A new war-inspired play produced by and starring a team with roots in Ukraine and Russia will debut in New York City next month. Dick Butkus, legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 1960s and early '70s, died at the age of 80, his family and the NFL team confirmed Thursday. Donald Trump filed a motion Thursday to dismiss his lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen without prejudice, a type of dismissal that allows the case to be refiled. At least 1,500 guests were invited to Sen. Dianne Feinstein's memorial service Thursday in San Francisco. They include Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer. Progressive intellectual Cornel West said on Thursday that he will run as an independent for president after moving from the People's Party and the Green Party. A special federal three-judge panel has chosen a new congressional map in Alabama after previous versions drawn by Republican state lawmakers diluted the power of Black voters and were struck down. The U.S. military shot down a Turkish drone over the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled zone in Northeast Syria's Al-Hasaka province Thursday, according to multiple media reports citing anonymous sources. Former President Donald Trump, who is facing a civil fraud trial in New York for his business dealings, filed a motion Thursday seeking the dismissal of his Stormy Daniels-tied criminal case in the Empire State. The former treasurer of troubled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is expected to enter a guilty plea to federal charges on Thursday in New York. Former President Donald Trump cited his alleged "presidential immunity" in his first motion to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith's federal election interference case against him. An Idaho man said six years of efforts culminated in his unofficially breaking the Guinness World Record for the farthest target hit with a pump-powered rocket. A Michigan woman won $100 from a free play online lottery game and turned that prize into a $169,674 Fantasy 5 jackpot. Jeffrey McConney, the first defendant in former President Trump's New York civil business fraud case, testified Thursday that the responsibility to provide accurate financial records fell "squarely on Trump's shoulders." While many have raved about the powers of popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, new research confirms the medications can trigger some nasty gastrointestinal side effects. Candy Dynamics Inc. said Thursday it is recalling 70 million of its candies because they can pose a choking hazard. The Scottish government said Thursday it has agreed to extradite U.S. rape suspect Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid prosecution. He's wanted in Utah and Rhode Island. World of Wonder announced Thursday that "RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked" will stream in early 2024 on WOW Presents Plus. The series goes behind the scenes of the Las Vegas show. K-pop group Stray Kids announced its comeback with a teaser video for "Rock-Star." Customs officials in Minnesota seized a box of giraffe feces from a traveler who arrived from Kenya and said she planned to use the droppings to make a necklace. An Ontario township is in the process of figuring out how to change the name of its most famous street due to the frequent thefts of signs bearing the name Harry Dick Road. A Russian strike on a supermarket in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region of Ukraine, killed at least 51 people Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. A Florida cheese delivery service broke a Guinness World Record by assembling a charcuterie board containing 769 pounds of qualifying ingredients. Director Jang Kun-jae's nuanced "Because I Hate Korea" opened the Busan International Film Festival. |
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