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U.S. shoots down Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast

WATCH: Eyewitness footage shows downed Chinese spy balloon

The balloon is shot down off the Carolina coast on Feb. 4, 2023.

President Biden said he ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down after being briefed Wednesday

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Fallout from suspected spy balloon kills 'huge propaganda win' for China

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WATCH: Biden commends aviators for shooting down Chinese spy balloon

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in Washington, D.C.

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Surveillance or weather research? Balloon blows U.S.-China diplomacy off course

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Steam rises from Boston Harbor as temperatures reach -7F in Boston

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Weather

Arctic blast brings dangerously freezing temperatures to the Northeast

Photo illustration of animals from the Dallas Zoo inside security camera lenses.

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Dallas zoo mystery

A death, an escape and a burglary: Even with an arrest, answers hard to come by in Dallas Zoo crimes

U.S. news

A photo which police say appears to show Morgan Daub

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U.S. news

Family found dead in Pennsylvania made a 'joint decision' to kill themselves, police say

From left, PROUD Academy board members Patricia Nicolari, John Rose, Devonne Canady, Brandon Lovene, and Henrietta Small.

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Transgender Kids

Connecticut's first LGBTQ-centered school to open later this year

Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill.

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Tyre Nichols

Sixth Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols' death

Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Jan. 27, 2023.

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U.S. news

At Alex Murdaugh trial, legal teams clash over how financial crimes relate to murder case

U.S. news

Man who allegedly left dead fish at 'Goonies' house rescued from rough seas near stolen yacht

U.S. news

Student expected to be charged after third-grade girl was beaten on Florida school bus

Obituaries

Melinda Dillon, who appeared in 'A Christmas Story,' 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' dies at 83

Politics

People vote in the Presidential primary election in Charleston, S.C.

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2024 Election

Democrats make South Carolina first presidential primary voting state

Photo Illustration: A collage of hockey fans, a hockey rink, and a gay pride parade

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Sports

Gloves off: Conservatives fight the NHL in a culture war clash

Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC

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Education

Afro Latino scholars and activists slam Gov. DeSantis' dissection of AP African American studies

Tech News

Smear campaign targets nominee who would be FCC's first openly gay commissioner

Congress

House Judiciary subpoenas attorney general, FBI chief and education secretary

Tech News

Smear campaign targets nominee who would be FCC's first openly gay commissioner

Congress

House Judiciary subpoenas attorney general, FBI chief and education secretary

Business, Tech & Media

An illustration of a filled out scantron with a magnifying glass over it, revealing a robot instead of one of the filled in bubbles.

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Innovation

ChatGPT can help you fool OpenAI’s anti-cheating tool

A woman paying at a counter with a tablet

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Consumer

Americans are tipping more often, even if they don’t want to

Joy Woo and Allison Ly

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News

Asian American creatives say disclosing their layoffs to their families can be complicated

Business News

Jury finds Elon Musk did not defraud Tesla investors with infamous 'funding secured' claim

U.S. jobs report

U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January as employers drove unexpected hiring surge

Business News

Jury finds Elon Musk did not defraud Tesla investors with infamous 'funding secured' claim

U.S. jobs report

U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January as employers drove unexpected hiring surge

World

Pete Reed.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Wife pays tribute to 'selfless' marine veteran who died treating people in Ukraine

Rohingya refugees at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.

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World

Driven by desperation, Rohingya refugees risk their lives at sea

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World

Palestinians wounded as Israeli army hunts fugitives in West Bank refugee camp

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Today, military hardware is decisive on Ukraine's battlefields. Tomorrow, elections may be a deciding factor.

World

Mafia hitman found working as pizza chef in France after 16 years on the run

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Today, military hardware is decisive on Ukraine's battlefields. Tomorrow, elections may be a deciding factor.

World

Mafia hitman found working as pizza chef in France after 16 years on the run

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Beyoncé performs at Atlantis The Royal on Jan. 21, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Culture Matters

One bride is trying to secure 14 Beyoncé tickets for her bachelorette party. Will she succeed?

Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui and Jonathan Groff in "Knock at the Cabin."

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OUT Pop Culture

The most entertaining and bingeworthy queer content arriving in February

Image: Spanish Designer Paco Rabanne checks a dress before his 1999 Spring/Summer haute-couture collection, in Paris on Jan. 20, 1999.

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U.S. news

Lauded fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88

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LeBron's off-court legacy complements his basketball success

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Why Pamela Anderson shares her past with her sons: 'There's nothing to hide'

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LeBron's off-court legacy complements his basketball success

Pop Culture News

Why Pamela Anderson shares her past with her sons: 'There's nothing to hide'

Science news

Rockets set to launch into space in 2023.

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Space

Bigger, faster, farther: A batch of new rockets is set to blast into space this year

This photo made available by NASA shows the planet Jupiter, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, on June 27, 2019. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, scientists said they have discovered 12 new moons around the gas giant, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. (NASA, ESA, A. Simon/Goddard Space Flight Center, M.H. Wong/University of California, Berkeley via AP)

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Space

With the discovery of 12 new ones, Jupiter now has more moons than any other planet

A woman walks along the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass., on Feb. 3, 2023.

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Science News

Arctic blast could trigger a rare weather phenomenon: Frost quakes

World

How do you make a mummy? Ancient Egyptians’ surprising formula revealed

Climate in Crisis

Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

World

How do you make a mummy? Ancient Egyptians’ surprising formula revealed

Climate in Crisis

Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

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