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Vaccines for kids under 12 expected midwinter, FDA official says
After emergency use authorization, the agency hopes to move quickly to full approval.
Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at Capital Gazette newspaper
Jarrod Ramos already had pleaded guilty to all 23 counts against him in 2019 but pleaded not criminally responsible — Maryland’s version of an insanity plea.
Georgia couple finds mother snake with 17 babies under their bed
Snakes may try to share space with humans to find a place to lay their eggs, or to hunt rodents, according to wildlife experts.
Woman held captive rescued after leaving notes in public restrooms
“If I don’t make it, tell my family I love them,” one of her notes read.
18-year-old on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket to be youngest person ever in space
While Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen becomes the youngest astronaut, Wally Funk, 82, will become the oldest as they travel into space with Bezos via the billionaire's company.
Covid's high toll: Over half of Latinos had someone close die or be hospitalized
The coronavirus robbed about half of Latinos of jobs or wages, a new survey found. “You’re not prepared, so you’re just kind of like, what am I going to do next?” a widow said.
California university suspends entire baseball team
The University of California, Davis also put the team’s coaching staff on administrative leave while it investigates unspecified allegations of misconduct.
Boy, 7, dies in North Carolina home elevator accident
The child was on vacation with his family when he became trapped between an elevator car and the elevator shaft inside a rental home, officials said.
NYC man carjacked, shot in the head by dirt bike riders, police said
The shooting happened early Wednesday morning on Washington Bridge and involved three men on dirt bikes, according to police.
U.S. agents failed to share questioning of rail yard shooter
A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a California rail yard in May harbored “dark thoughts about harming” two specific people, according to a report by agents who questioned him in 2016.
Chrissy Teigen laments being in 'cancel club,' says she's 'depressed'
"Cancel club is a fascinating thing and I have learned a whollllle lot," she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post.
