U.S. F-22 fighter jets have been deployed to the Middle East to counter an increase in Russia's "unsafe and unprofessional behavior" in the region, the military said Wednesday. Senate Republicans have introduced a student loan reform package, called the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act, to tackle student debt and rein-in "skyrocketing" higher education costs. Two men were arrested in California on Wednesday, including an active-duty marine, and charged in the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Orange County. Severe weather hammering much of the South is expected to bring more tornadoes, 90 mile-per-hour winds and large hail through Thursday, forecasters warn, after tornadoes hit Georgia and Alabama earlier Wednesday. Daniel Penny was indicted Wednesday in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train last month. A resolution by House Republicans to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., fell short on Wednesday as Democrats successfully voted to table it. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has entered the race for the 2024 Republican nomination, a day after his city was the site of the first federal arraignment of a former president. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday publicly defended the special counsel he put in charge of former president Donald Trump's federal prosecution on charges of mishandling classified information. Two people are dead and a baby girl was seriously injured after a converted school bus rolled off a Colorado road. Close to 80 migrants are now confirmed dead Greek authorities said Wednesday, after a fishing vessel sank in the Aegean Sea. New polling data from Pew Research indicates that support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped considerable since it peaked in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Cincinnati Police. An Oregon library said a copy of George Orwell's "1984" was recently returned 65 years late with an apologetic note from the patron. A 16-year-old girl in India broke a Guinness World Record by dancing for 127 hours with only brief breaks. A federal jury has ordered Starbuck's to pay $25.6 million to former regional manager Shannon Phillips, who alleged she was fired because she's White. Fla. Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a motion Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject further appeals so the state can move forward with the execution of Duane Owen, 62, Thursday. Wildlife officials in Idaho came to the rescue of an osprey seen dangling over the ground with its leg entangled in bailing twine. Sony Pictures Classics released the trailer for "Shortcomings" on Wednesday. Randall Park's feature film directorial debut opens Aug. 4 in theaters. Prosecutors said in a court filing that the weapons supervisor on the set of Rust was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver used by actor Alec Baldwin, who accidentally killed cinematographer. A Michigan city just outside of Detroit has voted to ban LGBTQ flags on city property under a "neutrality" resolution that was passed unanimously by the city council. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday pumped the brakes on additional rate hikes, for now, following something of a neutral report on consumer-level inflation in the U.S. economy. A 73-year-old woman who decided to play the Oregon Lottery's Win for Life game for the first time earned a jackpot worth $52,000 a year for life. |
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