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“This is wonderful”: Holiday vending machines encourage mall shoppers to give to charity
Kimberly Williams took her three daughters to the mall for some last-minute Christmas shopping this week and ended up buying a week’s worth of showers and emergency food for a person living on the street, pots and pans ...Read more
Judge sides with Missouri journalists, lawyers in fight against sweeping court redactions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge last week torpedoed parts of a state law that have required sweeping redactions to court records, preventing the public from accessing routine information.
Moniteau County ...Read more
US lawmakers drop call for review of South Africa relations
U.S. lawmakers dropped a potential review of South Africa’s ties with Washington on the basis that they pose national-security risks.
President Joe Biden on Monday signed a version of a key annual defense-policy bill ...Read more
O.C. judge tied to health-care fraud scheme with convicted doctor, records show
By day, Israel Claustro was an Orange County prosecutor who took down violent gang members, sex abusers and corrupt bureaucrats.
In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open judicial post.
For years, he...Read more
Eye drops sold at Publix, Amazon recalled for fungal contamination. What you should know
Many of us need eye drops for our weary orbs. Hours spent reading and writing holiday cards, peering at ingredient lists while baking, and catching up on new and old Christmas movies on TV all take their toll.
Now one of ...Read more
What to know about infectious diseases during this holiday season
It’s that time of year, when families and friends come together to share their holiday cheer and a few circulating pathogens.
Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UC San Francisco, said people should be ...Read more
Are Americans hopeful -- or discouraged -- heading into new year? What a new poll found
Americans are more optimistic about 2025 than they were about 2024 — in large part because of President-elect Donald Trump, according to new polling.
In a December CBS News/YouGov poll, 57% of respondents said that, ...Read more
Colorado stops water testing at state lab amid investigation into manipulated data
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has suspended a second chemist and stopped water testing at the state laboratory amid a state investigation into manipulated data.
State public health ...Read more
Russian army cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion
The biggest cargo ship belonging to the Russian military’s logistics fleet sank in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in its engine room.
The Ursa Major was lost in international waters following the blast, the ...Read more
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