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A jury has acquitted a woman accused of killing her Air Force major husband after a party at the couple's New Mexico home more than five years ago. The judge told the jury to decide one of three outcomes: guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of voluntary manslaughter or not guilty by self-defense. The judge told the jury to decide one of three outcomes: guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of voluntary manslaughter or not guilty by self-defense.

Google software engineer James Damore was fired after he wrote a memo railing against what he called Google's "shaming culture." He also criticized the company's diversity initiatives and said women don't work well in high-stress jobs. Anna Werner reports.

A manhunt is underway in Missouri for a former convict who police say killed an officer during a traffic stop. Missouri State Highway Patrol says they are looking for 39-year-old Ian McCarthy, who has been charged in Sunday's shooting death of Clinton police officer Gary Michael. Jericka Duncan reports.

A new report found that in Seattle, the gender pay gap is widening, particularly for educated women.

The New England Patriots acquired two planes to shuttle the team and staff to games.

The Marine Corps is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines, according to Marine Corps officials.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke says former Iowa field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum has joined the Blue Devils as a volunteer assistant coach.

U.S. airlines reported the lowest rate of passengers bumped in 22 years.

By Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media

You started with the best intentions. Your kid needed a laptop for homework. Your tween needed a phone to text you after school. You wanted a Fitbit to lose a few extra pounds. But now, you look around and devices are plugged into every nook and cranny in your home. Everyone’s staring, tapping, tracking. While you’re grateful for things like Google Maps and Netflix that make your life easier and more fun, something feels off.

It's time to put another genre on the ranking block. This week, we're talking about westerns and how they've been remixed, reinterpreted, imported, and exported from genre-defining classics to tradition defying post-western films.

Evan Jager won the first-ever medal by an American man in the steeplechase at the world championships.

The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. James Damore, 28, confirmed his dismissal from Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday, after he wrote a 10-page memo that the company was hostile to conservative viewpoints shaped by a flawed left-wing ideology. The manifesto was quickly embraced by some, particularly on the political right... Читать дальше...

New Parkway brings the best of cereal and cartoons to Oakland Since it opened several years ago, the New Parkway in Oakland has adapted for the community. The two-screen movie theater now includes an eclectic mix of first- and second-run movies, live TV events from Golden State Warriors games to “Game of Thrones” nights, trivia, comedy, karaoke and cinema classics.

The body also called on Yorubas in diaspora to be evangelists of the Yoruba culture and ensure that the interest of the Yoruba nation is protected at all times.

During a sweep, immigration agents nabbed 32 convicted sex offenders on Long Island and held them for deportation.

Might want to think twice about eating at the ballpark.

Dick MacPherson, who capped a long coaching career with a two-year stint leading the Patriots, has died at the age of 86. MacPherson was born and raised in New England, played his college football at Springfield College in Massachusetts, and got his first head-coaching job at UMass. So when the Patriots offered him their head-coaching […]

Belgium's Arnaud Art goes out of the World Championships pole vault final, by slipping off his pole on his third attempt at 5.50m.

Belgium's Arnaud Art goes out of the World Championships pole vault final, by slipping off his pole on his third attempt at 5.50m.