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Here’s the latest for Wednesday, September 22: U.S. House approves debt and funding bill; Organizations aid Haitian migrants at Mexico’s border; Chinese builder in debt jam to…
Read moreChurch in a pub, politics at temple: Religious leaders are trying to win back the ‘Nones’
Religious leaders across the U.S. are using happy hours, barbecues and potlucks to reach the many Americans who left organized religion: the “Nones.”
Read moreHanks welcomes press to ‘the Parthenon’ of movie museums
Actor and academy trustee Tom Hanks opens the long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to members of the media for a preview. (Sept. 22)
Read moreRihanna takes time with album while unveiling lingerie line
While unveiling her latest lingerie line and accompanying TV special, Rihanna is teasing her next album, saying, “You’re not going to expect what you hear.” (Sept. 22)…
Read moreLouisiana seafood industry wrecked by Ida
Hurricane Ida has crippled Louisiana’s seafood industry but shrimpers, crabbers, oyster farmers and anglers are vowing to bounce back yet again. (Sept. 22)
Read more‘He’s out cold now.’ Police bodycam shows officers mocking unconscious man who later died
Tony Timpa, who was off his mental health medication, initially called 911 saying he was afraid and needed help in 2016. He was pinned to the ground…
Read moreAmericans are using alcohol to cope with COVID-19: Nearly 1 in 5 report ‘heavy drinking’
More than 18 months into the pandemic, about 17% of respondents reported “heavy drinking” in the past 30 days, a new survey finds.
Read moreAmericans stood up to racism in 1961 and changed history. This is their fight, in their words.
In 1961, activists and civil rights groups banded together en masse like never before to end legal segregation and expand voting access.
Read moreMore than 200 arrested as protesters descend on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance
A tense stand-off between protesters and police at the state’s national war memorial on Wednesday ended in violent scenes and arrests.
Read morePfizer announces 500M more vaccines to lower-income countries; California has lowest virus transmission in US: COVID-19 updates
Meanwhile, California’s rate of transmission is an average of 94 cases per 100,000, which is considered “substantial” by the CDC. More COVID updates.
Read moreOn This Day: 22 September 2002
In 2002, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi – sister of Mexican pop star Thalia – were kidnapped in Mexico. (Sept. 22)
Read moreShowBiz Minute: Garson, Jay-Z, Academy Museum
Beloved “Sex and the City” actor Willie Garson dies at 57; Jay-Z’s organization seeks Kansas police agency’s documents; Tom Hanks opens the delayed Academy Museum of Motion…
Read moreVictoria hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, but escapes with minor damage
Six aftershocks have since been registered, between 2.4 and 4.1 on the Richter scale, and further tremors are expected in coming days and possibly months.
Read moreMore than 200 arrested after protesters descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance
A tense stand-off between protesters and police at the state’s national war memorial on Wednesday ended in violent scenes and more than 200 arrests.
Read moreBronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ gravesite
A plaque and a palm tree weren’t enough to mark the swagger and star power of Burt Reynolds. That’s why a bronze bust were unveiled on Monday,…
Read moreWhat we know so far about the Melbourne protests
For the past three days, we’ve seen a city awash with hi-vis vests, riots and a heavy police presence across Melbourne’s CBD. Here’s what we know so…
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