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No, Mickey Mouse Isn't Retiring, and Other Retirement 'Fake News' You Need to Be Aware Of 08/08/2023 08:00pm • Rumors are circulating that the longtime beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse is going away -- for good. Panic followed the July 28 headline "Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately" from Inside the Magic, an unofficial Disney fan website. In reality, however, Disney will lose c William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87 08/08/2023 10:23am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist" and was quickly anointed one of Hollywood's top directors when he was only in his 30s, has died. He was 87. Friedkin, who won the best An Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights is fueled by national groups and money 08/07/2023 10:38pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Supporters of a ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution and could determine the fate of abortion rights there say a yes vote will provide a “defense against out-of-state meddling.” Opponents argue that a yes vote would give “sp Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky is handed an 8-year prison term for discrediting Russia's army 08/07/2023 09:00pm • A Moscow court sentenced Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky on Monday to eight years in prison, finding him guilty of deliberately spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces. Glukhovsky, who is not in Russia and who was tried in absentia, is best known for writing a science fiction seri Can AI save the planet? Some Marylanders are trying to make the case 08/07/2023 09:03am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The mere mention of "artificial intelligence" inspires a lot of dread and wonder in the general populace. Yet it's an overbroad subjec Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC 08/05/2023 06:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, including a new PlayStation. Darrelle Revis takes his island to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 08/05/2023 04:09pm • CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Revis Island has a new home in “Football Heaven.” After Joe Klecko and Fireman Ed got the green-clad crowd roaring “J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!” four-time All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis took his spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. “It’s an honor to Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere 08/05/2023 12:04am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting, a related and just as disorienting miasma afflicts those who seek to understand what's happening in the vast war. Disinformation, misinformation and absent information all cloud civi Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge 08/04/2023 10:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case with any witnesses without lawyers present. But there's nothing routine about this case. The defendant is Donald Trump, accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to overturn the results o Thousands overwhelm New York's Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars 08/04/2023 09:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan's Union Square for a popular livestreamer's hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos. Aerial TV news footage show Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector 08/04/2023 05:28pm • A Wisconsin judge on Friday ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed by a union leader represented by the lib Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election 08/03/2023 07:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power After his hearing in federal court, Trump calls it a 'very sad day for America.' Follow live updates 08/03/2023 06:11pm • Follow along for live updates of Donald Trump's appearance in federal court Thursday after he was indicted by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim t Don't be fooled by this scam if you're renting in DC 08/03/2023 06:10pm • Scammers are targeting people who are searching for places to rent in the District. According to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, renters looking for properties online have been getting ripped off, with some losing thousands of dollars. "These scams are convincing and can be tricky to spot Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson 08/03/2023 04:05pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that until last year held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian military commander who encouraged Catherine the Great to expand the Russian Empire into what is now so