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Jeanelle Austin: Preserving George Floyd's memorial
This is part of a month-long series looking at how the community has transformed the site of George Floyd's killing - 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis - and at the people behind its trans...
Dec 02, 2020
CDC shortens its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations
A sign reminds motorists of Los Angeles County's stay-at-home regulation. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rolled out its revised guidelines for people potentially exp...
Dec 02, 2020
COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American community leader
A Hmong community leader and former Secret War lieutenant colonel died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19.During the Vietnam War, as the CIA funded a covert oper...
Dec 02, 2020
Trump vows to veto defense bill unless shield for Big Tech is scrapped
President Trump tweeted late Tuesday that he is considering vetoing the must-pass defense authorization bill unless Congress approves changes to the legal shield that protects tech companies from liab...
Dec 01, 2020
Justice Department investigating possible bribery-for-pardon scheme
The Justice Department is investigating possible schemes to exchange money for a presidential pardon, according to a document filed in federal court.Jacquelyn Martin | APUpdated: 10:53 p.m. ETThe Just...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. women's soccer team settles part of gender discrimination suit
Megan Rapinoe (center) and Alex Morgan (right), pictured celebrating with U.S. women's soccer teammates in New York after a ticker tape parade, on July 10, 2019. "We are pleased that the USW...
Dec 01, 2020
Millions face bitter winter if Congress fails to extend relief programs
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks alongside a bipartisan group of Democratic and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a $908 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill Tuesda...
Dec 01, 2020
A year in 60 secs: TikTok lists top videos, creators of 2020
From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B's rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with new songs, dances and memes in 60 seconds or less.The social...
Dec 01, 2020
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people
An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations' weather agency reporte...
Dec 01, 2020
A COVID-19 vaccine has come quick, but expert says that's no reason to fear it
A flu vaccine is administered at a walk-up COVID-19 testing sit in San Fernando, Calif. A COVID-19 vaccine could soon win emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.Robyn Beck |...
Dec 01, 2020