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Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
A sharply divided America decides between Trump and Harris

Trump voted in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, and said afterward that he was feeling “very confident.”

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda

The economy, border security, reproductive rights and even the future of U.S. democracy itself have all punctuated the debate.

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Election Day voting unfolds generally smoothly with some scattered issues and delays

Election Day voting unfolded largely smoothly across the nation Tuesday with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, ballot printing errors and …

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

For “Thriller,” some of the most memorable touches originated with Jones, who recruited Eddie Van Halen for a guitar solo on the genre-fusing “Beat It” and bro…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Oklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power

More than 99,000 Oklahoma homes and businesses lost power during the overnight storms. By late Sunday afternoon, that number was reduced to around 24,000. No f…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

The DEC and the Chemung County Health Department said Friday that the squirrel and raccoon were euthanized so they could be tested for rabies after Peanut bit …

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls

Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate remained at 4.1% last month

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered

Researchers know frogs were hopping around as far back as 217 million years ago. But exactly how and when they evolved to begin as tadpoles remains unclear.

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters

The technology alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to scan a ticket ahead of their assigned group.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Washington Post becomes the second major US newspaper to decline to endorse a presidential candidate

The Post's move comes the same week that the Los Angeles Times announced a similar decision

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
15-year-old boy charged in shooting deaths of parents, 3 siblings in Washington state

The boy was charged Thursday in juvenile court with five counts of aggravated murder. Under Washington state law, a hearing is required before the case can be …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Prosecutors to recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the broth…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
McDonald's and Boar's Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe

On average, the two federal agencies that oversee the U.S. food supply — the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — announce more than 300 food recalls a…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA's first father-son duo to play together

They are the first father and son to play in the world's top basketball league at the same time, let alone on the same team.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Denny's says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025

On Tuesday, Denny's reported its fifth straight quarter of year-over-year declines in same-store sales, which are sales at locations open at least a year.