Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin officially rescinded the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Tuesday that allowed the Armed Forces to discharge thousands of soldiers for failing to be inoculated against the virus. SpaceX postponed its California launch of 51 Starlink Internet satellites Tuesday night saying it was "standing down to take a closer look at data." The launch has been rescheduled for Wednesday. Stars walk the red carpet at 2023 Golden Globe Awards | License Photo The Justice Department announced federal charges against a Maine teenager in the New Year's Eve machete attack on three New York police officers. At least 17 people have died so far as severe weather continues to pound parts of California, causing flooding and massive power outages. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he, President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to form a new joint committee focused on the regional economy. The U.S. Navy says it seized 2,116 assault rifles, smuggled aboard a fishing boat in the Gulf of Oman. It is the third time the Navy has confiscated lethal aid on the route between Iran and Yemen in the past two months. President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "surprised" to learn that classified documents were found in an office he used after serving as vice president and that he is fully cooperating with investigators. A pair of New York lawmakers on Tuesday formally asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., accusing the newly-elected congressman of violating federal ethics laws. Cardinal George Pell, whose convictions for sexually abusing a child were overturned, died Tuesday of health complications following routine hip surgery. He was 81. House Republicans voted Tuesday to create a select subcommittee with the goal of investigating the "weaponization" of the federal government. A new Gallup poll shows Americans are split over whether companies should express their viewpoints on political and social issues. The 2023 Golden Globe Awards will take place Tuesday at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. One hundred Ukrainian troops will take leave from the battlefield to be trained in using the Patriot missile system in Oklahoma starting next week. At least 17 protesters were killed by security forces in Peru in the country's deadliest day since last month's arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, bringing the death toll from anti-government violence to 46. Border patrol officers in Louisville, Ky., seized almost 5,000 earrings that were determined to be fake, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Tuesday. An Iranian court has sentenced Belgian national Olivier Vandecasteele to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes for spying against Iran, money laundering and cooperating with the United States. Andrew Tate will remain in a Romanian jail for his 30-day detention period after a court Tuesday denied his appeal for release. He is facing rape and human-trafficking charges. A federal judge sentenced White nationalist Internet celebrity Anthime Gionet, known as "Baked Alaska" to his fans, to 60 days in jail for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for his role in a tax fraud scheme and evading taxes on nearly $2 million in earnings. Older adults with greater severity of hearing loss are more likely to have dementia, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals own the first three respective picks in the 2023 NFL Draft order, with the first 18 selections finalized after the final week of regular-season games. |
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