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Biden oath second only to Reagan and Obama with TV viewers

26 Jan 2021, 3:15 PM PST

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Asian shares retreat after bumpy day on Wall Street

26 Jan 2021, 12:37 PM PST

A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Asian shares rose Monday amid some hope for recovering economies slammed by the pandemic, as market attention turned to upcoming company earnings. (AP Photo/Vincent …

Sandy West, who preserved wild Georgia island, dies at 108

26 Jan 2021, 12:36 PM PST

This May 13, 1998 photo shows Eleanor 'Sandy' Torrey West on Ossabaw Island near Savannah, Ga. West, who championed the preservation of one of Georgia's largest barrier islands has died at age 108. West's grandson, Beryl Gilothwest, confirmed she died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Kimberly Smith/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Detroit to dismiss some tickets issued during Floyd protests

26 Jan 2021, 12:15 PM PST

In this May 31, 2020 file photo, Detroit police fire tear gas at protesters during the third day of protesting police brutality and justice for George Floyd in Detroit. The city of Detroit said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, it will dismiss most misdemeanor citations issued last spring during several days …

Norway to fine dating app Grindr $11.7M over privacy breach

26 Jan 2021, 11:14 AM PST

In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019 file photo, a woman checks the Grindr app on her mobile phone in Beirut, Lebanon. Norway is fining gay dating app Grindr $11.7 million under for failing to get consent from users before sharing their personal information with advertising companies, in breach of stringent …

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

26 Jan 2021, 10:35 AM PST

This combination of photos provided by Axiom Space in January 2021 shows, from left, Larry Connor, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, Axiom announced they will be the first private space station crew, a year ahead of the planned launch. (Courtesy Axiom Space via …

Bally’s, Caesars Entertainment add daily fantasy sport deals

26 Jan 2021, 9:43 AM PST

This Oct. 1, 2020, photo shows the exterior of Bally's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Nov. 4, 2020, officials with Twin River Worldwide Holdings, a Rhode Island firm that's buying Bally's for $25 million, said they can make it "a place to see and be seen" by investing $90 …

Studies extend hopes for antibody drugs against COVID-19

26 Jan 2021, 9:35 AM PST

This photo provided by Eli Lilly shows the drug bamlanivimab. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, the company said that the two-antibody combo of bamlanivimab and etesevimab reduced the risk of hospitalizations or death by 70% in newly diagnosed, non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of serious illness because of age …

PepsiCo goes Beyond Meat in new partnership

26 Jan 2021, 9:25 AM PST

In this July 9, 2015, file photo, Pepsi bottles are on display for sale at a supermarket in Haverhill, Mass. PepsiCo Inc. reports earnings, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. PepsiCo, which makes Frito Lay chips and Quaker cereals, is getting a boost as more U.S. consumers eat breakfast and snack at …

Different types of gambling, media converging for growth

26 Jan 2021, 9:24 AM PST

This Oct. 25, 2018 photo, employees at the sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. count money moments before it opened. Gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing different forms of gambling together, including sports betting, casino gambling, internet gambling and daily fantasy sports, and partnering …

Judge OKs Weinstein bankruptcy plan with $17M for victims

26 Jan 2021, 8:54 AM PST

In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York. A Delaware judge has approved a revised Weinstein Co. bankruptcy plan that provides about $35 million for creditors, with roughly half that amount going to …

EU urges dialogue in Venezuela to set up new elections

26 Jan 2021, 8:33 AM PST

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks to journalists prior to a EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The European Union called Monday for broad political talks in Venezuela to set up new elections and warned that it stands …

US consumer confidence rebounds in January

26 Jan 2021, 8:26 AM PST

A sales associate helps customers as they consider the purchase of a big-screen television at a Costco warehouse on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Sheridan, Colo. U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed Americans’ confidence down to the lowest level since …

Teachers, students march in France for more virus support

26 Jan 2021, 7:13 AM PST

Students chant slogans during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021. Teachers and university students marched together in protests or went on strike Tuesday around France to demand more government support amid the pandemic. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

IMF: Vaccines will power 5.5% global economic growth in 2021

26 Jan 2021, 6:23 AM PST

Women carry shopping bags, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in New York. The spread of COVID-19 vaccines will power a stronger global economic recovery in 2021, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Merkel: pandemic shows German weaknesses, need to cooperate

26 Jan 2021, 6:13 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 during an online conference at the Davos Agenda. The Davos Agenda from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29, 2021 is an online edition due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The global effort in the fight …

Home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years

26 Jan 2021, 6:13 AM PST

In this Sept. 3, 2019 file photo a sign rests in front of a newly constructed home, in Westwood, Mass. U.S. home prices rose in April for the eighth straight month, even as sales have stumbled, a sign the coronavirus outbreak has had little impact on real estate values. The …

Consumer financial-hardship agreements slow but remain high

26 Jan 2021, 5:35 AM PST

In this Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, a woman walks past a personal finance loan office in Franklin, Tenn. According to information released Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, credit reporting agency TransUnion has found that nearly 3% of common consumer debts were in financial-hardship status at the end of 2020, illustrating …

Citing pandemic, Greece bans protests for a week

26 Jan 2021, 5:15 AM PST

University students gather during a rally against educational reforms as the banner reads "The students are not criminals" in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. About 1,500 students took part in two separate protests against government's plans to set up a state security division at university campuses and time limits set …

