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eBay employees who sent spiders to couple to plead guilty
Federal prosecutors say four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in sending live spiders and cockroaches.6 years ago
By The Associated Press
Sayers, Piccolo friendship lives on in ‘Brian’s Song’
NFL players of different colors didn't share hotel rooms on the road when the Chicago Bears put friends Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo together in 1967.6 years ago
By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses
President Donald Trump is declining to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.6 years ago
The Associated Press
Grand jury indicts 1 police officer in Breonna Taylor death
A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky.6 years ago
LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US
Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final-stage study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus. It will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.6 years ago
YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press
President of Belarus inaugurated despite election protests
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that officials did not announce in advance.6 years ago
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
Pence’s jet returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff
The White House says Vice President Mike Pence’s airplane struck a bird on takeoff in New Hampshire, causing the pilot to return to the airport out of caution6 years ago
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an unprecedented run through Southern California mountains.6 years ago
STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos
Vanessa Bryant files a lawsuit against the LA County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed nine people, including her husband Kobe Bryand and their daughter.6 years ago
Colby Walker
60-acre fire burning in Neffs Canyon near Mount Olympus
Unified Fire is asking that people stay away from the Neffs Canyon Trailhead as crews begin to fight a 20-acre fire burning near Mount Olympus.6 years ago
Colby Walker
Bill to designate 988 as national suicide hotline number heads to president’s desk
Utah Rep. Chris Stewart's bill to create a three-digit national suicide hotline is heading to the president's desk. The Suicide Prevention Act would establish 988 as the national hotline number for those experiencing mental health emergencies.6 years ago
LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press
Barrett emerges as court favorite; Trump to pick by weekend
President Donald Trump met Monday with Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative judge emerged as an early favorite for the Supreme Court. He says he expects to announce his pick on Friday or Saturday.6 years ago
ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press
US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert
Members of the newly formed U.S. Space Force are deploying troops to a vast new frontier: the Arabian Peninsula.6 years ago
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads
The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air.6 years ago
SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara pyramid
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday.6 years ago
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana
Tropical Storm Beta slowly crawled toward the shores of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, stirring worries that it could bring heavy rain, flooding and storm surge to a storm-weary stretch of the Gulf Coast.6 years ago
MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin
Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.6 years ago
MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor
Strong winds intensified a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks northeast of Los Angeles, prompting evacuation orders for desert communities.6 years ago
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer
Pres. Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart
Pres. Trump has approved a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for U.S. operations of TikTok, a Chinese-owned app with national security and data privacy concerns.6 years ago
SYLVIA HUI and VADIM GHIRDA undefined
Virus measures targeted by protesters despite case spikes
Protesters gather worldwide to show disdain for continuing and recurring COVID-19 lockdown attempts.6 years ago
NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press
AP-NORC poll: Majority plan to vote before Election Day
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that finds 54% of voters say they will vote before polls open on Nov. 3.6 years ago
Becky Bruce
Where are fires burning across the western US? An interactive map
This interactive map from the Associated Press shows where firefighters are fighting fires across the western US and will update daily.6 years ago
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer
COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects COVID-19 economic damage.6 years ago
