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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is facing a backlash after posting a photo showing him and his family holding guns in front of a Christmas tree. He's seen here drawing a handgun from his pocket during a pro-gun rally in Frankfort on Jan. 31, 2020.

Congressman shares photo celebrating guns at Christmas, days after a school shooting

1:30pm December 06, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Santa, please bring ammo," Rep. Thomas Massie wrote as he posted the image of him and his family posing with guns in front of a Christmas tree.

Budtenders at The Green Cross cannabis dispensary help customers in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

National

San Francisco moves to delay its cannabis business tax to give legal dealers a boost

12:52pm December 06, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Supporters of the ordinance said the cannabis industry is experiencing a drop-off in business following a boom early in the COVID-19 pandemic and that a tax hike would result in higher prices.

A COVID-19 testing site is pictured in Times Square, New York city on December 5, 2021.

New York City orders a '1st-in-the-nation' vaccine mandate for private companies

12:52pm December 06, 2021

by Nell Clark

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Monday, saying the decision was designed to help head off the worsening coronavirus surge.

Security providers that focus on digital communications started noticing an uptick in attacks on companies that manage digital phone call services this fall.

National

Criminal hackers are now going after phone lines, too

11:47am December 06, 2021

by Jenna McLaughlin

One way or another, most phone calls these days involve the internet. Cybersecurity experts say that makes us vulnerable in ways we might not realize.

Mourners grieve at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., on Wednesday, the day after a gunman opened fire at the school, killing four students and wounding seven other people.

National

Michigan's attorney general wants to investigate the Oxford school shooting

9:32pm December 05, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

State AG Dana Nessel said her office is the "perfect agency" to conduct a full review of the shooting that killed four students. The investigation would focus on the events leading up to the tragedy.

The holiday shopping season doesn't have to be unsustainable.

Environment

There is an environmental impact each time you hit 'buy now.' Here's an alternative

8:05pm December 05, 2021

by Michael Levitt

Overconsumption from the holiday shopping season can have negative an environmental impact. But there are ways to make gift giving more sustainable.

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Chris Cuomo, pictured in 2019, was fired by CNN after an attorney arranged to share materials supporting accusations by a former colleague of Cuomo at ABC News that he had sexually harassed her there.

National

Chris Cuomo, newly fired from CNN, faces an allegation of sexual misconduct

6:27pm December 05, 2021

"My client came forward at this time because she felt in sharing her story and related documentation, she could help protect other women," said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday.

Newt Gingrich, the incoming speaker of the House, meets with Dole, then Senate majority leader, on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3, 1995. The 104th Congress had a Republican majority in both chambers for the first time since 1954.

Politics & Government

Bob Dole, longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, dies

3:22pm December 05, 2021

by Mara Liasson

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.

Chart showing percent of Trump vote by county and vaccination and death rates by county

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame

2:12pm December 05, 2021

An analysis by NPR shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden.

This 1775 revolutionary-era rifle was Thomas Gavin's undoing.

Thomas Gavin might be America's most prolific artifact thief — but the jig is up

1:23pm December 05, 2021

Thomas Gavin went on a tear in the '60s and '70s, hitting nearly a dozen museums on the East Coast. He mostly stole antique firearms and stashed them in his hideout — a barn in rural Pennsylvania.

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