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Rupert Murdoch, 92, is engaged for the sixth time

The media mogul is now engaged to 67-year-old retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova.
Rupert Murdoch during the Herman Kahn Award Gala on Oct. 30, 2019, in New York.
Rupert Murdoch during the Herman Kahn Award Gala on Oct. 30, 2019, in New York.
2h ago

United Airlines flight rolls off runway at Houston airport

The Boeing 737 plane had landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 8 a.m. Friday when it rolled onto the grass as it exited the runway for the gate.
A United Airlines flight rolled off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, on March 8, 2024.
A United Airlines flight rolled off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, on March 8, 2024.

10 trailblazing queer women to celebrate

These groundbreaking queer women defied the cultural expectations of their time and occupy a special place in LGBTQ history.
Gladys Bentley, Barbara Gittings, and Chavela Vargas.
Gladys Bentley, Barbara Gittings, and Chavela Vargas.
3h ago

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied divorce after 11 years of marriage

The two met on the set of the 2010 film "Black Swan" and share two children, ages 12 and 7, together.
Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020.
Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020.
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Patrick Mahomes' younger brother sentenced in case stemming from alleged assault of woman

Jackson Mahomes, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records.
Jackson Mahomes
Jackson Mahomes
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Criminal justice advocate arrested after human torso is found in NYC apartment

Sheldon Johnson recently appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast where he talked about how he had turned his life around following his time in prison for attempted murder.
Sheldon Johnson.
Sheldon Johnson.
4h ago

Some attendees of frigid Chiefs game forced into amputations following severe frostbite, Kansas City hospital says

The Jan. 13 wildcard victory over the Miami Dolphins might have come at a terrible price for some spectators who endured sub-zero cold.
Fans  watch the game.
Fans  watch the game.

A lack of ice is reshaping winter life around the Great Lakes

The lack of snow and lake ice has left some hearty Midwesterners who ski, skate and fish to question how their lifestyles will persist as the world warms.
Rae-Ann Eifert gathers buckets of water for testing from Lake Michigan
Rae-Ann Eifert gathers buckets of water for testing from Lake Michigan
4h ago

Founder of D.C. LGBTQ nonprofit arrested on fraud and money laundering charges

Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado allegedly transferred at least $150,000 in emergency relief funds to private bank accounts in El Salvador, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.
Ruby Corado
Ruby Corado
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SAT will be taken entirely online for the first time in the U.S. this weekend

Students will use computers and tablets, ditching the paper and pencil that have been used to complete the college admissions exam for nearly a century.
A practice SAT test on a tablet
A practice SAT test on a tablet
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Most Asian Americans in NYC adopted different behaviors out of fear of anti-Asian hate, new study shows

Asian Americans in the city adopted at least one “avoidance behavior,” like not taking public transit or speaking their native tongue, especially younger AAPIs.
Pedestrians in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York
Pedestrians in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York