipping costs along U.S. waterways. The Senate passed a bill Thursday, requiring the government to cover healthcare costs for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in the military. Singapore-based Mead Johnson Nutrition/Reckitt plans to ship 4.5 million pounds of the base powder used to make Enfamil Stage 1 to the United States to help counter the ongoing shortage of baby formula. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 741 points on Thursday as markets faced renewed concerns about a potential recession after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 75 basis points Wednesday. Firefighters in North Carolina came to the rescue of a kitten found in an unusual situation with its head stuck in a tire rim. There's some discouraging news for baby boomers. A British library said a package that arrived recently from Canada turned out to contain a book that had been due back more than 48 years earlier. A Maryland Lottery player is celebrating an unusually lucky day after he played six Fast Play games in one day and won prizes from all six for a total of $105,039. A headstone at an Iowa cemetery is raising controversy after residents noticed the family had included a hidden profanity in the grave marker's engraved message. Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight were treated to a romantic spectacle when a flight attendant proposed to her girlfriend, a pilot, in mid-flight. A24 studio confirmed Thursday that Zac Efron will star in "The Iron Claw," which is based on the true story of the Von Erichs wrestling dynasty. |
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