Legendary Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who gained major pop music success in the United States during the 1970s with the songs "Sundown" and "Carefree Highway" has died. He was 84 years old. For the fourth consecutive year, an independent U.S. government panel has called on the United States to add India to its list of countries guilty of committing severe violations of religious freedom. Seven people have been found dead, including two missing teenage girls and a convicted rapist, on a property in Oklahoma, according to the Okmulgee County sheriff. Nearly 300 people were arrested following violent clashes between protesters and police spanning multiple cities in France on Monday. President Joe Biden met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Monday to reaffirm U.S. defense commitments in Southeast Asia and discuss ways to shore up their expanding military alliance. The United States may enter default earlier than expected unless a compromise can be reached to meet its debt obligations. Dozens of people were injured in Ukraine as Russia launched a predawn missile strike, officials said Monday. Six people are confirmed dead in south-central Illinois after a massive dust storm blew across Interstate 55 on Monday, cutting visibility and causing as many as 90 vehicles to crash. A Superior Court judge in Fulton County, Ga., will allow District Attorney Fani Willis until May 15 to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump seeking to expel her from a grand jury investigation into him. A school principal in West Virginia received a scare Monday morning when he unlocked a dumpster outside of the building and came face to face with a bear. South Texas environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration over its response to the explosion of SpaceX's Starship. Crews at a Pennsylvania wastewater plant received a surprise when they discovered a small alligator at the facility. A federal judge in New York denied a motion for a mistrial Monday by former President Donald Trump's lawyers in E. Jean Carroll's civil battery and defamation lawsuit against him. Firefighters in Pennsylvania came to the rescue of a deer spotted stranded in a Montgomery County canal. President Joe Biden welcomed dozens of small business owners to the White House on Monday to highlight private sector economic growth under his legislative agenda. It's been a smooth ride to the Kentucky Derby for Forte and fortune continued to smile on the 2-year-old champion Monday as he drew the No. 15 gate and was installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite. More severe weather may be on the way in the northeastern United States while several parts of the country are at risk of experiencing flooding from record precipitation. Netflix announced the renewal of "The Diplomat" on Monday with a statement from star and executive producer Keri Russell. K-pop star Joohoney will release his debut solo album, "Lights," in May. "Drag Me to Dinner," a new competition series featuring Neil Patrick Harris and "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "Dragula" alums, will premiere on Hulu in May. A Kentucky couple had more than 109,000 extra reasons to celebrate on their 44th wedding anniversary when they won a jackpot from an Instant Play lottery game. The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the censuring of transgender state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who has been barred from attending remaining sessions of the state House in person. Using functional MRI (fMRI), a newly developed brain-computer interface can read a person's thoughts and translate them into full sentences, according to a report published Monday in Nature Neuroscience. The Calgary Flames fired veteran coach Darryl Sutter after three seasons, the team announced Monday afternoon. |
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