50 nations pledge $200M to make up for US ban on family planning

Nations and philanthropists pledged close to$200 million Thursday for family planning at an international conference that aimed to make up for the gap left by President Donald Trump’s ban on U.S. funding to groups linked to abortion.

California billionaire donates $5M to San Jose flood relief

Kieu Hoang, a one-time refugee from Vietnam, gave a check that will go toward a relief fund that counts the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army among its recipients.

North Korea: Heart attack, not nerve agent, killed Kim Jong Nam

A North Korean envoy rejected a Malaysian autopsy finding that VX nerve agent killed Kim Jong Nam, saying Thursday the man probably died of a heart attack because he suffered from heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Shares in Snapchat parent soar in market debut

Snap, the parent company of the ephemeral messaging service Snapchat, outstripped expectations for its stock market debut Thursday, closing at $24.48 per share for a value of approximately $28 billion.

 
Ben Carson sworn in as HUD secretary

Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who challenged Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, has been sworn in as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Victims of Riverside plane crash identified

The 83-year-old man at the controls of a plane that crashed into two Southern California homes had loved to fly and had taken to the skies for many years, family members said.

It’s a candy and dessert extravaganza as Sugar Factory opens at Fashion Show

Celebrities including Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Katy Perry, Drake, Flo Rida, Hailee Steinfeld, Scott Disick, Jason Derulo, Jerry Seinfeld, Salma Hayek and Mel B are fans of locations at Planet Hollywood, MGM Grand and Paris Las Vegas.

Report calls for end to federal ban on sports betting

The libertarian-leaning Competitive Enterprise Institute planned to issue a 14-page report Thursday that questions how alcohol and tobacco consumption are banned in most businesses while another “sinful” activity, sports gambling, is embraced by workers and their CEOs, especially around Super Bowl Sunday and the kickoff of the NCAA tournament.

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