The year’s top quotes: ‘Wear a mask’ and ‘I can’t breathe’
“Wear a mask” and “I can’t breathe” are among the top 10 quotes of the year selected by a Yale Law School librarian.…
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Police crack down on the Grinch, capturing the hairy green guy as he tries to steal Christmas
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. But now, no more Christmas joy can be stolen. At least not this holiday season as police agencies across America…
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What Artemis astronauts could learn about the moon when they land in 2024
The first woman and the next man will land on the moon’s south pole in 2024 through NASA’s Artemis program. When they explore this part…
Continue Reading Alabama sheriff’s office deletes photo of Christmas tree with ‘thugshots’ after backlash
After an attempt at holiday humor, an Alabama sheriff’s office is receiving backlash for posting on social media a photo of a Christmas tree…
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Georgia re-certifies election results after recount request by Trump affirms Biden’s win
ATLANTA, Georgia — Georgia’s top elections official has re-certified the state’s election results after a recount confirmed once again that…
Continue Reading Virginia Military Institute removes statue of Confederate general ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
The Virginia Military Institute on Monday removed a statue of Thomas J. “Stonewall’ Jackson, the Confederate general and former VMI…
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to come to Brussels for crucial phase of post-Brexit trade talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the European Commission plan to meet in person to see whether a last-minute…
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NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns says he has lost 7 family members to Covid-19
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is entering his sixth NBA season with a heavy heart. “I’ve been through a lot, obviously…
Continue Reading Romania’s center-right prime minister resigns after election voters deliver nominal victory to left-leaning populists
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s center-right prime minister has resigned after a general election in which voters delivered nominal victory…
Continue Reading Some Black and Latino Americans are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Here’s what is fueling that distrust
When a Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available to Americans, Joe Cunningham says he won’t be taking it. “I don’t know, I…
Continue Reading A surfer is injured in a shark attack in Oregon
An unlucky surfer had a rare encounter with a shark along the Oregon coast. The surfer — identified only as an adult male — was riding…
Continue Reading A couple, married 50 years, die just hours apart from Covid-19
In early November, Wilma Gail Bowen and Willard Bowen mourned the loss of Willard’s mother, who had died from dementia and Covid-19…
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A gospel-singing family performed a virtual concert at a recording studio. Then, five of them got Covid-19
Ernestine Ray was driving home from work on July 3 when her vision turned blurry. A few hours later, she was in a Houston hospital, where she was…
Continue Reading Floyd Mayweather will box YouTuber Logan Paul in February
Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Sunday he will return to the ring in a “super exhibition” against YouTuber Logan…
Continue Reading A Canadian man drives a stranded American family 1,000 miles to Alaska
There’s nice, and then there’s Canadian-nice, which sometimes involves driving a total stranger, her two kids, a pair of elderly dogs and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 7: Coronavirus, White House transition, marijuana, Venezuela, India
Your normal body temperature may not be 98.6 — and that’s totally OK. There are ways to determine what it is and how it varies so you can…
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Navajo Nation implements another three-week lockdown as ICUs reach capacity amid Covid surge
The Navajo Nation has extended its lockdown for three more weeks to try to slow the growth of Covid-19 cases in the community that has already filled…
Continue Reading Los Angeles restaurateur says politicians are ‘living in la-la land’ as Covid measures hit
A besieged California restaurateur is accusing politicians of “living in la-la land” after anti-Covid measures forced her to shut her…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old World War II veteran from Alabama has survived Covid-19
An Alabama man battling the coronavirus was released from the hospital just in time to celebrate his 104th birthday. Major Lee Wooten, a World War II…
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Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says
Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for Covid-19, Trump announced. “Get better soon Rudy, we…
Continue Reading Dad sings impromptu National Anthem at high school basketball game after sound system fails
It’s hard enough to sing the National Anthem when you are planning on it, but even more impressive to nail it your first time on the fly. One…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 stay-at-home orders set to take effect Sunday night for millions of Californians
Tens of millions of people in Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area will find themselves under new stay-at-home…
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NBA players are prohibited from going to bars or clubs in new Covid-19 safety protocols
NBA players and staff will be prohibited from visiting bars and clubs under new Covid-19 health and safety guidelines, according to a memo sent to…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ and Morgan Wallen joke about the show disinviting him for breaking Covid-19 protocols
Two months after he was booted from “Saturday Night Live” for partying during the pandemic, Morgan Wallen and SNL made light of his bad…
Continue Reading Trump tweets that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. Giuliani was exhibiting…
Continue Reading Roald Dahl’s family apologizes for the writer’s past antisemitic comments
The family of Roald Dahl and the company that manages his copyrights and licenses issued an apology for antisemitic comments Dahl made across his…
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1 million new coronavirus cases have been added to the US total — in only 5 days
After the first cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the United States on January 20, it took almost 100 days to reach 1 million infections. Now, the…
Continue Reading California’s Bond Fire has burned more than 7,000 acres and more fire warnings are ahead
A fast-moving wildfire that began late Wednesday in Southern California is 50% contained as of Sunday morning, a slight increase from the day…
Continue Reading A FedEx driver surprised a boy with a new basketball and hoop after she noticed him playing with a broken one
Every once in a while, as FedEx driver Aubrey Robinson made her regular delivery stops in a neighborhood in rural southeastern Indiana, she’d…
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‘Immunity passports’ are already here. But they come with warnings
With miles of barbed wire and electric fencing along its border and open government hostility to migrants, Hungary’s borders aren’t…
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