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House approves temporary government funding bill as larger deal remains elusive
Top Republican and Democratic leaders are still trying to reach a deal on both an annual spending bill and coronavirus relief legislation. Congress was due to finish up work on Dec. 11 but will need m...
Dec 09, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Only half in U.S. want shots as vaccine nears
As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.The su...
Dec 09, 2020
Murdock to vote on permit for whites-only group
Officials in the west-central Minnesota town of Murdock are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to allow a controversial religious group that worships ancient Norse gods to use a former church as a ...
Dec 09, 2020
New data reveal which hospitals are dangerously full. Is yours?
Health care workers at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston last week, facing another full-throttle workday.Mark Felix | AFP via Getty ImagesThe federal government on Monday released detailed hos...
Dec 09, 2020
Penalties rare for ignoring COVID-19 precautions
Frank Donohoe says he's been doing his best to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, even though he wishes he didn't have to."My mask looks like a jock strap," Donohoe said. "It's very embarrassing to we...
Dec 09, 2020
Collaboration improves access to dental care
Nonprofit Apple Tree Dental and the Minnesota Department of Human Services each had dental offices in Fergus Falls in need of improvement, a situation that set the stage for a first-of-its-kind partne...
Dec 09, 2020
48 AGs, FTC sue Facebook alleging illegal power grabs to 'neutralize' rivals
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in 2019.Andrew Harnik/APUpdated at 2:27 p.m.Attorneys general from 46 states, the District of Columbia and G...
Dec 09, 2020
Chinese vaccine 86% effective, UAE health ministry says
The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine provides 86 percent protection from the virus. The UAE said it has registered the vaccine following analysis by...
Dec 09, 2020
Casey Goodson update: Death at deputy's hand is ruled a homicide
The Franklin County Coroner's Office in Ohio cited "multiple gunshot wounds to the torso" as the case of death for Casey Goodson, 23, here in an undated family photo. A sheriff's d...
Dec 09, 2020
Jupiter and Saturn will be together again for the holidays
Saturn (center-left) and Jupiter (center-right) share a night sky earlier this year near Vantage, Wash. Already this past summer, the two planets were growing closer in the night sky. Later this month...
Dec 09, 2020