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US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2021

Epstein pilot resumes testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A longtime pilot for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein resumed his testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial Tuesday, saying that the British socialite charged ...
Syndicated Author Nov 30, 2021

Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash
Prosecutors in Wisconsin on Tuesday charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade that also left 62...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

Dollar Tree makes it official: Items will now cost $1.25
NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the rising cost of goods and freight, discount retail chain Dollar Tree said Tuesday it will be raising its prices to $1.25 for the majority of its products.Dollar Tree said...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

LA luxury mall latest to be hit by smash-and-grab thieves
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A group of thieves smashed windows at a department store at a luxury mall in Los Angeles, triggering a police pursuit just days after high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Ba...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinat...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection issued more subpoenas Tuesday, this time to extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and the...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

Judge exonerates Missouri man convicted in 3 killings
A Kansas City man who has been jailed for more than 40 years for three murders was wrongfully convicted in 1979 and will be released, a Missouri judge ruled Tuesday.Kevin Strickland, 62,&nbs...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

NFL defensive great Michael Strahan to be next space tourist
"Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan is going to space next month.Strahan, who turned 50 on Sunday, will join Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard, on the D...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021

Jury awards millions in damages for Unite the Right violence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - In a mixed verdict, a jury has awarded millions of dollars in damages against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in C...
Syndicated Author Nov 23, 2021
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