Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon during a political rally in the country's capital of Quito just days before the election. Massive wildfires burning on Maui's west side have killed 6 people. The fast-moving flames, fanned by Hurricane Dora's high winds, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina and sparked fires on Hawaii's Big Island. A former activist for Republican Party activities in Minnesota was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. Iraq has ordered all media and social media platforms in the country to stop using the words "homosexual" and "homosexuality," and replace them with the term "sexual deviance" in publications and broadcasts. Robbie Robertson, a film composer and the Band co-founder who penned the 1970s classics "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at the age of 80. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday banning U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies that come from China. Disney announced new prices for its various subscription packages for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ on Wednesday. New plans roll out Sept. 6 and Oct. 12. The U.S. Department of Labor, Norfolk Southern, and the union representing workers have entered into an agreement to improve safety conditions at the site of a February train derailment in East Palestine Ohio. Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, a musician and the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died Wednesday. He was 81. A Utah man who allegedly made online threats directed at Joe Biden was killed Wednesday in an FBI raid hours before the president was scheduled to land in Salt Lake City. Long-term use of acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study published Wednesday. President Joe Biden visited New Mexico, Wednesday to highlight progress made under the CHIPS and Science Act one year after he signed the law in an effort to boost semiconductor manufacturing across the United States. Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for Donald Trump's Twitter account in January, new court documents reveal. Two Russian Cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade systems on the International Space Station. K-pop star V released a single and music video for "Love Me Again," a song from his debut solo album, "Layover." The AI Cyber Challenge competition launched by the Biden administration Wednesday will use AI to protect the most important U.S. software like the code that runs the Internet. A large new study challenges the long-held idea that depression makes people more vulnerable to cancer, finding no association between the mental health condition and most types of cancer. Clark County District Court Judge Jennifer Schwartz sentenced former NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III to up to 10 years in prison Wednesday in Las Vegas for causing a fatal, drunk driving crash in 2021. "The Wheel of Time" got a new teaser and a behind-the-scenes featurette about the Trollocs ahead of its Season 2 premiere on Prime Video. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that U.S. forces have seen a "dramatic reduction" in activity from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and they remain committed to stamping out what remains of the militant group. "Lawmen: Bass Reeves," a new anthology series starring David Oyelowo and executive produced by "Yellowstone" co-creator Taylor Sheridan, is coming to Paramount+. Australian police are seeking answers in connection to the poisoning of three people who died after eating wild mushrooms at a dinner served in Leongatha, Australia. The Biden administration Wednesday launched the first-of-its-kind online EMS Heat Tracker portal to map emergency medical services responses to heat-related illness nationwide. Universal Studios Hollywood announced their Halloween Horror Nights attractions Wednesday, including new haunted houses based on "The Last of Us," "Evil Dead Rise," "Exorcist: Believer," "Chucky" and more. |
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