American Express 4Q profit fell 15% on virus impact

26 Jan 2021, 4:54 AM PST

This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows an American Express card in New Orleans. American Express Co. says its fourth-quarter net income fell 15% to $1.44 billion as the coronavirus pandemic continued to impact its bottom line. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, …

Elderly woman killed, 5 others hurt in Portland car rampage

26 Jan 2021, 4:15 AM PST

Police investigate after a driver struck and injured at least five people over a 20-block stretch of Southeast Portland, Ore., before crashing and fleeing on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, according to witnesses. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Germany: Merkel aide floats long suspension to debt rule

26 Jan 2021, 1:54 AM PST

In this Tuesday, July 14, 2020 file photo Helge Braun, Head of Federal Chancellery and German Minister for Special Task, poses for a photo after an interview with the Associated Press at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff says Germany may have to suspend for …

Epstein’s ex-girlfriend seeks dismissal of charges she faces

25 Jan 2021, 10:15 PM PST

In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York. Maxwell, a British socialite charged with recruiting girls for financier Epstein to sexually abuse …

California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rent

25 Jan 2021, 4:54 PM PST

- In this photo, Feb. 8, 2019 file photo, work is done on an apartment building under construction in Sacramento, Calif. On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, Newsom and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Senate President Pro Tem Tempore Toni Atkins announced a proposal that would extend pandemic eviction protections through …

US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up

25 Jan 2021, 4:23 PM PST

In this Jan. 23, 2021, file photo, Dorothy Kade, left, holds the hand of her husband, Walter Kade Jr., as they wait in the observation room after he received a COVID-19 vaccine at the VA Medical Center, in Philadelphia. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Genetic genealogy helps ID victim of Green River Killer

25 Jan 2021, 4:15 PM PST

In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo, Green River Killer Gary Ridgway listens during his arraignment on charges of murder in the 1982 death of Rebecca "Becky" Marrero at the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent., Wash. Genetic genealogy helped identify the youngest known victim of Green River Killer …

More cancellations for Carnival amid jumbled vaccine rollout

25 Jan 2021, 2:34 PM PST

In this March 9, 2020 photo, the Carnival Liberty leaves Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Cruise Line said Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, is cancelling and delaying more U.S. sailings as it continues to suffer from the pandemic’s fallout. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

2 injured after police car drives through crowd at race

25 Jan 2021, 2:04 PM PST

Tacoma Police and other law enforcement officers stand in an intersection near the site of a car crash Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in downtown Tacoma, Wash. At least one person was injured when a police car plowed through a crowd of people Saturday night who were watching a downtown street …

Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project

25 Jan 2021, 1:34 PM PST

Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars

25 Jan 2021, 12:15 PM PST

A woman wears a face mask as she walks past a GameStop store in Des Plaines, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The latest battleground between the proletariat and the hedge funds serving the 1% isn’t on just any street. It’s on Wall Street. At least, that’s the view within an …

Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustration

25 Jan 2021, 11:35 AM PST

A man delivers a supply of heating gas to Warsaw's popular Piw Paw pub in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, a business that is struggling to survive under lockdown by organizing legal, small-scale educative meetings and courses for beer lovers. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

UN chief: World faces ‘existential threats,’ fragilities

25 Jan 2021, 10:14 AM PST

Norwegian Borge Brende, left, President and Member of the Managing Board of the World Economic Forum (WEF) speaks U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via videolink during the Davos Forum, in Cologny near Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning global leaders that the world not only …

Teen held in Indiana killings of 5, including pregnant woman

25 Jan 2021, 10:14 AM PST

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department work the scene Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 in Indianapolis where five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death early Sunday inside an Indianapolis home. Th pregnant woman who was taken to an area hospital, both she and the unborn child died despite life-saving efforts. …

Oxfam urges radical economic rejig for post-COVID world

25 Jan 2021, 9:24 AM PST

A homeless with his little pet, bottom right, in front a store to rent for food, begs for alms while pedestrian walking past wearing face mask protection against the coronavirus, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Biden’s Pause on Oil Cause for Big Concern in New Mexico

25 Jan 2021, 9:15 AM PST

In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. Oil and gas development infused $2.8 billion into New Mexico coffers during the 2020 fiscal year and marked its second-highest total revenue ever reported despite a global price war and plummeting demand amid the coronavirus …

EU wants full recognition for UK envoy in post-Brexit spat

25 Jan 2021, 9:14 AM PST

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell talks to journalists during a news conference following an EU Foreign Affairs minister meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Britain has sparked a post-Brexit spat with the European Union by declining to grant the bloc's first-ever ambassador …

Ex-VA doctor who misdiagnosed patient sentenced to prison

25 Jan 2021, 8:55 AM PST

In this Aug. 17, 2019 file photo provided by the Washington County, Arkansas Sheriff's Department, Robert Levy is pictured in a booking photo. Levy, a former pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, after pleading guilty last year …

Greece, France sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal

25 Jan 2021, 8:35 AM PST

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, speaks with French Defense Minister Florence Parly, during their meeting in Athens on Monday Jan. 25, 2021. Greece signed a 2.3 billion euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets to address tension with neighbor Turkey. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Adele thanks fans on 10th anniversary of ’21’ album

25 Jan 2021, 8:25 AM PST

Adele thanks fans on 10th anniversary of '21' album

Sabrina Carpenter: ‘Skin’ isn’t ‘calling out one single person’

25 Jan 2021, 7:25 AM PST

Sabrina Carpenter: 'Skin' isn't 'calling out one single person'