The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced $20.1 million in funding Tuesday to monitor and research harmful algal blooms along U.S. coastal waters and in the Great Lakes. A student at Lehman College in New York City has been freed after she was sentenced to a year in a Dubai prison for allegedly assaulting airport staff in what advocates are characterizing as an extortion attempt. The Baltimore Police Department said Tuesday night it is responding to an "active shooter situation" near Morgan State University. Nearly three weeks into the United Auto Workers strike, Ford Motor Company revealed Tuesday that it has strengthened its seventh offer to the union, as General Motors announced more layoffs. Stanford University has agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted research proposals to federal agencies without disclosing that faculty members were receiving funding from foreign sources. Rep. Henry Cuellar was the victim of a carjacking Monday night in Washington, his office told UPI. Before being put to death for sexually assaulting and killing a Florida woman in 1996, death row inmate Michael Duane Zack expressed love for the governor and acceptance for his crimes. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Tuesday night he will not run again for House Speaker, saying "it has been an honor to serve," after eight Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus to unseat him. NASA will begin the critical testing of updated engines for its Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, starting with turning power levels up to 111%, as the space agency prepares for future Artemis missions to the Moon. Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the state and Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton for "infringing on his rights" to "speak and be heard" during debates about gun reform. The judge in Donald Trump's multi-million-dollar business fraud trial in New York City issued a partial gag order Tuesday, after the former president blasted the judge's law clerk in a post on social media. Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity. An Italian stunt driver took a truck cab onto two wheels and cruised through a 12-foot, 5-inch gap to break a world record. Alaska's Katmai National Park revealed the 12 big-bellied bears that are vying for the top spot in this year's Fat Bear Week bracket. A Saudi Arabian athlete broke a Guinness World Record when she rowed her boat across 6.2 miles of open water in 57 minutes and 24 seconds. Lifetime announced their holiday movie "Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas" on Tuesday. The film united Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan. A Maryland man decided to buy some scratch-off lottery tickets for his wife and the gift ended up earning her a $50,000 prize. A fingerprint on a ransom note and a 1999 DUI arrest led police to the suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a 9-year-old New York girl on Monday with the child being recovered safely, authorities said. K-pop star Jungkook will release his debut solo album, "Golden," in November. Multinational pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca said Tuesday it will pay $425 million to settle lawsuits from people who experienced kidney damage from the company's heartburn medications Nexium and Prilosec. "Only Murders in the Building," a comedy mystery series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, will return for a fourth season on Hulu. Traffic was being diverted from an Ontario highway Tuesday due to a truck that rolled over and spilled its load of celery across the roadway. The number of job openings increased by more than a half-million in August while people quitting their jobs remained steady over the same period. The owner of a crocodile farm in Australia said mating season started early this year thanks to the males being put into the amorous mood by the presence of military helicopters. Tank the tortoise has been returned to a Pennsylvania veterinary clinic more than a week after the slow-moving reptile escaped for the third time. |
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