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A syringe containing a dose of a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The state is the first in the nation to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to any resident 16 or older.

Alaska Opens Vaccines To Everyone Over 16

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in the state.

Sixth graders in Virginia learned to play mahjong from their teacher, a Jewish-American whose grandmother and mother played the game.

A ‘Ton’ Of Fun: How Mahjong Became A U.S. Phenomenon

Click-clack-kvetch. Mahjong is popular among both Chinese and Jewish Americans.

A fast-moving storm dropped over a foot of snow in some areas of New York, including in Binghamton where the National Weather Service reported a record snowfall.

A late spring storm leaves thousands in the Northeast in the dark

Some local officials say it could be some time before power is restored in hard-hit Broome County, New York.

Gasoline Pushed Consumer Prices Up Sharply In February

Prices rose overall by 0.7 percent. The major factor: a 9.1 percent surge in gasoline. Since February, though, gas prices have retreated. So economists do not think the latest report changes the inflation picture.

Beyonce performs the National Anthem as then-U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton looks on in the background at the ceremonial swearing-in of President Obama in 2013.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Hillary Clinton's Awkward Love For Beyoncé

Most politicians aren't cool. And maybe that's ok.

People in the audience cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in Phoenix in March.

Arizona Newspaper Breaks With Tradition, Backs Clinton

For the first time in its 126-year history, the Arizona Republic has endorsed a Democrat for president. The paper acknowledged Hillary Clinton's missteps, but said Donald Trump poses a serious threat.

1 Killed, 11 Injured in Canton Gas Explosion

A gas explosion on the square in Canton Wednesday killed one person and injured 11. The blast occurred shortly before 6 P.M. behind the Opera House, but…

Peoria Firefighters Lay To Rest One Of Their Own

Peoria Firefighters, family and friends of 54-year-old Captain Gary Stauthammer are saying farewell and honoring his life and service. Stauthammer was a…

All the Democratic candidates on stage for the most recent debate filed paperwork to appear on the ballot in Illinois, as did six candidates who didn't make the debate cut.

Sanders, Bloomberg, 'Undecided' Lead Illinois Primary Poll

With less than a month until Illinois’ primary election, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading in a new poll of Illinois voters. But the field is still...

A sign is posted outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Clint, Texas, earlier this week, where lawyers reported that detained migrant children were held unbathed and hungry.

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

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