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Kobe Bryant goes in for a dunk against the New Jersey Nets during a game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 1, 2001.

Sports

Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant And Daughter Gianna Die In Helicopter Crash

10:09pm January 26, 2020

by James Doubek

The NBA star who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 seasons was killed Sunday in Southern California, along with seven others, including his 13-year-old daughter.

Valerie Samano, left, places flowers at a memorial near the Staples Center in Los Angeles, after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday.

Sports

Kobe Was 'More Than An Athlete': The Sports World Mourns A Basketball Legend

8:47pm January 26, 2020

by Emma Bowman

The retired Los Angeles Lakers star died at age 41 in a plane crash on Sunday. Former teammates, peers and other sports legends expressed their grief and shock on social media.

Coronavirus Case Confirmed In Arizona, Bringing U.S. Total To 5

5:44pm January 26, 2020

by Carrie Feibel

The CDC expects the number of confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the U.S. to increase — but says the overall health risk of disease transmission is the country is low.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's headquarters in Atlanta.

2 New U.S. Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed In California

3:38pm January 26, 2020

by Maria Godoy

Both involve patients who had traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang holds a town hall meeting at Cox-Snow Recital Hall at Central College in Pella, Iowa, on Saturday — part of a 17-day bus tour through the state.

Politics & Government

Poll Results Put Andrew Yang Back On The Democratic Debate Stage

1:15pm January 26, 2020

by Benjamin Swasey

The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur is the seventh candidate to qualify for the Feb. 7 debate in Manchester, N.H., which is just four days ahead of the primary there.

This Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, photo provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows a dummy skeleton found after a state trooper traffic stop of a 62-year-old man for an HOV lane violation in Phoenix. (Arizona Department of Public Safety via AP)

National

Arizona Man Caught Driving In The HOV Lane With Fake Skeleton Riding Shotgun

12:46pm January 26, 2020

by Samantha Raphelson

The 62-year-old man was cited last week for disguising a dummy skeleton wearing a bucket hat as a passenger so he could drive in the carpool lane.

Neil McLeod, owner of Neil's Bigleaf Maple Syrup farm, keeps a close eye on his reducing sap for out of control foaming.

National

Bigleaf Maple Syrup Flows As Profits Drip From Once-Maligned Northwest Tree

7:02am January 26, 2020

by Anna King

The Northwest is getting into the lucrative maple syrup industry. Farmers and researchers in Washington state are beginning to tap the sweet potential of the much-maligned bigleaf maple tree.