Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a case that was chronicled in the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.”
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Denial-of-service attacks knock US airport websites offline
An apparently coordinated denial-of-service attack organized by pro-Russia hackers rendered the websites of some major U.S. airports unreachable early Monday, though officials said flights were not affected.
Umpires check Padres pitcher Musgrove’s ears for sticky stuff
New York manager Buck Showalter took the extraordinary step of requesting Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove be searched for banned sticky substances Sunday, a move many perceived as desperate gamesmanship that didn’t throw the pitcher off track.
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ marijuana convictions
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of ‘simple possession’ of marijuana under federal law.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago document dispute
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate.
Herschel Walker paid for girlfriend’s abortion, report says
Herschel Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009, according to a new report.
The Onion and the Supreme Court. Not a parody
The satirical site The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody.
Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida
A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston.
Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status.
Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4
Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on Monday, on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday.
CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout
The CIA has revealed a model of Ayman al-Zawahri’s safe house, used to brief President Joe Biden about the al-Qaida leader’s whereabouts before the agency killed him in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
U.S. House passes bill reforming Electoral Count Act to stop Jan. 6 repeat
The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill updating a 19th-century law in an attempt to prevent the subversion of future presidential elections.
4.4 million Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters
U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot.
Fed attacks inflation with another big hike and expects more
The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time.
Celebrities coming back to White House after Trump drought
Celebrities are back at the White House following a pop-culture backlash during the Trump years, when just about anyone considered high-wattage refused to show up.
