The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ease an escape.
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Southwest Airlines cancels more flights, draws federal investigation
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it will look into flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines that have left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm that has killed dozens of people.
Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ podcast hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative
Syed will support a class in which students reinvestigate decades-old wrongful convictions, create short documentaries about the cases and work to help bring innocent people home from prison.
Busloads of migrants were dropped off near VP Kamala Harris’ home on frigid Christmas Eve
Three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in record-setting cold on Christmas Eve.
Federal effort to boost election worker protections fizzles
Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year.
Judge orders paternity test for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
A judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal dispute with a 26-year-old woman who claims the billionaire is her biological father.
Police kill Arkansas woman holding hostage in Mississippi Walmart
Police in Mississippi shot and killed an Arkansas woman who was holding another person hostage in a Walmart store as she said she needed help and demanded to speak to a news anchor.
Temperatures fall far and fast as winter storm threatens U.S.
Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm began forming ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds across a broad swath of the country and complicating holiday travel.
No. 10 Arkansas breezes past UNC Asheville 85-51
Jalen Graham scored a season-high 16 points and No. 10 Arkansas breezed past UNC Asheville 85-51 on Wednesday night.
Arkansas’ Nick Smith Jr. out indefinitely with knee injury
Arkansas freshman guard Nick Smith Jr., a projected NBA lottery pick, is out indefinitely because of a knee injury, the team announced Wednesday.
South Florida women rally past No. 17 Arkansas 66-65 in OT
Elena Tsineke scored all four of South Florida’s points in overtime and finished with 23 points as the Bulls beat No. 17 Arkansas 66-65 on Wednesday in the San Diego Invitational.
‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther’ advance in Oscars shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Oscars, including documentary feature, international film, makeup and hairstyling, score, original song, sound, visual effects and shorts.
No. 16 Oregon women top No. 17 Arkansas with big 4th quarter
Grace VanSlooten scored 26 points, Oregon made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the No. 16 Ducks rallied past No. 17 Arkansas 85-78 at the San Diego Invitational on Tuesday.
Congress moves to ban TikTok from U.S. government devices
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
Elon Musk asks Twitter users if he should step down as CEO; poll ends with users voting yes
Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as head of Twitter in a poll on the platform that the billionaire had created and promised to abide by.