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In a plea agreement filed Friday in court in Orlando, Florida, Joel Greenberg admits he paid an underage girl to have sex with him and other unidentified men.
The National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security is an extension of one issued earlier this year in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. That alert was due to expire Saturday.
The majority of the league’s 20,000 retirees are Black. And only a quarter of the more than 2,000 men who sought awards for early to moderate dementia have qualified under the testing program.
The sentence of 15 years and 8 months imposed on Peter Dzibinski Debbins, 46, of Gainesville, Virginia, by U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton was largely in line with the 17-year term sought by prosecutors. Defense lawyers sought a 5-year term.
During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Chapek hinted that there could be a change to the mandatory mask requirement at Disney parks in the near future.
The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during an afternoon ceremony on the parade field at the sprawling base on the state’s Central Coast, which tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes.
Veterans of the campaign that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead to eradicate racial segregation in Birmingham nearly 60 years ago remain firmly in the corner of racial justice now.
Japan has been struggling to slow infections ahead of the games.
It would have subpoena power and be charged with issuing a final report by Dec. 31, along recommendations to prevent future attacks.
Travis Greil, of Wausau, admitted using an iPad to take photos under students’ clothing, a practice called “upskirting.”
115 wildlife conservation experts signed a letter to the Biden administration saying state governments have allowed too many wolves to be killed since protections were lifted in January.
Friday’s report comes amid other signs the economy is improving as vaccinations accelerate and business restrictions are relaxed.
HBO said in a statement that Bill Maher was fully vaccinated and is “asymptomatic and feels fine.”
The Duke of Sussex speaks candidly during a Thursday episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast.
Rhode Island police said nine people have been wounded in a shooting.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.
President Joe Biden is welcoming a group of Republican senators to the White House to talk infrastructure.
McDonald’s, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen.
It will be up for bidding on Oct. 23 at an auction organized by the Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale. The gallery estimates it could fetch anywhere from $2.5 million to $4.5 million.
In a Thursday update, Georgia based-Colonial Pipeline said gasoline delivery is now underway in most of its markets.
Ransomware attacks have reached epidemic levels as foreign criminal gangs paralyze computer networks at state and local governments, police departments, hospitals and private companies.
Veterans homes could tap into a $10 million fund for emergencies, like a pandemic or natural disaster, under the proposal.
Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S. elections.
Most schools have less than a month left before they release for summer break.
School districts across the country are weighing whether they can safely hold an event that many seniors consider a capstone to their high school careers.
A Georgia judge will continue hearing legal motions Thursday in the murder case of three men facing a fall trial in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was chased and shot after being spotted running in the defendants’ neighborhood.
The president said he expects the pipeline to resume normal operations by next week and stressed the importance of improving the durability of U.S. infrastructure as part of his $2.3 trillion jobs plan.
Amazon didn’t say if it is having trouble finding workers, but other companies have said they are as Americans start heading out again.
A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.
According to 3M, Spencer Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered an adhesive formula that allowed notes to be easily attached to surfaces, removed and even re-posted elsewhere without leaving a residue.
The action on the so-called benefit-cost rule follows an executive order Biden signed on his first day in office, directing EPA to review all regulations and policies undertaken by the previous administration.
The court of appeals said the requirement would not promote the woman's rehabilitation.
CMT on Thursday announced the nominees for their June 9 fan-voted awards show.
Wholesale prices rose a higher-than-expected 0.6% in April, driven by escalating food costs.
The fast-food giant followed Chipotle, which also announced pay hikes this week.
Many factors are playing into the price hikes: strong demand, understaffed manufacturers and higher shipping costs.
Dozens have died in the most severe outbreak of violence since a 2014 war, with no resolution in sight.
House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.
South Carolina can’t put anyone to death now because its supply of lethal-injection drugs expired, and it has not been able to buy any more.
This first formal Oval Office meeting for the group — and for Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — brought together those two deal-makers at a dramatically different political and economic time than in their past talks.
A government advisory committee recommended Pfizer’s vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, after the Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of the shots to the age group earlier in the week.
Confirmed infections, meanwhile, have fallen to about 38,000 day on average, their lowest mark since mid-September.
The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and did so on the condition of anonymity.
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s were elected Wednesday to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot, leading a class that also includes Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren.
In his ruling, Judge Peter Cahill found that Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained Floyd last year, and that he treated Floyd with particular cruelty.
Doctors who are ready to vaccinate their own kids want other parents to line up, too.
The debates have been emotional and highly divisive around the country, in some cases leading to the involvement of police.
Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery asked a judge Wednesday to allow evidence of the slain Black man’s past problems to be presented when their clients stand trial for murder.