Authorities say a 2-year-old Alaska boy has been killed by guardians months after his mother’s death at the hands of her husband.
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U.S. airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on day before New Year’s Eve
In addition to staffing shortages, winter storms threaten to further disrupt travel over New Year’s weekend.
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CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships
Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
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FDA expected to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12-15 by next week
Older teenagers are already eligible for boosters, and younger children have more recently received their initial vaccine doses.
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U.S. children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
Fortunately. COVID-19 deaths have proved rare among children over the course of the pandemic.
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States diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing
State action on both sides of the debate came as Congress failed to implement policing reforms aimed at boosting officer accountability.
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Mortgage rates tick up but remain low in final days of 2021
Many economists expect rates to rise next year after the Fed announced that it would begin dialing back its monthly bond purchases.
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New Year’s Eve ball will drop in New York’s Times Square as planned
Revelers were banned from Times Square a year ago and this year’s celebration is planned to be smaller, requiring vaccination.
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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein
The defense had insisted Maxwell was a victim of a vindictive prosecution devised to deliver justice to women deprived of their main villain when Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial in 2019.
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Boston man’s 50-year secret: He was fugitive, wanted in a bank robbery
Thomas Randele’s family confirmed that only just before he died, he told them he was wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history.