New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration has approved a permit allowing a tournament sponsored by the government of Saudi Arabia to be held at a Bronx golf course managed by former President Donald Trump's company. A New Mexico man was arrested Friday for trying to help the Islamic State terrorist group while a New York man pleaded guilty in a separate case for planning a knife attack on behalf of ISIS, the Justice Department said. The U.S. Secret Service announced Friday that it has seized more than $1.4 billion in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds since 2020 after its latest haul of $286 million. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday he suspended four members of the Broward County School Board on the recommendation of a grand jury impaneled to examine school safety issues after the Parkland school shooting. In a court filing Thursday, victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School accused Alex Jones of transferring millions of dollars to himself and relatives, to avoid compensating the families who have sued him. The U.S. and China struck a deal that would allow American accounting regulators to inspect China-based audits and possibly prevent numerous Chinese companies from being kicked off American stock exchanges. Stocks plunged Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the Fed would continue to hike interest rates until inflation returns to a healthy level. Easton Oliverson, the 12-year-old Utah boy who sustained head injuries from a bunk bed fall while with his team at the Little League World Series, had successful surgery Friday to repair his skullcap, his family said. A surprised shopper at a Dollar General store in Michigan captured video of an unusual fellow customer browsing the aisles -- a deer. As many as 1 in 5 people are affected by misophonia, according to new research into the disorder in which common sounds ranging from chewing to finger tapping cause extreme feelings of anger and disgust. A Virginia man who promised to call his wife if he won the lottery said he had to do some convincing when the time came to tell her about his $227,037 jackpot. Turkish pop star Gulsen has been jailed for comments she made on stage regarding Imam Hatip religious schools. She faces charges of allegedly "inciting hatred." Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., became the latest U.S. lawmaker to visit Taiwan, meeting President Tsai Ing-Wen on Friday in Taipei. A pet supply company is offering to pay $150 to 100 people willing to get tattoos of their own dogs. The U.S. EPA is proposing that PFAS -- the so-called "forever chemicals" -- be designated as hazardous under the Superfund law. The government of Pakistan declared an emergency on Friday, amid heavy flooding that has killed hundreds of people so far. Travelers at a North Carolina airport were treated to an unusual scene when security screeners examined an unusual passenger -- a bald eagle. A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 46 months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement officers with a Trump flag and using a Trump billboard as a battering ram during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tennis players from around the world start arriving in New York for the annual U.S. Open. The tournament runs August 29-September 11, 2022, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Police in a Pennsylvania city are warning the public to be on the lookout for a white python that escaped while out for a walk. A married couple from Utah earned a Guinness World Records title for their 2-foot, 9.44-inch height difference. Peacock announced Friday that it will be launching a virtual documentary showcase that will feature a number of original TV titles. President Joe Biden said Friday that the Pentagon is keeping pressure on terrorist networks in Afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of a terrorist attack at Kabul Airport that killed 13 U.S. service members. Emma Raducanu and Danielle Collins could star in a potential big early matchup at the 2022 U.S. Open, with main draw play for the hard-court Grand Slam starting Monday in Flushing, N.Y. The Justice Department on Friday released a partly redacted search warrant affidavit that lays out why FBI agents showed up at former President Donald Trump's Florida home this month looking for classified materials. When NASA's Artemis I mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, it will mark a major step forward for the space agency that will have been 12 years in the making. |
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