Arizona's Grand Canyon may have met its match and it's not even on this planet. NASA released this photo of a canyon on Mars, the largest canyon in our solar system. It stretches over 2,500 miles across the Martian equator…
By TALI ARBEL Twitter says it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.” The social media giant said Friday: “After close review of recent Tweets from the realDonaldTrump account and the context…
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A passerby spotted a wandering llama in a field off an interstate in Massachusetts and with the help of an animal control officer, brought it to a farm for safekeeping. Patrick Boddy was driving in Newburyport…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa. The study was preliminary and did not look at…
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a new direction to speed release of coronavirus vaccines when he assumes office Jan. 20. His office said Friday Biden would curtail the current practice…
WASHINGTON (AP)-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is conceding to President-elect Joe Biden and condemning the violent supporters who stormed the nation’s Capitol Wednesday. In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly last week to 787,000, a historically high number that points to a weak job market held back by the viral pandemic. Thursday’s figure from the Labor…
(WXXV) — Facebook and Instagram will block President Donald Trump from posting from his account for an indefinite amount of time and at least until President-elect Joe Biden assumes the Oval Office. The decision comes after Facebook on Wednesday said it…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-Trump protesters breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, violently clashing with law enforcement as lawmakers were gathered inside to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in November’s presidential election. Law enforcement instructed lawmakers to retrieve masks from…
Trump issued a statement early Thursday acknowledging his term in office is coming to a close just minutes after Congress certified his loss to Biden.
The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand. The objection to the results in Arizona -- spearheaded by Rep. Paul Gosar and Sen. Ted Cruz -- was rejected…
Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. The focus now shifts to the second race between Republican David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff.
It marks the first time the couple, 96 and 93, will have missed the ceremonies since Carter was sworn in as the 39th president in 1977.
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health. District Judge Vanessa…
The U.S. has surpassed 20 million coronavirus cases. As of yesterday, the U.S. had 20 million positive cases since tracking began in February with more than 345,000 deaths. The country crossed the 19 million case mark less…
The 2021 Boston Marathon will not be held in April and will be postponed until at least the fall of 2021. Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, the Boston Athletic Association will not be…
Most of us are ready to turn the page on 2020, but as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, the CDC has tips on how you can ring in the new year safely. The agency…
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It would deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19…
The Mississippi Department of Corrections said autopsies are being done on two inmates who have passed away. Seventy-seven year-old Ronald Allen Estelle died Friday at a Greenville hospital. He had been taken there from the Mississippi State…
Papa John's is rolling out stuffed crust pizza. Starting Monday, it'll only be available for members of Papa John's customer rewards program. Then, non-members can begin ordering it on December 28th. This is only the second time the chain has…
The Salvation Army in South Dakota is thanking whoever dropped a gold coin, worth nearly $1,800, into one of its kettles. A Salvation Army coordinator said it happened in front of a Walmart in Rapid City. The generous donation will…
PRAGUE (AP) — He’s called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish. Prague’s zoo said on Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan baby born on its premises on Nov 17. It took a…
BOSTON (AP) — Just like a real-life movie, the story of Buddy the Elf meeting his biological father has come to life, just in time for the holidays. Doug Henning wore a costume like the one actor Will Ferrell’s character…