A Maine man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that resulted in the breach of the Capital Building in Washington DC was sentenced to 87 months in prison Thursday. At the conservative Family Leadership Summit on Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a 6-week abortion ban, saying, "All life is precious and worthy of the protection of our laws." U.S. President Joe Biden's director of legislative affairs, Louisa Terrell, will leave her position, the White House said in a statement Friday. The Department of Education said Friday it would begin notifying more than 804,000 borrowers that they will have a total of $39 billion in student loan debt forgiven. Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in a matchup between the top two men's tennis players in the world after they won semifinal matches to advance to the Wimbledon 2023 finale Friday in London. As the Aug. 1 deadline approaches for UPS to reach a bargaining agreement with its 340,000 Teamsters workers, the company said Friday it will train non-union workers to try to circumvent a strike and keep operating. Rev. Jesse Jackson will retire from the Rainbow/Push Coalition, eight years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, according to a spokesperson for the organization. "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon," starring Norman Reedus and Clémence Poésy, is set to premiere Sept. 10, AMC announced Friday. The Florida Highway Patrol said it was "not an ap-peeling situation" when a semi truck hauling a load of bananas caught fire on a highway. A Missouri woman to sought shelter from a storm at a convenience store ended up buying a Powerball ticket and winning $50,000. ABC said it plans to announce the name of its "Golden Bachelor" star on Monday. A 9-month-old baby died after her 17-year-old Florida mom allegedly laced his bottle with fentanyl. She was arrested and told police she thought it was cocaine. Eli Lilly announced Friday a $1.93 billion cash deal to buy Versanis, a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on weight-loss drugs. Authorities in Vermont said one person died this week at his flooded home. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden signed a disaster declaration to allow federal help in the hardest hit areas. Former president Donald Trump on Friday made another push to block Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating him for claims of election interference. The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the annual defense policy bill by a narrow 219-210 vote, after several conservative amendments on abortion, climate change, and race and gender rights were added. Hundreds of golden retrievers gathered in Scotland with their owners to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the breed. A large fireball illuminated the early morning sky over Louisiana and the possible meteor was caught on camera by some residents' security cameras. JPMorgan Chase showed a 67% increase in second-quarter profit, though its top executive offered a mixed outlook on the road ahead. Events like the Emmy Awards and the Comic-Con to sequels to Hollywood blockbusters "Avatar" and "Gladiator" look to be affected by the current actors and writers strikes. Police said a person possibly connected to a series of murderers dating back to 2010 around Long Island was in custody Friday. The suspect is Rex Heurmann of Massapequa, Long Island, according to law enforcement sources. Firefighters and animal control officers responded to a California home to rescue four baby raccoons stuck in the chimney. Your gut bacteria could affect your risk for the fatty deposits in heart arteries -- and future heart attacks, researchers say. American Airlines and JetBlue will begin winding down their Northeast Alliance, the two carriers confirmed in separate Friday statements in which they also said summer travel itineraries would not be affected. Consumers so far in July pointed to job prospects and lower inflation in describing their sentiment about economic conditions, sentiment that came in at the highest level in more than a year. |
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