Jaylen Wright was the lightning in an otherwise stagnant storm, showing off electric playmaking ability in his NFL debut to help the Miami Dolphins beat the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in their preseason opener. Friends, family, religious and community leaders commemorated the 10th anniversary of the shooting death of Black teenager Michael Brown Jr., by a White police officer in a series of events held Friday in Ferguson, Mo. Sangamon County, Ill., Sheriff Jack Campbell announced his retirement Friday a month after former Deputy Sean Grayson shot and killed unarmed Black woman Sonya Massey in her home. A California man has drawn a 20-year sentence after being convicted of assaulting police with poles, pepper spray and other objects during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Friday. Striker Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time after Spain held off a rampant comeback from Summer Olympics host France to win the men's soccer gold medal match Friday in Paris. The Brazilian airline VoePass said a plane with 57 passengers and four crew members aboard crashed Friday near the city of Vinhedo in São Paulo state. There were no survivors. Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women's basketball team extended its Olympic-record winning streak to 60 with a convincing win over Australia on Friday, punching their tickets to the gold medal game. Morgane Metraux and Lydia Ko share the 54-hole lead at the Paris 2024 women's golf tournament, but Americans Rose Zhang and Nelly Korda are lurking after respectable third rounds Friday in Guyancourt, France. Former President Donald Trump's story this week about surviving a helicopter crash landing with former California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown in 2018 is untrue, those involved told the New York Times. Authorities and animal rescuers in Pennsylvania are on the hunt for an alligator caught on camera taking a swim in Lake Erie. A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart in low-Earth orbit and formed a debris field with hundreds of pieces, confirmed by U.S. Space Command. Police in the Czech Republic are on the trail of an unusual fugitive that escaped from a prison near Prague: a kangaroo. A New York zoo announced the births of two patas monkeys -- half-sisters -- who are now being hand-raised by keepers. Stellantis said Friday it is cutting a shift at Michigan's Warren Truck Assembly plant as Ram 1500 pickup production ends there. Due to UAW contracts, many of the 2,450 affected workers may shift to other jobs. A Michigan man said a split-second decision to buy a lottery ticket led to his winning a prize of $25,000 a year for life. Ukraine launched a "massive" drone attack on a military airbase in Lipetsk region deep inside Russia overnight injuring at least nine people, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency a day after a Ukrainian The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced the approval of the first nasal spray for treatment of Anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. The U.S. Treasury Department Friday tightened sanctions on Belarus's military support for Russia and the Lukashenka regime. Nineteen individuals and 14 entities were sanctioned. Gabby Thomas slipped a soaked baton into Sha'Carri Richardson's hand and the Team USA speedster bolted through competition, blazing over the final leg to snatch gold Friday in the Pairs 2024 women's 4x100-meter relay. The League of United Latin American Citizens advocacy group broke with its longstanding tradition of not issuing presidential endorsements on Friday to back the Democratic 2024 ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. "Angel" and "Bones" icon David Boreanaz told UPI that wrapping up his seven-season stint on "SEAL Team" has been a bittersweet experience. After more than a decade of tracking asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth, NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) is now officially shut down. Serial record-breaker David Rush visited Guinness World Records headquarters in London and broke 15 records in a single day. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blocked access to X in the country for 10 days over his ongoing dispute with the social media platform's owner Elon Musk. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip Friday to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, staying home as Japan bolstered disaster preparedness in the face of increased risk of a powerful earthquake. |
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