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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022.The NDAA authorizes a 5% increase in military spending, and is the product of intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans over issues ranging from reforms of the

The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.Last year's flu season was the lowest on record, likely because COVID-19 measures — school closures, distancing, masks and canceled travel — prevented the spread of influenza, or because the coronavirus somehow pushed aside other viruses.“This is

And overnight, we see all these clear skies across scotland, a few breaks in the cloud parts of england and wales, before this next system comes in from the west bringing in summer rain. it is going to be a cold night in scotland with some frost, also some patchy mist and fog. we could see the odd pocket of frost a little bit further south in northern england as well. into tomorrow, our weather front is continuing to come in from the atlantic, pushing steadily northwards and eastwards, ahead of ...

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A 79-year-old wedding ring is back with its rightful family.

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A 79-year-old wedding ring is back with its rightful family.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — T. Mark Taylor, artist and toy designer for the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, died Thursday at his Southern California home. He was 80.The cause was congestive heart failure, Taylor's family said in an email to The Associated Press on Saturday.He-man was the muscled frontman for toy manufacturer

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A 79-year-old wedding ring is back with its rightful family.

NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted nearly 1,000 canceled flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. Saturday, up from 690 flights scrapped on Friday. Over 250 more

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A 79-year-old wedding ring is back with its rightful family.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday.