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Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later,...
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link...
Fox exec calls Brady rumors “a never-ending, merry-go-round” of narratives
Even as Tom Brady goes through his first postseason and prepares to call his first Super Bowl as a television...
Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some...
Friday’s Scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 71, Monticello 28 Alleghany 59, Lord Botetourt 55 Appomattox 66, William Campbell 44 Atlee 59, Hanover...
Australian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian...
Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed led to the arrest of her adoptive parents...
Friday’s Scores
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= East Fairmont 69, Oak Hill 49 East Hardy 44, Frankfort 39 Elk Valley Christian 69, Morgantown Christian...
Trump’s influence spreads through state capitols in both substance and symbolism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new year of lawmaking and politicking is underway in U.S. statehouses. Governors are acting...
The rise – and potential fall – of TikTok in the US
The possibility of the U.S. outlawing TikTok kept influencers and users in anxious limbo during the four-plus years that lawmakers and judges debated the fate of the video-sharing app. Now, the moment its fans dreaded is here, but uncertainty over TikTok’s future lingers. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law that bans the immensely popular, trend-setting social media platform starting Sunday unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance Ltd., sells to an approved buyer. The unanimous decision ended a legal battle that pitted national security concerns against free speech rights. TikTok, ByteDance and some of the devoted users who rely on the platform for entertainment, income and community argued the statute violated...
Read moreDetailsJudges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later, some of them are allowed to return to the nation's capital so they can celebrate Trump's return to the White House. At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of joining...
Read moreDetailsA train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub. But more than a decade of war left it a wasteland of bullet-scarred walls and...
Read moreDetailsFox exec calls Brady rumors “a never-ending, merry-go-round” of narratives
Even as Tom Brady goes through his first postseason and prepares to call his first Super Bowl as a television analyst in three weeks, rumors about his future continue to be rampant, much to the dismay of Fox Sports. Fox Sports president of production and operations/executive producer Brad Zager understands the...
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Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, governors and lawmakers are seeking to cut millions more. The movement for more tax cuts comes after most states already have slashed income, sales or property taxes in recent years, and it's...
Read moreDetailsFriday’s Scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 71, Monticello 28 Alleghany 59, Lord Botetourt 55 Appomattox 66, William Campbell 44 Atlee 59, Hanover 44 Auburn 76, Galax 56 Briar Woods 67, Stone Bridge 65 Broad Run 63, Loudoun County 47 Brunswick 66, Windsor 34 Buckingham County 66, Randolph-Henry 52 Carmel 86, Grove Avenue Baptist...
Read moreDetailsAustralian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women's third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions — if you thought that meant it would be close, you'd have been rather wrong — that this was how she described...
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Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed led to the arrest of her adoptive parents testified Friday that she and her siblings lived tumultuous lives in substandard conditions, including being forced to sleep on the floor and use buckets as toilets. The oldest daughter's testimony wrapped...
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= East Fairmont 69, Oak Hill 49 East Hardy 44, Frankfort 39 Elk Valley Christian 69, Morgantown Christian 27 George Washington 89, Capital 63 Gilmer County 55, Keyser 53 Greenbrier East 49, Winfield 33 Greenbrier West 71, River View 56 James Monroe 59, Westside 32 Linsly 63, Bowerston Conotton...
Read moreDetailsTrump’s influence spreads through state capitols in both substance and symbolism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new year of lawmaking and politicking is underway in U.S. statehouses. Governors are acting quickly to outline their agendas. And in many cases, the influence of President-elect Donald Trump already is rippling through states in both symbolic and substantive ways. Some state officials are trying to tackle...
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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days before his 79th birthday. His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The cause of death and...
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