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Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98.

U.S. health officials say that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.

Cincinnati will play Alabama and Michigan will face Georgia on New Year’s Eve after being selected to the College Football Playoff as a historic field of four was set Sunday.

The plumber who found a large sum of money hidden inside the wall of a Houston megachurch said he should get a reward.

A third party will investigate events at Oxford High School that occurred before a school shooting that left four students dead and six other students and a teacher wounded, the Michigan district’s superintendent said.

A man was struck and killed by a Houston Police Department patrol car involved in a chase in southeast Houston, Texas.

Jackson performed on the Opry beginning in 1956 and was still appearing on the show in 2010.

The push for shots is expected to grow more intense as vaccinated Americans are urged to get booster shots to combat the omicron variant.

The mother's Social Security checks were still deposited into a bank account after she died, authorities say.

DNA evidence places the suspect at the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Much remains unknown about omicron, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it can thwart vaccines and whether it makes people as sick as the original strain.

The student was in the classroom for a week before the school was notified. Their parents said they were uncertain of the COVID protocols.

Bryce Young stunningly carved up the nation’s top-rated defense, giving Nick Saban and Alabama a shot at another national championship.

Tensions between the U.S. and Russia have escalated over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that's seen as a sign of a potential invasion.

Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99.

CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year.

James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing held on Zoom.

Several people were hurt earlier this week after a man stole a school bus in New York City and rammed into multiple cars.

Humphrey retired after the 1981 season, before sacks became an official stat, but he was credited with 130 sacks over 13 seasons (he missed the entire 1975 season recovering from a knee injury).

The CDC found, within in one month the COVID-19 vaccination rate among kids five to 11 is slower than it was for older children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said the parents committed “egregious” acts, including buying a gun and making it available to Ethan Crumbley and failing to intervene when they were summoned to the school Tuesday and confronted with a drawing.

With the supply chain crisis still brewing in the United States, pressure has been added to food banks in the midst of the holidays.

An Amber Alert was canceled for a missing13-year-old girl from North Carolina.

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022 and would include an estimated 175,000 personnel, according to an administration official.

What started as an attempt to get rid of household pests ended with a Maryland home going up in flames.

A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to sexually exploit underage victims.

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its emergency use authorization for a COVID antibody treatment for children.

Honda says in documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators that the hood latch striker can become damaged and separate from the hood.

Air Guard members who report for their monthly drill this weekend will be allowed to participate and will be paid — whether they are vaccinated or not, but those without shots will have the opportunity to get the vaccine when they report to their base, according to Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek.