Brexit trade deal is reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The United Kingdom and European Union have reached a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, the…
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U.S. House fails to pass measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans…
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Around 200 toys were stolen from a Texas public housing complex; more than 2,000 gifts were donated to replace them
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It was set to be a Christmas to remember for all the wrong reasons. San Antonio Housing Authority staff had collected…
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UK and European Union reach a provisional post-Brexit trade deal at the last minute to avert a chaotic New Year’s split
BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain and the European Union have struck a free-trade agreement that should avert New Year’s chaos for cross-border commerce…
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Survivors of Blackwater massacre in Iraq slam Trump’s pardons for US guards behind killing
An Iraqi man who survived an infamous massacre of unarmed civilians by American security guards in Baghdad has condemned President Donald…
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Their communities are deserted by pharmacies. Advocates fear this will lead to inequitable vaccine access
Rochelle Sykes worries that her west side Chicago neighborhood will be left out when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available next year. The…
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Ohio mayor calls for ‘immediate termination’ of officer who shot and killed a Black man ‘who had committed no crime’
The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday called for the “immediate termination” of a city police officer in the killing of a Black man…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 24: Pardons, veto, coronavirus, Brexit, police violence
Some of the most unlikely places could get a white Christmas this year. For those who celebrate, have a safe and joyful holiday. We’ll be back…
Continue Reading The year 2020 in space discoveries
This year has been a tough one no matter where you live in the world, but discoveries beyond our planet and dazzling images of the cosmos provided a…
Continue Reading Parents in infamous ‘Balloon Boy’ saga pardoned by Colorado governor
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned the parents involved in the “Balloon Boy” saga of 2009 as part of nearly two dozen pardons and…
Continue Reading Forced out of school during the pandemic, now she’s pregnant. She’s one of millions of girls who won’t return to the classroom
Editor’s Note: Bella’s voice has been digitally altered to maintain her anonymity. Bella says her unplanned pregnancy made her mother so…
Continue Reading Meghan and Prince Harry share Christmas card starring little Archie
Meghan and Prince Harry released a family Christmas card featuring their 19-month-old son Archie in his first public image in months. In the card,…
Continue Reading California surpasses 2 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, more than all but a few countries
Over two million people in California have tested positive for Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, more cases than in all but…
Continue Reading Track Santa as he flies around the world on Christmas Eve
NORAD is focusing its formidable tracking systems on Santa Claus and his reindeer as they make their annual flight delivering presents to children…
Continue Reading South Carolina man sues city of Rock Hill, alleging police ordered him out of his house naked and held him at gunpoint while searching his house
A South Carolina man filed a lawsuit against the city of Rock Hill on Monday, alleging that police officers ordered him out of his house naked and…
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Trump pardons 29 more, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and son-in-law’s father
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 more people, including former campaign chairman Paul…
Continue Reading Teachers and school employees will be in the next round of people to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio
The next group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio will be the state’s teachers and school staff. Ohio teachers and school staff…
Continue Reading Tyler Perry discusses police reform and poetic justice
Filmmaker Tyler Perry said he was troubled when he first heard of the movement to defund the police. “I thought, OK, this is going to be…
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Holiday travel surges at El Paso & U.S. airports despite pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay…
Continue Reading Washington Football Team settled sexual misconduct claim against owner Daniel Snyder in 2009, per reports
The NFL’s Washington Football Team paid $1.6 million to a former employee in 2009 to settle a sexual misconduct claim she made against team…
Continue Reading Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic
The global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief — animals. Shelters have…
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Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic…
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Nine critically injured in Baltimore building explosion, partial roof collapse
At least 23 people were injured, nine critically, after a partial roof collapse and explosion Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, according to the fire…
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3 in custody after ‘active shooter’ incident at a Tennessee Walmart
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Three people were taken into custody by police after a reported ‘active shooter’ situation at a busy Walmart store full of…
Continue Reading Kentucky sisters lost their mom, dad and grandfather to Covid-19 within four weeks
Sisters Jessica Cheatham and Jama Allen plan to do everything they can to preserve for their kids the family’s Christmas traditions —…
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A Delta passenger who slid out of a moving plane with his dog says ‘I have panic attacks’
As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle.…
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Trump vetoes $740B defense bill, sets up override vote by Congress
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has…
Continue Reading A person who went to work while sick is likely the cause of two separate Covid-19 outbreaks in Oregon
Officials in Oregon say a “superspreader action” is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the state. The action in question: A…
Continue Reading Ohio police officer kills Black man while body camera wasn’t on, mayor says
A Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed a Black man on Tuesday didn’t have his body camera turned on at the time, Mayor Andrew…
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