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NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Tuesday reported another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they attribute to success against lung cancer.

January 23, 2020 4:40 a.m.

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glass

MILAN (AP) — The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said Thursday.

March 10, 2020 9:18 p.m.

Washing hands: Slowing the spread of COVID-19

MATTAWA — As toilet paper and bottled water fly off the shelves because of the fervor among some people over the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, many agencies, such as health departments and medical clinics, are trying to alert residents to the things they can do to prevent or slow the spread of the virus.

September 18, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup

LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken bridge in Pensacola and ships thrown onto dry land.

September 1, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Study: Cancer cases likely in those exposed to atomic test

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After years of study, the National Cancer Institute said Tuesday that some people probably got cancer from the radioactive fallout that wafted across New Mexico after the U.S. government detonated the first atomic bomb in 1945. However, the exact number is unknown.

February 28, 2020 6:05 a.m.

Parents slam Serbia bill in chilling 'missing babies' cases

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — For years, Mirjana Novokmet has tried to find out what happened to her first child back in 1978.

January 14, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the

January 10, 2021 2:03 p.m.

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there's a problem: the shot of the country's soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn't what both sides had agreed upon, her team says.

January 11, 2021 12:03 a.m.

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Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

Diallo scores career-high 35, Providence upsets Seton Hall

Diallo scores career-high 35, Providence upsets Seton Hall