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The Arizona Democratic Party executive board voted Saturday to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a rare rebuke from her own party that could complicate her political future.”While we take no pleasure in this announcement, the ADP Executive Board has decided to formally censure Senator Sinema as a result of her failure to do whatever it takes…Continue Reading

After a teenage influencer and star of Netflix’s recent reality show “Hype House” accused his former collaborator of aggressively sexually pursuing him and groping him without consent, she denied the claims in a statement given to NBC News.In a YouTube video posted Thursday, Jack Wright, who has 8.9 million followers on TikTok, accused his former…Continue Reading

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — A stray bullet struck and killed an English astrophysicist while he was inside an Atlanta-area apartment, authorities say.Matthew Willson, 31, of Chertsey, Surrey, England, was visiting his girlfriend in the United States when he was hit by a bullet that pierced the wall of the apartment. The shooting happened early Sunday morning,…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — The annual anti-abortion rally in the nation’s capital sounded more like a victory celebration as speakers expressed a growing sense of optimism that their long-sought goal, a sweeping rollback of abortion rights in America, was finally in reach.Thousands of protesters rallied in the bitter cold Friday and marched to the Supreme Court, which…Continue Reading

The first American shipment of “lethal aid” to the Ukraine has touched down in Kyiv, the country’s U.S. Embassy said Saturday, less than 24-hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Russian counterpart. The shipment “demonstrates U.S. commitment to helping Ukraine bolster its defenses in the face of growing Russian aggression,” the embassy…Continue Reading

Covid-19 cases are finally falling in the United States, welcome news after nearly two months of skyrocketing case counts driven by the highly infectious omicron variant.“Nationally, the case numbers are coming down, which I consider an optimistic trend,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a White House…Continue Reading

Actor and director Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr, has died by suicide, her representative confirmed to NBC News Saturday. He was 26.“Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian. He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others,” King said in a statement…Continue Reading

KARACHI — A Pakistani inmate serving a life sentence for murder in an overcrowded Karachi prison has won a scholarship for further study after taking one of the highest scores in the city’s higher secondary school exams last year.Syed Naeem Shah, 35, scored the highest in the general high school exams among private candidates —…Continue Reading

January 22, 2022 12:43 pm ET The UFC returns for its first pay-per-view of 2022 on Saturday with UFC 270, which means the fight week video series “Embedded” is back to document the fighters behind the scenes. UFC 270 takes place Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following…Continue Reading