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During Fatal Standoff, Police Asked Facebook To Deactivate Woman's Account

Baltimore County police shot and killed Korryn Gaines, 23, on Monday after an hours-long standoff; her 5-year-old son was wounded. Police say Gaines was posting video of the standoff on social media.

The award-winning British cartoon <em>Peppa Pig</em> airs in more than 180 countries. Peppa, who is voiced by 17-year-old Harley Bird, has just dropped her first album titled "My First Album."

Queue Up Your Preschool Playlist, 'Peppa Pig' Has Just Dropped 'My First Album'

Peppa is a 4-year-old, cartoon pig whose award-winning TV show airs in more than 180 countries. For the last 13 years she's been played by Harley Bird, who got the part when she was only 5 years old.

Trump's economic agenda faces a big potential foe: The bond vigilantes

You may not know much about bond markets — but you should, especially under Trump 2.0. Bond investors could make Trump's life much more difficult.

The river banks in Sunderland here were once home to shipyards, but like the city's coal mines, they disappeared. In June, the voters of Sunderland voted by more than 60 percent to leave the European Union, even though it would put tens of thousands of local jobs at risk.

In Pro-Brexit English City, A Jobs Crisis Is Averted — But For How Long?

The town of Sunderland, where jobs depend on a foreign employer, Nissan, voted resoundingly for Britain to leave the EU even though that could work against its economic interests.

Charlie Wilber, 69, on the Alexa K, a 45-foot steel-hulled troller, "heading out into the briny deep!"

In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water

In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.

How Is The Rest Of The World Reacting To The U.S. Strike On Syria?

From Iran to China, from France to Bolivia, see where the world is coming down on the U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base.

The Hughes Glomar Explorer off the coast of Catalina Island, Calif., in August 1975, a year after its secret CIA mission to raise a Soviet sub that sank in the Pacific Ocean. This was one of the CIA's most elaborate and expensive operations. The CIA has just declassified new documents that show the Soviets were suspicious, but never actually knew what the Americans were doing.

How The CIA Found A Soviet Sub — Without The Soviets Knowing

It's a great tale of Cold War intrigue that includes eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, a CIA covert operation and a Soviet sub with nuclear missiles that sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, wants to kick loose the requirement of algebra for non-STEM majors.

A police officer strokes Larry, the cat who patrols 10 Downing St. in London. Although David Cameron has resigned as prime minister, Larry will retain his position as prime mouser.

Larry The Cat Stays Put Amid Upheaval Of British Politics

David Cameron is moving out of 10 Downing St. But as the prime minister changes, the prime mouser is holding firm. Meet Larry, the U.K.'s fearless, allegedly feckless feline in chief.

Portage County saw an increase in COVID-19 cases, bringing the county up to red Level 3 on the state's COVID-19 alert map.

Morning Headlines: Portage Rises, Summit Drops on COVID-19 Alert Map; 2 Shot at Akron Football Game

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, September 18: Portage County rises, Summit drops on COVID-19 alert map 2 shot at Akron football game UA...

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