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Facebook lifts ban on US political, social issue ads

Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Political candidates, groups and others will be able to place ads on Faceb...

Mar 03, 2021

Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports

Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...

Mar 03, 2021

Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to remain in office in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have weakened his support and led to calls for his resignation, he said Wednesda...

Mar 03, 2021

Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy

NEW YORK - More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesd...

Mar 03, 2021

Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff

LONDON - Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of Lon...

Mar 03, 2021

Man accused of QAnon vandalism at 'America's Stonehenge'

SALEM, N.H. - Police have made an arrest following a 15-month-long investigation into vandalism at a group of rock configurations in New Hampshire called "America's Stonehenge." Mark Russo, 51, of Swe...

Mar 03, 2021

Swedish police: Man injures at least 8 before being arrested

STOCKHOLM - Swedish police said a man assaulted at least eight people in a southern Sweden town Wednesday, and that the case was being investigated as "attempted murder." Police said a man in his 20s ...

Mar 03, 2021

States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge

Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, 55-and-over Americans and other groups as the U.S. races to beat back the vi...

Mar 03, 2021

Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash

LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash last week that s...

Mar 03, 2021

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes

SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who ...

Mar 03, 2021