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A beloved zoo ostrich named Karen has died after swallowing a staff member’s keys, the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center announced.

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block Tapestry, Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings Ltd., saying that the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between the fashion companies’ brands like Coach and Michael Kors in the so-called affordable luxury handbag arena.

The case stems from Starbucks’ firing of seven workers who were trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee.

Prosecutors in the historic hush money trial of Donald Trump urged a judge Tuesday to fine him and hold him in contempt over social media posts that they say violated a gag order barring attacks on witnesses, jurors and others involved in the case.

Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News.

Long Beach resident Philip Obando was able to recover his stolen car after hiding an Apple Airtag in his trunk as a precaution.

A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, died by euthanasia, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assistance.

An Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. 

Police say a Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist has been arrested in the northwestern city of Detroit Lakes.

Columbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses.

Lawyers presented dueling narratives Monday as jurors got their first glimpse into the prosecution accusing Trump of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to squelch negative stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign.

He’s been able to avoid major diseases and has a fit mind and body. “I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime,” he says.