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'Unite the Right' jurors to begin third day of deliberations

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

Jurors are being asked to decide if white nationalists are responsible for the violence and if the defendants are liable for damages.

Vaccines are making Thanksgiving gatherings easier, but COVID-19 hot spots remain

By Ed White, Associated Press

Nearly 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated, but that leaves tens of millions who have yet to get a shot in the arm.

WATCH: State Department spokesperson holds news briefing

By Associated Press

State Department spokesman Ned Price confirmed the U.S. had informed Congress of an action it was taking with regard to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Price refused to say what that action was.

Waukesha parade-goers recount moments of horror

By Sara Burnett, Kathleen Foody, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

Hours before it started, they were already there — people sitting on lawn chairs or wrapped in blankets, awaiting an event the city's mayor described as straight out of Norman Rockwell. The Waukesha Christmas Parade, a tradition in its Milwaukee…

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

By Associated Press

Asked during her Tuesday briefing about the trip, White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the president's decision to leave Washington for the holiday.

Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, dies at 56

By Associated Press

Shabazz was found Monday in her home in Brooklyn, a police spokesperson said. Her death appeared to be from natural causes, he said.

Waukesha parade crash devastates holiday favorites 'Dancing Grannies'

By Tim Sullivan, Kathleen Foody, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

In the devastation wrought by an SUV driver plowing into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, no group was hit harder than the Dancing Grannies.

Waukesha parade crash prompts calls for higher bail, but experts express caution

By Scott Bauer, Bernard Condon, Mike Householder, Associated Press

The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed five people was free on $1,000 bail posted just two days before the deadly event, a fact that is leading to a review of what happened and renewed…

Elizabeth Holmes testifies again in own defense in fraud trial

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes returned to the witness stand on Monday to tell a story likely to determine whether she is convicted or acquitted of criminal charges alleging she duped investors and patients into believing she had invented…

U.S. to release 50 million barrels of oil from reserve to alleviate energy costs

By Josh Boak, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also aimed at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.