The United States transferred some 1.1 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine that were confiscated in December while en route from Iran to militant groups in Yemen. With another threat of a government shutdown next month and a dozen spending bills to vote on, 20 Republican senators vowed Wednesday to block legislation that does not relate to funding the government. Three writers for The Drew Barrymore Show have declined to return for its fourth season after the actress was forced to backpedal from taping new episodes before the Writers Guild of America strike ended last month. Simone Biles vaulted the U.S. women's gymnastics team to a seventh consecutive gold medal, and her 20th gold medal, at the world championships Wednesday, following her two-year hiatus from competition. A majority of Americans, 63%, support the establishment of a third major political party, according to a Gallup poll conducted ahead of the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by far-right Republicans. The Biden administration announced a new round of student loan relief Wednesday that will wipe away $9 billion in debt for 125,000 Americans, as payments restart following a three-year break during the pandemic. The MacArthur Foundation has announced the 2023 MacArthur Genius Grant Fellows, each of whom will receive an $80,000 no-strings attached grant. Bhagavan Antle of Tiger King fame has been fined $10,000 and banned from owning or trading exotic animals for five years. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a plan Wednesday to prevent smoking-related deaths for future generations by raising the age to buy cigarettes one year every year "so that eventually no one can buy them." General Motors revealed Wednesday that the ongoing strike by the powerful United Auto Workers union has cost the carmaker $200 million -- about six times what chief executive Mary Barra made in 2022. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid her respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall alongside Feinstein's family in private before a public viewing. A police officer in Georgia used a pair of bolt cutters to rescue a deer with its head stuck in a fence. A Connecticut woman created what she believes to be the largest chalk mural created by a single person on the pavement outside her home. Disney+ released the trailer for "Behind the Attraction" Season 2 on Wednesday. The new season includes episodes exploring the history of Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and EPCOT. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case with possible ramifications for Americans with disabilities, but some justices questioned whether the it should be dropped instead. A new study out of Boston University released on Wednesday identified that Black women aged 18 to 65 have the highest risk for suicide irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against President Joe Biden, saying the president and various Biden campaign organizations made false and defamatory statements about him starting in 2020. Michael Whitaker, nominee for administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified before Congress on Wednesday during which he said the agency must be "ever vigilant" to prevent air crashes. Police in Pennsylvania are trying to find the owner of a python found in the student pickup area outside of a school. Former President Donald Trump appeared in court Wednesday for the third day of his civil fraud trial. A Washington man who has used the same five digits to play the Maryland Lottery's Pick 5 game for over a year scored a $50,000 prize. Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana said Wednesday they are running to be the next speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted Tuesday by a small group of far-right Republicans. |
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