The world's population will stand at more than 8 billion on New Year's Day, having added more than 75 million people this year, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday. Just hours after the launch of a mysterious space plane earlier atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX launched a second rocket Thursday night, deploying its latest batch of internet satellites. A federal appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request for a three-month delay in the start of his defamation trial brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. Amid a cloud of thick, white propellant exhaust, and in the glow of a moonlit night, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched at 8:07 p.m. EST Thursday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Iran increased its production of enriched uranium by 60% percent at its Natanz and Fordow facilities in the first 6 months of this year, the State Department announced Thursday, citing a new report. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled Thursday former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot next year. A vendor selling products through walmart.com issued a recall, because its high-powered magnetic ball sets have been shown to be an ingestion hazard. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday his Naples home was "swatted" while he was having dinner with his wife Wednesday night. Flooding and evacuation warnings are in effect in multiple California counties as dangerously high waves pounded the coast Thursday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order Wednesday regulating bus arrivals as Republican governors continue busing migrants and asylum seekers to so-called "sanctuary cities." BlendJet recalled 4.8 million portable blenders after reports of burning and laceration injuries. Wildlife officials in Colorado came to the rescue of a deer that managed to get its body stuck in the 6-inch gap between the bars of an automatic gate. University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse Chancellor Joe Gow was fired Wednesday by unanimous consent of the Board of Regents for appearing in porn videos with his wife. A rare stuffed dog made in the likeness of a cartoon character in 1927 is up for auction and is expected to fetch up to $45,000. The California Highway Patrol said an officer was not injured when a piece of debris impaled their windshield on the highway. The University of Illinois has suspended Terrence Shannon Jr. indefinitely from all basketball activities following charges of rape. A Michigan woman decided to try playing online lottery games for the first time and scored a $150,000 jackpot. A Moscow, Idaho, residence where four young people were killed in November 2022 was demolished Thursday despite the objections of some of the victims' families. The U.S. Treasury said it has identified numerous financial entities responsible for facilitating financial aid from Iran to Houthi rebels. A 70-year-old Israeli-American woman thought to be held hostage by Hamas actually was killed during the Oct. 7 attack, according to the kibbutz from where she was taken. Georgia's new electoral maps drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature were approved by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones Thursday. The ruling rejected claims that the maps didn't do enough legally protect Black voters. The Minnesota Vikings will bench quarterback Nick Mullens and start rookie Jaren Hall against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Minneapolis, head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Thursday. General Motors filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco last week, arguing the municipality overcharged it $108 million in taxes and $13 million in interest. |
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