Texas' 14-year-old Harini Logan won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night in a historic spell-off. Yemen's warring Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the nation's internationally recognized government have agreed to renew the current truce for another two months, the United Nations said Thursday. Arizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt and his wife, Kealia Ohai, announced Thursday that they're expecting their first child. The San Francisco 49ers announced Thursday that legendary running back Frank Gore signed a one-day contract to retire with the franchise that drafted him in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. House oversight and reform committee said Thursday it will investigate Jared Kushner informing him the committee would investigate the Saudi Public Investment Fund's $2 billion investment in his firm Affinity. Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers minority owner Alan Smolinisky are attempting to purchase the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Adam Sandler's sports drama "Hustle" doesn't reinvent the underdog movie, but it's a rousing example of the genre at its best. President Joe Biden on Thursday called for Congress to ban assault weapons -- or at least raise the age limit to purchase one -- in a nationwide address from the White House in the wake of several mass shootings. A group of 21 House Democrats on Thursday urged House leadership to split a package of gun control measures into eight separate bills in hopes of attracting Republican votes. Disgraced former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein's appeal of criminal sexual misconduct and rape convictions was rejected Thursday, according to court documents. The suspect in the Buffalo, N.Y., mass shooting that left 10 people dead in May pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 counts against him, court documents show. Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a thanksgiving service on Friday night after experiencing "some discomfort" following a Platinum Jubilee celebration on Thursday. The arrival of the first organized tropical system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is imminent, AccuWeather meteorologists say, a point emphasized by the issuance of a tropical storm watch for the mainland U.S. A majority of Americans now identify as being pro-choice, according to a poll released Thursday. Police in South Florida announced Thursday that they've used DNA and genealogy to identify the remains of a teenage girl who went missing 50 years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 435 points in a seesaw day of trading Thursday as all three major indexes snapped two-day losing streaks. A Wisconsin zoo announced a baby reticulated giraffe was born at the facility recently and the female calf is in good health. A message in a bottle launched from a North Carolina island in early April turned up nearly two months later after floating more than 700 miles to a Massachusetts island. The use of graphic images and warnings on cigarette labels led smokers to hide the packs but not change their smoke habits, a health study published Thursday revealed. Players play semifinal matches of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on June 2, 2022. The New York Yankees play the Los Angeles Angels and the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Los Angeles Dodgers among the highlights for the week in Major League Baseball for May 30, 2022. Florida's Supreme Court decided Thursday not to hear an appeal of a lower court decision on new congressional political maps. That means the maps drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature. Parks officials in a Kentucky county are warning visitors to be cautious after a man fishing in a pond reported spotting an alligator swimming. Paramount+ released the trailer for "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe" on Thursday. The film premieres June 23 with a new series coming this fall. Discovery+ announced the supernatural series "Conjuring Kesha" on Thursday. The singer and famous friends like Whitney Cummings and JoJo Fletcher will explore hauntings and mythic creatures. Imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from former client Stormy Daniels. |
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