Here are the best Super Bowl commercials
On Super Bowl Sunday, there’s one thing that matters almost just as much as the football: the commercials. And this year, they delivered.…
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India glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 177 people feared dead in Uttarakhand
At least 177 people are missing and 20 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating…
Continue ReadingSlain FBI agent Daniel Alfin leaves a legacy of ‘passion, dedication, and principle’
FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin will be remembered for the lives he changed and for “all the children who are safe today, and have a chance at a…
Continue ReadingA woman wins a 6-figure lottery prize. The next day, she wins again
Two days. Two back-to-back lottery wins. Both in the six figures. It must feel great to be Orlene Peterson right about now. The Idaho woman won a…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic is still going strong. But there’s hope on the horizon
Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the…
Continue ReadingBruce Springsteen and Jeep call for unity in 2-minute long Super Bowl commercial
Bruce Springsteen issued a call for common ground, unity and political centrism in a 2-minute long ad for Jeep set to run during the Super Bowl on…
Continue ReadingDespite huge losses, US airlines are rolling in cash
The US airline industry just closed the books on the worst year in its history, losing a combined $32 billion excluding special items. Yet it still…
Continue ReadingWhy Fox News canceled Lou Dobbs
Fox News’ official reason for canceling Lou Dobbs’ show — a post-election programing adjustment — doesn’t quite add up.…
Continue ReadingThe coronvirus pandemic is still going strong. But there’s hope on the horizon
Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the…
Continue ReadingWhy the generals really took back power in Myanmar
A strangely familiar sight dominated the front pages of Myanmar’s state-owned newspaper this week: photos of men in green military uniforms…
Continue ReadingIndia glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 180 people feared dead in Uttarakhand
At least 180 people are missing and 19 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating…
Continue ReadingHouston mural honoring George Floyd is unveiled in front of his high school alma mater
Houston, Texas, leaders unveiled a two-block mural Saturday, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his alma mater, Jack Yates…
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Inside Malawi’s Covid-19 wards, the impact of vaccine nationalism is all too clear
Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat…
Continue ReadingMartian moon Phobos could tell us what Mars was like in the past
Mars has long been a point of fascination for scientists as they try to uncover the planet’s past and determine if it ever supported life. It…
Continue ReadingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Republic of the Congo reports new Ebola case, months after end of its last outbreak
A woman has contracted Ebola and died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the first case since the Central African country ended its…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, women have won the Super Bowl as coaches
Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust and assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar made history Sunday…
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Close friend of Bend double-homicide victims protests no arrests after 6 months
Nearly six months have passed since two of Josh Pardee’s close friends were killed in what police quickly determined was a double-homicide inside…
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Barking dog alerts woman to trailer fire near Redmond, makes it out with infant
A barking service dog alerted a woman to a fire in her mobile home west of Redmond early Sunday morning and she managed to crawl out of the…
Continue ReadingCardboard cutouts of Billie Eilish, Drake and 30,000 others fill Tampa stadium during Super Bowl
It looks like Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, is filled to capacity for Super Bowl LV, but that’s not the case. Only about 25,000 fans…
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