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Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report say solar energy has the potential to power up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output. But it would require massive changes in…

Britney Spears' father files to end court conservatorship

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears' father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years. James Spears filed his petition to end the conservatorship in Los Angeles Superior Court on…

VIDEO: Biden delivers sandwiches on Labor Day

(CBS Newspath) -- WATCH: President Joe Biden marked Labor Day by bringing sandwiches to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union building in New Castle, DE on Monday (9/6). The president also stopped to…

WATCH: Mini horses raise healthcare workers' spirits

(CBS Newspath) -- ­­MINI HORSES: When health care workers at a California hospital needed a morale boost, they called in these mini horses. They might be small, but their impact is huge. For more…

September 6th: Today in Entertainment History

(AP) -- Today in Entertainment History On Sept. 6, 1969, after a concert in Memphis, James Brown announced that he was going to retire from touring the following summer. He did cut back on touring but didn’t retire. In 1974,…

Biden looks to get agenda on track after unrelenting summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a summer of unrelenting crises, President Joe Biden is hoping to turn the page and refocus his presidency this fall around his core economic agenda. From the chaos in Afghanistan to the spread of the coronavirus…

Al Capone's Florida house faces demolition

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The South Florida house gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades is facing the wrecking ball. The Miami Herald reports the new owners of the house in Miami Beach plan to demolish the place,…

7 people hurt when gunman opens fire in Georgia college town

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police say seven people were hurt after a gunman fired into a crowd of people in Georgia. Athens-Clarke County police say the shooting happened early Sunday morning in downtown Athens after a large fight broke out.…