A man died after a massive sinkhole opened underneath the swimming pool at a home in Israel on Thursday, officials said. The couple that owns the home has since been arrested on suspicion of negligent manslaughter. The New Jersey woman behind a GoFundMe account that had claimed to be raising money for a homeless veteran has been sentenced to prison for the 2017 fraud scheme. Near the town of Glen Rose, Texas, about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth, firefighters and volunteers have worked tirelessly since Monday to contain the Chalk Mountain fire. SpaceX on Friday broke its annual record with the completion of its 32nd successful launch in 2022, having completed 31 successful launches in 2021. Cosplayers and fans attend Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2022. The fan favorite convention runs July 21 through July 24. The Justice Department on Friday launched an environmental justice investigation into allegations Houston officials have ignored complaints of illegal dumping in communities of color. Vince McMahon announced Friday he would be retiring as the head of World Wrestling Entertainment amid a probe into the longtime professional wrestling boss for "alleged misconduct." The agency mandated U.S. providers to stop carrying traffic originating from the Sumco Panama company and two people allegedly behind it, Aaron Michael Jones and Roy Cox. Jr., both of California. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe vs. Wade "wrongheaded" and said religion and abortion rights don't have to be incompatible. A correction officer in New York City has been charged with murder for the shooting death of a teen who had an illegal water gun. The International Court of Justice on Friday moved forward a case accusing Myanmar's military of conducting brutal "clearance operations" of the Rohingya in 2016 and 2017. AMC announced a new "Walking Dead" spinoff to star Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprising their roles from the series. The announcement came during "The Walking Dead" Comic-Con panel Friday. The three major stock indexes in the United States ended the week with gains despite a tech sell-off Friday led by Snap, the company behind the app Snapchat. Steve Bannon was convicted Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress after ignoring a subpoena to testify and provide documents for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden told reporters he sounds worse than he feels after he coughed periodically throughout a virtual meeting on gas prices Friday. Russia and Ukraine signed agreements Friday to free up large Ukrainian shipments of grain that have been stuck at ports on the Black Sea for months, resolving a standoff that had threatened global food security. Former White House adviser Steve Bannon is convicted of contempt of Congress. Several Democratic congresswomen get detained at a march on the Supreme Court. Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska visits the White House. And President Joe Biden gets COVID-19, among the highlights of Washington news for the week of July 18, 2022. The Washington Bar has initiated a disciplinary case against Jeffrey Clark, a former official in the Justice Department, over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed gun-control legislation that mimics a new Texas abortion law, allowing residents to sue companies that distribute banned firearms. A witness at a public hearing on the House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol evoked Al Gore's example of leadership from the contested 2000 election. "This is for the sake of unity." A Texas man said a painting he bought for $125 at a thrift store is being donated to a museum after it was found to be a work by famed Georgia artist Keith Bankston. A woman filming video at a Hawaii beach captured footage of a shark that jumped into the air in front of a surfer. Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. FX announced the final season of its critically acclaimed show "Atlanta" will begin streaming on Hulu in September. Prime Video released the trailer for "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" on Friday during their San Diego Comic-Con panel. A gunman killed three people before apparently killing himself Friday at a state park in Maquoketa, Iowa, officials said. A Kentucky judge ruled Friday to block enforcement of the the state's trigger law banning abortions while a lawsuit against the ban is being heard in court. |
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