A police chief in a small Iowa town has been slapped with a 60-month federal prison sentence for illegally possessing a machine gun and making false statements to authorities, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will deploy dozens of advanced fighter jets to multiple bases in Japan as part of a modernization plan amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia. The defense in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez rested its case Wednesday without calling the long-serving Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey to testify. The Pentagon announced a "significant" package of air defense interceptors valued at some $2.2 billion for Ukraine on Wednesday. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges Wednesday against a homeless man accused of pushing a 74-year-old Asian woman into the path of a moving train Monday night. The U.S. men's national soccer team would be rid of Gregg Berhalter and have a new coach if the American Outlaws -- the squad's highest profile supporter group -- has its way. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the implementation of new Biden administration rules banning discrimination against transgender patients by healthcare providers receiving federal funds. President Joe Biden on Wednesday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who took part in a successful operation against the Confederacy behind enemy lines during the Civil War. A Colorado dairy farm worker is the nation's fourth person to test positive for the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control announced Wednesday. Pro-abortion organizers have gathered sufficient numbers of valid signatures to advance ballot initiatives in Arizona and Nebraska. A federal court has ordered that the state of Mississippi must redraw its state Legislative districting map to include more Black-majority Senate and House districts. Federal Reserve officials say they will not lower interest rates for now but indicated how inflation is headed in the right direction but not fast enough to lower rates. President Joe Biden won't leave the presidential race, the White House said Wednesday ahead of Biden's meeting with Democratic governors and as another Congressional Democrat says he should withdraw. Jessica Campbell on Wednesday became the NHL's first full-time assistant coach, making history the second time after first breaking the glass ceiling in the AHL. At least 121 people died during a human stampede as a religious event concluded Tuesday, prompting local officials to order an investigation into the deadly event. SpaceX launched Wednesday a new round of Starlink satellites into orbit in its first launch for the month of July after it saw a slight delay. A Maryland man said some wisdom imparted to him by his grandmother led to his winning a $50,000 lottery prize. A town on New York's Long Island is aiming to clean up its chronic littering problem with an aggressive anti-littering campaign and steep fines. The Tennessee Aquarium announced the hatching of an "impossibly cute" macaroni penguin chick at the Penguins' Rock gallery. Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne, 89, died at his Los Angeles home Monday while surrounded by his family, publicist Carri McClure announced with commenting on his cause of death. If the 1996 hit movie "Twister" was told for modern audiences, the result would be the upcoming "Twisters," a new featurette shows. Lana Del Rey and Quavo released a single and music video for their song "Tough." Britain's Labor Party is expected to win the biggest majority of any single party since 1832 in parliamentary elections Thursday, according to a final poll. K-pop group Aespa released a single and music video for the Japanese-language song "Hot Mess." |
Post a Comment