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Survey says consumers plan to spend an average of $220 on Mother's Day this year
People aren't skimping on Mom this Mother's Day. The National Retail Federation says Mother's Day spending is expected to reach $28 billion. That's up more than $1 billion from 2020.
Officials clash in the debate over pandemic unemployment benefits
The U.S. economy is on the road to recovery. Even as it springs back, some industries are waiting on their own comeback. That puts the debate over pandemic unemployment benefits front and center.
Chick-fil-A in Alabama takes on jewelry store neighbor in "sign war"
There's a billboard battle going on in Alabama. It all started last week when a jeweler declared war on the local Chick-Fil-A. The two businesses have been engaged in friendly fire ever since, even prompting another business to join in on the fun.
Family of Andrew Brown to be shown more body cam footage of his death
The family of Andrew Brown Jr. will see more of the officer involved shooting that ended his life. Friday, a North Carolina judge issued a written order allowing Brown's immediate family and one lawyer to view five videos of the shooting.
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- California reports first ever yearly population declineCalifornia's population declined in 2020 for the first time since state officials have been measuring it
- Charges imminent in Minnesota bank hostage caseCharges are expected to be filed against a man accused of holding five employees hostage during a standoff at a St. Cloud, Minnesota, bank that lasted more than eight hours
- Judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud ArberyA judge in Georgia has scheduled an October trial for three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery
- Top US, China and Russia diplomats urge global cooperationThe top diplomats from the United States, China and Russia are urging strengthened global cooperation, recognizing the need to tackle growing global challenges and an unprecedented pandemic
- Jury convicts Alabama officer of murder in 2018 shootingJurors have convicted an Alabama police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head
- California's population fell by more than 182,000 in 2020, the first yearly drop for the nation's most populous state.California's population fell by more than 182,000 in 2020, the first yearly drop for the nation's most populous state.
- Weak jobs report could be a risk or opportunity for BidenPresident Joe Biden’s promised economic comeback hit a speed bump Friday with the April jobs report
- NJ school: We've addressed educator's trans-rant beer tossA New Jersey school district says it has responded in a “swift and serious” way to the case of a vice principal who threw beer on people who were videotaping his wife’s extended rant against a transgender woman’s use of a public bathroom
- Witnesses: Girl killed in fire possibly trying to save dogsAn 11-year-old girl is dead after witnesses say she ran back into her burning home, possibly to save her two puppies
- DA drops 'vicious lies' defense, pleads guilty in sex caseA Pennsylvania district attorney who had cast the sex case against him as a pack of “vicious lies” has pleaded guilty to pressuring clients for sex when he was a defense attorney and then coercing them to keep quiet about it
- Police: 29 people recovered from semitrailer in TexasA police official in Texas says 29 people have been recovered from a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who was taken to a hospital
- US hiring slowed to 266,000 added jobs in April, with unemployment rising to 6.1%US hiring slowed to 266,000 added jobs in April, with unemployment rising to 6.1%
- Judge limits footage that family can see of police shooting Andrew Brown Jr.Brown was shot 5 times, including in the back of the head, according to autopsy.
- California deputy and hostage wounded; suspect killedAuthorities say a hostage and a California sheriff’s deputy were wounded and a suspect was killed in shootings stemming from a domestic violence incident
- US citizen in Thailand charged with murdering Thai wifePolice in Thailand say they have charged a U.S. citizen from the state of Colorado with murdering his pregnant Thai wife
