Even as air travel languished below pre-pandemic levels, the number of travelers attempting to pass through airport security checkpoints with firearms in 2021 reached its highest point since the …
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12/30/21
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A good Samaritan helped rescue crews save three people from a plane crash in the waters off the Florida Keys this week, the Coast Guard said.
The plane, a Cessna 210, plunged into the water …
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12/30/21
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NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty Wednesday of helping to groom and recruit underage girls for the abuse of her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a decadelong crusade …
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12/29/21
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A pair of dangerously close space encounters are adding to tensions between the U.S. and China, while underscoring the potential peril to astronauts as satellite constellations and debris proliferate …
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12/29/21
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LOS ANGELES — John Madden, answered to three distinct names, each coming a different generation of NFL fans.
He was “Coach” to the people who followed his Super Bowl-winning …
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12/29/21
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LOS ANGELES — The frantic 911 calls started coming in late Thursday morning from a Burlington clothing store in North Hollywood. Multiple callers said a man was threatening people inside the …
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12/29/21
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NEW YORK — The judge presiding over Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial warned the courtroom Tuesday that the swell of coronavirus cases in New York City could result in a mistrial.
“We …
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12/29/21
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SAN DIEGO — The man who opened fire on a Poway synagogue in a deadly antisemitic attack was sentenced in San Diego federal court Tuesday to life in prison, plus 30 years. The hearing marks the …
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12/29/21
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has confirmed the death of an infant from tornadoes that ripped through the state late Dec. 10 and into the early hours of Dec. 11.
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12/29/21
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PHILADELPHIA — Four men who had been incarcerated in Philadelphia jails died over the last two weeks, raising the death toll to 18 people this year.
It is the highest mortality rate in …
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12/27/21
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Midlands man is dead and another is behind bars after an argument about a dog led to gunfire, the Newberry County Sheriff's Office said.
Errick E. Walker was killed …
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12/27/21
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From a ban on new foreign arrivals to a campaign against efforts to let non-citizens vote, a series of developments in Japan is raising new concerns about xenophobia in Asia’s second-largest …
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12/27/21
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Thousands of flights were canceled Monday, continuing an ugly weekend for holiday travel.
Of more than 2,500 planes grounded globally as of noon Eastern time Monday, almost 1,000 were within, …
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12/27/21
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CHICAGO — Del-Kar Pharmacy in the North Lawndale neighborhood has had a front-row seat to history. Martin Luther King Jr. bought his daily newspaper there when he lived in Chicago in the late …
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12/27/21
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The U.S. Department of Defense has updated its screening process for new recruits to include questions about membership in extremist organizations and any “questionable tattoos” that …
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12/26/21
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MIAMI — Nearly 13 years and 1,300 miles removed from the violent streets of Medellín, Carlos Mario Aguilar has rebuilt his life in South Florida. The alleged Colombian crime boss known …
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12/26/21
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SAN FRANCISCO — A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is being seen as a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the omicron variant continues to …
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12/26/21
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NEW YORK — Renowned writer Joan Didion, who emerged as a distinctive voice in the “New Journalism” of the 1960s to launch a decadeslong and lauded career as an author, essayist and …
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Larry McShane / New York Daily News (TNS)
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12/23/21
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LOS ANGELES — After Matthew Jaurequi lost his footing on an icy trail and began to slide, his friend tried to grab him.
Both hikers coasted about 150 feet down from Icehouse Saddle near …
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Lila Seidman / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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12/23/21
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Your dental and mental health could be linked, along with a host of other conditions, a new study from the United Kingdom found, calling the connection between gum disease and chronic illnesses a …
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Alison Cutler / The Charlotte Observer (TNS)
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12/23/21
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