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Nashville explosion investigation prompts FBI to search home

NASHVILLE - Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the bl...

Dec 27, 2020

Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital

TEHRAN, Iran - A series of avalanches in Iran killed 10 people in a mountainous area north of the capital, state TV reported Sunday. The report said rescue teams were searching for a number of missing...

Dec 26, 2020

EU launches vaccine rollout, historic day in virus fight

WARSAW, Poland - Medical workers, nursing home residents and politicians are set to be vaccinated against the coronavirus across the European Union on Sunday, part of an effort by the bloc's 27 nation...

Dec 26, 2020

Asia Today: Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant

TOKYO - Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. The Foreign Minist...

Dec 26, 2020

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spendi...

Dec 26, 2020

Shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 3 injured

ROCKFORD, Ill. - A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A 37-year-old mal...

Dec 26, 2020

Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas Day

SAN FRANCISCO - In true pop-up art fashion, a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day and collapsed the next day. The three-si...

Dec 26, 2020

University: Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dead

DALLAS - Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, has died, school officials announced Saturday. Authorities in Texas and Utah have not releas...

Dec 26, 2020

Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award

LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in h...

Dec 26, 2020

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for t...

Dec 26, 2020