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'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="c771e7a43311a5cc092e291af58af64f823ae197" vtitle="'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire"…

New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes

(AP) -- From minimum wage increases to animal protection, to police accountability to both cutting and increasing taxes, a series of new laws are taking effect across the country on Saturday, the first day of 2022. Some of the laws…

Publix grocery chain starts offering paid parental leave

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials at the Publix grocery store chain says that they will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents. The Florida-based company said Wednesday that eligible full-time and part-time workers will be able…

Comments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative

Year after year, several thousand women in the U.S. carry an unintended pregnancy to term and then offer the baby for adoption. It’s a choice commended by many foes of abortion. Yet despite a huge demand for babies from Americans…

US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers

SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers. And experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. Dr. Paul Offit…

Kardashians' business manager killed, boyfriend charged

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles business manager whose clients had included Nicki Minaj and the Kardashians has been killed, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder and torture. Police say they found 55-year-old Angela Kukawski…

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict announced Wednesday capped a monthlong trial featuring accounts of the sexual exploitation…

Tips to ease the stress of returning holiday gifts

(CBS Newspath) -- Despite good intentions, the season of giving is sometimes followed by the rush to return. If you're looking to return gifts that missed the mark, there are a few things you…