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Health Dec 17

How a strange rumor of Walt Disney’s death became legend

By Dr. Howard Markel

New ‘Star Wars’ is fastest movie to $1 billion

Moviegoers flocked to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" over the Christmas holiday weekend, pushing ticket sales past the $1 billion mark -- the fastest movie to do so in history.

By News Desk

Walt Disney’s original pitch for Disneyland released

"In these pages is proffered a glimpse into this great adventure ... a preview of what the visitor will find in DISNEYLAND." Those words, written by Walt Disney, adorn the first page of a pitch to gain funding for his…

By Justin Scuiletti

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Politics Aug 11

Biden has his running mate. Will Harris appeal to Democratic voters?

By Daniel Bush

Economy Aug 11

Egg producer gouged prices when pandemic hit, lawsuit says

By Associated Press

Politics Aug 11

GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting after restrictions eased

By Eric Tucker, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Aug 11

WATCH: Pence attacks Biden at Arizona Police Association event

By Associated Press

Arts Aug 11

Politically charged ‘black-ish’ episode gets belated home

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

Nation Aug 11

Navajo Nation president asks Trump to commute death sentence

By Associated Press

Sen. Kamala Harris launches her campaign for president of the United States at a rally at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in her hometown of Oakland, California. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

Politics Aug 11

Joe Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

By Alexandra Jaffe, Kathleen Ronayne, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Education Aug 11

Georgia district has quarantined more than 900 students, staff after possible virus exposure

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 11

Big Ten pulls plug on fall football amid COVID-19 concerns

By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

Politics Aug 11

Poor People’s Campaign eyes low-income voters in 13 states

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

Nation Aug 11

Colorado attorney general announces broader probe of police

By Colleen Slevin, Patty Nieberg, Associated Press

Nation Aug 11

Oprah Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards

By Associated Press