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South Carolina Senate passes bill outlawing most abortions

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republican winning new seats in last yea...

Jan 28, 2021

Panel overturns 4 Facebook content takedowns in first ruling

LONDON - Facebook's quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday, overturning four out of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content. The social m...

Jan 28, 2021

U.S. whiskey bolstered by liquor store sales in 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - American whiskey absorbed some setbacks but showed resilience in the face of pandemic-related clampdowns on bars and restaurants as liquor sales benefited from enduring demand for a ...

Jan 28, 2021

Indianapolis teen charged in fatal shootings of family

INDIANAPOLIS - A 17-year-old Indianapolis boy has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his parents, two teenage siblings and his 18-year-old brother's pregnant girlfriend in the fam...

Jan 28, 2021

New home sales rise in December after sharp November drop

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes rose 1.6% in December after a big decline in November that was even worse than previously thought. The increase last month pushed sales of new homes to a season...

Jan 28, 2021

At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off

NEW YORK - Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit. "It's in the Bay," says one student of the virus as he and others mill...

Jan 28, 2021

Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

NEW YORK - Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. "Hopefully this will be a bridge that brings a lot of people to poetry...

Jan 28, 2021

Chinese singer says mother's bribery charge dismissed

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention. Wanting Qu,...

Jan 28, 2021

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continue...

Jan 28, 2021

US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter

WASHINGTON - Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and shrank last year by the largest amount in 74 years. For 2020 as a wh...

Jan 28, 2021