The United Nations said its first shipment of humanitarian aid reached northwest Syria through Turkey on Thursday as the death toll from the devastating earthquakes in the region soared to more than 21,000. Brett Favre, the former star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, filed defamation lawsuits Thursday against Mississippi's state auditor Shad White and sports commentators Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee. The United States received 222 newly released political prisoners who had been held in prison in Nicaragua on Thursday. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes claimed the top prize -- the 2023 AP MVP Award -- at the NFL Honors on Thursday at Symphony Hall inside the Phoenix Convention Center. Russia's Culture Ministry on Thursday announced that it had replaced Zelfira Tregulova, the head of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, after criticism that the museum under her direction lacked "moral values." Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was assaulted in the elevator of her Washington, D.C., apartment building on Thursday, according to her chief of staff, who said the lawmaker fought the attacker and called 911. A dual citizen of the United States and Iran will serve a 30-month prison sentence for illegally conspiring to send electronic goods to Iranian and Lebanese terrorist groups. Yahoo announced Thursday that it will lay off more than 20% of its staff by the end of the year, including cutting 1,000 positions this week alone. A Virginia pharmacist was convicted Thursday by a federal jury in Florida for his role in defrauding Medicare of more than $1 million in prescription drug benefits, the Justice Department announced. The U.S. House Thursday unanimously passed a resolution condemning China for sending a spy balloon into U.S. airspace as the State Department said the balloon carried an antenna array for collecting communications. The Jeep Wrangler will mark two decades on the market with what the manufacturer is calling the "most capable" and certainly most expensive Wranglers yet. The Tennessee state Senate Thursday passed legislation that would amend the state's existing laws to ban or further restrict "male and female impersonators," a move that could ban drag performances in the state. South Dakota is poised to ban gender affirming care for transgender children after the state Senate passed a controversial bill. SpaceX attempted to fire all 33 engines for Booster 7, a prototype for Starship's Super Heavy rocket, successfully igniting 31 of the Raptor engines during the test Thursday. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned of a possible injury risk from a Baby Trend stroller. "RuPaul's Drag Race" announced in a tweet Thursday that beginning March 10, episodes would return to 90 minutes in length. The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was shot and killed on the set of the film Rust, is suing Alec Baldwin and others who were involved with the film. Puerto Rico is receiving as much as $109 million in federal funding to help small business owners in the American territory, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday. A basketball jersey worn by NBA legend Kobe Bryant sold at auction Thursday for $5.8 million, a new record for memorabilia related to the late Los Angeles Lakers star. Starz announced on Thursday that "Spartacus" creator Steven S. DeKnight is developing a new entry in the series for the cable network. A shallow earthquake in Papua New Guinea, destroyed several buildings Thursday including a cafe, killing four people who were inside. The Federal Aviation Administration has urged laser manufacturers to add a warning label to their products that tells consumers not to shine lasers at aircraft. A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for accepting bribes from an Afghan company that was bidding for construction contracts, the Justice Department said Thursday. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith wants to end the annual NFL scouting combine and thinks the players' union should host future pro days for potential draftees, he said at a news conference in Phoenix. |
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