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National News - Page 339 of 623 - KSLTV.com FILE: Greg McMichael, center, and his son, Travis McMichael, left, look at family members seated in...
RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
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15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier, the American actor and film director. Hollywood's first real ...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.
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CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

US employers add 199,000 jobs as unemployment falls to 3.9%

U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs, with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce.
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FILE: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew A...
MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press

Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M

The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant.
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In this aerial view from a drone, burned homes sit in a neighborhood decimated by the Marshall Fire...
COLLEEN SLEVIN & BRITTANY PETERSON, Associated Press

Some still don’t know fate of pets after Colorado wildfire

Most people safely evacuated from a fast-moving Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes last week. But dozens of homeowners either had pets who died, had to scramble to find them or still don’t know the fate of their dogs or cats.
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Members of Congress evacuate the House Chamber as protesters attempt to enter during a joint sessio...
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE Associated Press

‘We have to be there’: AP photographer recalls Capitol siege, by Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol was under siege. By Americans. It was Jan. 6, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, and Associated Press photographer J. Scott Applewhite was in the middle of it all — and was the eyes of the world in some respects. His camera recorded images that we are still gazing […]
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Keechant Sewell speaks at a press conference announcing her as the pick for the New York Police Dep...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

New NYPD leader makes history after a strong 1st impression

New York City’s new mayor says he picked Keechant Sewell as the city's first female police commissioner partly because of her poise in handling a mock crisis he threw at her in the interview process.
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A home stands for sale in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a limited supply of single family homes on M...
ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer

Red-hot housing market to fuel record borrowing in ’22

The fierce competition, low mortgage rates and soaring prices that helped raise mortgage borrowing to record heights last year is expected to drive lending even higher this year, experts say.
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