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Monument Circle was briefly closed after a police dog alerted to a suspicious backpack Sarah Nelson, Indianapolis Star Replay Video A suspicious package closed Monument Circle Tuesday evening while police investigated and curious onlookers pondered the possibilities.  The commotion commenced around 7:15 p.m., when officers at the scene said a police dog alerted them to an unattended backpack. The discovery interrupted and twice moved 20 or so anti-mask activists who had gathered at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument to demand the end of Gov. Eric Holcomb's emergency declarat...

Yo-Yo Ma, flowing green, Brooklyn Bridge: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: The state is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more front-line workers, residents with certain chronic health conditions, and people 55 and older, officials announced Friday. “We have been concerned that many people at high risk and others engaged in close-contact work have not been eligible to receive the vaccine yet, but with the additional vaccine supply we are better able to meet the needs of Alabama reside...