A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun who killed two people at an Oregon Safeway before turning one of the weapons on himself bought his firearms legally, authorities said Tuesday. Genome analysis of bodies found in a well in Norwich, Britain, provided insight into the start of a genetic "bottleneck" brought on by a repaid shrinking in the population of Ashkenazi Jews. NASA announced it has rescheduled its Artemis 1 launch to Saturday after the historic mission to the moon was grounded Monday due to an engine problem. Matt Chandler, pastor at The Village Church in Texas, was placed on a leave of absence after elders said his Instagram messages with a woman who was not his wife -- although not romantic nor sexual -- "crossed a line." President Joe Biden vowed to fund the police and ban assault weapons in a Pennsylvania speech promoting his "Safer America Plan" Tuesday, two days before he will give a nationally televised address in Philadelphia. New images jointly published by NASA and the European Space Agency show the inner workings of Phantom Galaxy, M74. Mikhail Gorbachev, the president of the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 91 years old. An Australian man at the center of a well-known international crime podcast, was found guilty of murdering his former wife 40 years ago. Solomon Islands has issued a temporary moratorium on all naval ships after failing to grant access in a timely manner to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry and British ship HMAS Spey on Aug. 20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 308 points on Tuesday as U.S. markets fell for the third consecutive session. Authorities in the Canadian capital came to the rescue of a skunk spotted wandering in traffic with a peanut butter jar stuck over its head. Animal rescuers in California came to the assistance of a deaf dog that fell 100 feet down a ravine near his family's property. Engineers with NASA have repaired an issue with the space agency's Voyager 1 spacecraft, but have yet to identify the cause of the problem, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Animal services officers responded to a South Carolina elementary school when students encountered an unusual prospective pupil: a runaway goat. The White House announced Tuesday new steps to combat the monkeypox outbreak and protect the people who are most at risk of contracting the virus. A Michigan man won a $100,000 jackpot from a second chance lottery drawing without even being aware that he had entered. China's "Silicon Valley" manufacturing hub ordered new lockdowns, shutting down the world's largest electronics market in the southern city of Shenzhen in response to a new outbreak of COVID-19 cases. Canada has invoked a 1977 treaty for a second time in less than a year to force the United States to negotiate to keep the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline open or face "significant" economic damage if it shuts down. Canada's Bianca Andreescu blamed sponsor Nike for a problem with her skirt, saying it impacted shots in her first-round match against Harmony Tan of France on Monday at U.S Open tennis tournament. An attempt by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy to capture an unmanned drone was foiled by the U.S. Navy, according to a statement. South African actress Charlbi Dean, hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, director Wolfgang Petersen, actress Anne Heche, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, singer Olivia Newton-John, author David McCullough, Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols, actor Paul Sorvino, socialite Ivana Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and comedian Gilbert Gottfried are among the notable deaths of 2022. South African actor Charlbi Dean has died at the age of 32. Hiring declined in July and fewer people quit their jobs, according to a report Tuesday from the Labor Department. Job openings changed little from the month before. Abusive infant head trauma in Paris and domestic violence in Japan both increased during the pandemic, showing the unintended consequences of trying to contain COVID-19 on society's most vulnerable members. |
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