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Congress to award posthumous medal to pop star Prince

Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his “indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,” The Associated Press has learned. The medal is one of the nation’s highest civilian honors and past recipients include George Washington,… Read More

Suspected tornadoes plow into homes near Missouri and Illinois

A suspected tornado damaged buildings and knocked out power in communities along the state line between Missouri and Illinois, and damage was reported in other parts of the states from severe weather. One suspected tornado moved Sunday night through St. Mary, Missouri, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of St…. Read More

California barreled by huge storm after the drought

A massive storm barreled toward Southern California on Monday after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power to about 380,000 utility customers and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the northern half of the state. Drenching rains and strong winds accompanied the weekend arrival… Read More

Manslaughter? Alec Baldwin faces legal peril after fatal shooting

Alec Baldwin was filming a movie on Thursday when he fired what was thought to be a prop gun that killed the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42. Now, legal commentators are debating how to treat the incident, according to a bombshell report by the New York Post. BREAKING: Brain Fog Linked… Read More

Amid Haugen testimony, reporters compile ‘The Facebook Papers’

The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press. Journalists from a variety of newsrooms, large and small, worked together to gain access to thousands of pages of internal company documents obtained by Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower. A separate… Read More

Alleged burglar fools locksmith into giving her a key

A woman pretended she owned a Southern California home so a locksmith would make her new keys. Then police locked her up. Officers arrested a 43-year-old woman on suspicion of burglary Thursday night in Coronado, a resort city across the bay from San Diego. Blood Pressure Solution Hiding in Your… Read More

Florida man accused of shooting neighbor in dispute over cat

A Florida man is accused of killing his neighbor in a dispute over a cat that wandered into his yard, sheriff’s officials said. Clifford Anthony Bliss Jr., 58, became angry when the cat went into his yard Wednesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Sponsored: One Man Beats Cancer with… Read More

Wright Brothers, wrong design: Ohio butchers license plates

Ohio’s debut of its new license plate failed to take off — because a banner depicted on the plate was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers’ historic first plane, the Wright Flyer. The new license plate illustrates rays of sunlight beaming into the sky, with a banner… Read More

Federal debt balloons to $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest

The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars in government spending to counteract the devastating effects of a global pandemic. The Biden… Read More