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Trebek’s last new ‘Jeopardy!’ episodes airing with a tribute
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The final new "Jeopardy!" episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable. The first of the five episodes will air Monday and start w...
Dec 30, 2020
Joe and Jill Biden to appear on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
NEW YORK (AP) - Ryan Seacrest will have a special pair of guests alongside the music stars at this year's New Year's Eve celebration on ABC - the president-elect and the future first lady. President-e...
Dec 30, 2020
‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. Her publicist says Wells died Wednesday morning in Los Angel...
Dec 30, 2020
Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate, from a crush of text messages and televi...
Dec 30, 2020
First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
DENVER (AP) - The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday.Today we discovered ...
Dec 29, 2020
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate it
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is "falling far behind."Biden said "it's gonna take years, not m...
Dec 29, 2020
New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday, recommend feeding o...
Dec 29, 2020
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet - optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice - has been removed from its perch in downtow...
Dec 29, 2020
Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane's first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. Amer...
Dec 29, 2020
Senate GOP blocks Democratic push for Trump’s $2K checks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote,...
Dec 29, 2020
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