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U.S. health experts urge flu shots to avoid "Twindemic"

UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis. Health officials urged Americans Thursday to get vaccinated against both the flu and coronavirus. The Centers for Disease…

Coroner: Feet that washed up far apart were from same woman

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials say two human feet that washed ashore months and miles apart in South Carolina belonged to the same person. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said Wednesday that her office determined that they belonged…

White House proposes tech 'bill of rights' to limit AI harms

(AP) --- Top science advisers to President Joe Biden are calling for a new “bill of rights” to guard against powerful new artificial intelligence technology. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission…

US appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the order Friday night. It comes just one day after a…

Biden restores Bears Ears, other monuments cut by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has restored two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision by President Donald Trump that had opened some lands for mining and development. (U.S. Department of the Interior on…

Joe Jackson autographed 1911 photo sells for $1.47 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W. Smith sold for $1.47 million, the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. The photo was offered by Christie’s and Hunt Auctions in New York…

WATCH: Top Halloween costumes for 2021

(CBS Newspath) -- HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: What are you dressing up as this Halloween? Here's a look at some of the top costumes for grown-ups this spooky season. For more videos, click here.

Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is issuing the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. That lends the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus toward an appreciation of native peoples. Biden…

Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas. Musk says, though, that the company will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State. Musk gave no timeline…

Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned would devastate the economy and harm millions of Americans.…