Utah police department gets 4M responses after asking public’s opinion on officer beards
The Pleasant Grove Police Department asked the public for a little input on police facial hair fashions, and within 24 hours, more than 4 million comments gushed in. Just for perspective, Utah's population is about 3.1 million.
Sears chairman makes $4.4B bid to save company
Sears received a reprieve from liquidation after chairman Edward Lampert made a $4.4 billion bid to buy it at the last minute.
Trump orders freeze on non-military federal worker pay
President Donald Trump carried out a plan he announced this summer by signing an executive order to freeze non-military federal workers' 2019 pay.
IED near Giza pyramids kills 4 in Egypt
An improvised explosive device detonated Friday near a tour bus traveling to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, killing four people, federal officials said.
Pennsylvania high court: Pregnant women who take drugs not guilty of child abuse
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that women who use illegal drugs while pregnant cannot be prosecuted for child abuse offenses.
N.C. elections board disbands, congressional race results still unknown
North Carolina's state elections board dissolved on Friday by court order, with the governor set to name an interim board.
Wells Fargo agrees to $575M settlement over fake customer accounts
Wells Fargo agreed to pay $575 million to settle civil charges in all 50 states and the District of Columbia related to the creation of fake customer accounts, the bank announced Friday.
Sears up against deadline to find its way out of bankruptcy
Time is running out for Sears to find its way out of bankruptcy, as a Friday afternoon deadline has so far yielded no bidders.
Shocking suicides mark celebrity deaths of 2018
A spate of shocking celebrity suicides rocked the entertainment world in 2018.
Police arrest man suspected of killing California officer after 3-day manhunt
Law enforcement officials arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a Central California police officer after a three-day manhunt, the Stanislaus County sheriff announced Friday.
DHS chief Nielsen travels to U.S.-Mexico border after child’s death
Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, just three days after another migrant child died there in U.S. custody.
Unpaid U.S. government workers advised to negotiate their bills
The federal government is advising employees who are not getting paid during the shutdown to negotiate their bills with their creditors.
Hyundai introduces fingerprint technology to start vehicles
Hyundai rolled out its newest Santa Fe model it will sell in China, boasting fingerprint technology to unlock and start the vehicle.
Boston Marathon bomber appeals conviction, death sentence
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev want his death sentence overturned, saying the federal judge should not have allowed the trial to be conducted in the city.