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“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of rape Wednesday at his retrial in Los Angeles. The seven-woman, five-man jury could not reach a verdict on a third count, which alleged Masterson raped a former girlfriend, after deliberating for over a week, The Associated Press reported. …

Precise definitions for “bussin,” “chitterlings” and “cakewalk” will be distributed to the world in 2025 with a new dictionary issued by Oxford University Press. Last year, Oxford University Press revealed its plan to publish the “Oxford Dictionary of African American English,” an entirely unequaled list. During a recent online presentation, those tied …

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea failed Wednesday to launch its first spy satellite into space, state media reported, in a blow to the nuclear-armed state’s efforts to strengthen its military capabilities amid growing tensions with the U.S. and its neighbors. The newly developed Chollima-1 rocket, which was carrying the …

A Chinese fighter jet flew directly in front of the nose of a U.S. reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea on Saturday, said the Pentagon Tuesday, another in a rising number of incidents involving Chinese military aircraft and ships. The “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” by the Chinese J-16 forced the …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day. Several of the wounded were taken to a children’s hospital, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said. The nine people …

After a 52-year-old woman was pulled unscathed Monday evening from a partially collapsed Davenport, Iowa, apartment building, the city’s mayor said a previously announced plan to quickly tear down the structure was “under evaluation.” Lisa Brooks was rescued after more than 24 hours apparently hiding under a couch on an …

New Yorkers and tourists alike spending their Memorial Day in the Big Apple on Monday will be treated to a city-stopping spectacle: Manhattanhenge. Manhattanhenge, a portmanteau of “Manhattan” and “Stonehenge,” is a twice-a-year solar event, when the sunset lines up directly with the city’s grid, casting golden rays down city …

Rep. Ro Khanna says ‘large majority’ of House Democrats are ‘in flux’ on the deal Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., a member of House Progressive Caucus, said Sunday night that he was undecided about how he would vote on the budget deal hammered out by the White House and congressional Republicans. …

Part of a historic six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed Sunday, triggering the rescues of seven people and injuring an unknown number of others, officials said. Concern over the possibility some could be buried in the rubble remained Sunday night as a secondary search of the property was underway, …

An Arizona man has been arrested after he allegedly shot five people on Friday and Saturday in a random shooting spree, leaving four dead and one injured, police said. Police arrested Iren Byers, 20, Saturday on four charges of first degree murder and one charge of attempted murder after officials …