Pat Sajak, the 77-year-old game show host, apologized for a mistake during a recent "Wheel of Fortune" episode after he mixed up a contestant's personal life on air.
The scammers tried to convince both Chinese exchange student Kai Zhuang and his family that they were each in danger in order to extort money from the Zhuang family.
The parents of abducted British toddler Madeleine McCann released a new statement on New Year's Day, expressing hope that the investigation "will eventually yield results."
The Chinese Communist Party is urging the Taiwanese public to vote "on the right side of history" in its presidential election, hoping to negotiate the reintegration of the island.
A recent mayoral candidate in Soso, Mississippi, Jason Marshall, was fatally shot when he showed up before dawn at his estranged wife's home, breaking a court order, police say.
Basdeo Panday, the first person of Indian descent to serve as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 90. He served two terms from 1995 to 2001.
Santiago Sánchez Cogedor, a Spanish man who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini, has returned to his home in Madrid.
Comedian Dave Chappelle revisited the hot button topic of transgenderism and gender identity in his latest Netflix special, "The Dreamer," earning him praise and backlash.
"Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne Tha God told Politico he regretted backing Kamala Harris for vice president in 2020 and said she "disappeared" in the White House.
Members of the Free Democrats, the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, voted to remain in the government despite its low popularity.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, said politics played no role in her decision to bar former President Trump from Maine's primary election ballot.
A Russian warplane accidentally dropped bombs on the Russian village of Petropavlovka during an "emergency release," according to reports from the Ministry of Defense.
The family of an avid "Star Trek" fan who passed away 12 years ago has arranged for a portion of her ashes to be sent into space alongside those of the TV series' stars.
A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with the 1996 killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur is seeking release to house arrest due to poor health before the June trial.