Former President Donald Trump held his first rally since President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 race, and redirected his attention and attacks to Vice President Kamala Harris. Hadi Matar, the 26-year-old man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie in a monomaniac knife attack in 2022, was indicted Thursday on terrorism charges. A resident of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for threatening to blow up a Columbus, Ohio, Planned Parenthood location in 2022 and conspiring to launder money. President Joe Biden on Wednesday night told Americans, in an Oval Office address from the White House, that it is time "to pass the torch to a new generation" following his recent decision to forgo a second term. The National Basketball Association on Wednesday said Warner Bros. Discovery lacks legal matching rights for a new media agreement with Amazon Prime Video. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday, where she called on members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta to "make history" with their votes in November. Nearly five years after it launched, NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer -- or ICON -- mission has officially come to an end, the space agency announced Wednesday. The U.S. stock market dipped Wednesday with the Nasdaq looking at its worst single-day loss since 2022. Capitol Police used pepper spray and arrested six people for disrupting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before a joint session of Congress Wednesday afternoon. The Treasury Department announced sanctions against six individuals and five entities connected to China for its involvement in the procurement of items to bolster North Korea's ballistic missile, space programs. A video of an English horsewoman beating a horse while training it four years ago has spurred PETA senior vice president Kathy Guillermo to demand the Olympics end equestrian competitions. A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday denied a request by ABC News and George Stephanopoulos asking to toss out a defamation lawsuit brought on by former President Donald Trump. Michael Olise and Alexandre Lacazette each recorded a goal and assist to lead host nation France to a 3-0 shutout of Team USA in a Group A opener of the men's Olympic soccer tournament Wednesday in Marseille. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of Iran's support for global terrorism and its hatred of the United States while addressing a joint session of Congress Wednesday afternoon. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday signed a bill banning the "gay panic" or "trans panic" legal defenses. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday said it had seized illicit drugs from the same traveler twice in one week at a Seattle airport. Ayden Burt, a 28-year-old Texas high school coach, was randomly shot and killed in a rooftop bar while attending a San Antonio conference just after midnight Tuesday. FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday was on Capitol Hill to provide lawmakers testimony and reveal new details at a Congressional hearing on the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Max announced the streaming premiere of "The Boy and the Heron" on Wednesday. The film premieres Sept. 6 on Max. British blues great John Mayall has died in California at the age of 90. Mick Jagger mourned Mayall's passing, calling him a great pioneer of British blues. Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 men's tennis player in the world, was diagnosed with tonsillitis and withdrew from the 2024 Summer Games, he announced Wednesday on social media. |
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