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Fisher Price opens virtual toy museum

Fisher Price celebrates its 90-year legacy with a special surprise. The toy manufacturer is opening a digital experience that allows visitors to see classic products over the past nine-decades. Those include iconic items like "Little People" figures, "Doctor Doodle", and…

Apple unveils new 5g iPhones

Apple has finally unveiled its 5G smartphone lineup. In a virtual event on Tuesday, the company released four new iPhones: the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 pro, the iPhone 12 Pro Max and a new, smaller, iPhone 12 Mini. The…

Uptick for retiree checks in 2021 amid coronavirus worries

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus and its consequences for older people.…

The Latest: 2nd presidential debate is officially canceled

WASHINGTON (AP) - The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is officially off. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday that the Oct. 15 faceoff would be scrapped. The decision was made a day…

Tesla Roadster has close approach with Mars

The Tesla Roadster made its first close approach to Mars this week. The Roadster is an electric sports car with a mannequin in the driver's seat. Wednesday SpaceX tweeted that the vehicle came within five million miles of the red…

National Zoo panda cub gender reveal

About two weeks ago, the National Zoo giant showed off its giant panda cub getting its first check up from a vet. That's when a DNA swab was taken to determine the panda cub's sex. Scientists have gotten back the…

Apple expected to reveal new iPhone Oct 13

Apple fans have been waiting for a date. Now they have one: the tech giant is expected to reveal the next new iPhone on October 13th. Apple has sent out invitations for an event on that date. The top of…

Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he won't participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden if it's virtual. Debate organizers announced Thursday that the debate would be virtual because of Trump's…

Pence and Harris face off in Vice Presidential Debate tonight

Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris are getting ready to take the debate stage tonight. Pence is the VP candidate on the Republican ticket and Harris is the VP candidate on the Democratic ticket. The spotlight on…

Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups, fueled the unmistakable grinding solo in…

President Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19. Trump was to depart the White House by helicopter late Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,…

Hubble Telescope captures spiral galaxy

According to astronomers, spirals are definitely in this season. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this amazing photo of a spiral galaxy about 60-million light-years away from earth! The photo is so stunningly clear that astronomers with the telescope made it…

Oh my gourd! Pumpkin growers compete in weigh-off

It's a jack-o-lantern carver's dream. The winning gourd from this giant pumpkin weigh-off in Wisconsin boasts more than two-thousand pounds. This is the second year for the event in Altoona. It also features a competition for prettiest pumpkin and weigh-offs…

It's a girl! Zoo welcomes baby giraffe

Staff at a zoo in Colorado is welcoming their newest addition. Monday Bailey the giraffe gave birth to her first calf at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Officials say Bailey and the female calf are doing well. They have not measured…

2020 U.S. Census deadline is October 5th

The U.S. Census Bureau is urging people in Mississippi to respond now to ensure their communities don’t lose out on federal funding for critical public services for the next ten years. With a national total response rate, Census assisted response…