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The CDC recommends keeping gatherings small -- and preferably outside.

Originally named "Sweetest Day of the Year," the day was created by confectioner Herbert Birch Kingston in 1921 with an intention to look after those who need extra attention by giving them small tokens of love such as cards and gifts.

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has warned that the GOP could be in for major losses in November.

Trump former Chief of Staff John Kelly has criticized the president's dishonesty, calling him “the most flawed person I have ever met.”

A New York Times/Siena College survey released Friday shows Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan leading independent challenger Al Gross by a wide margin.

Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are expected to take part in a final debate in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 22, as the November election inches closer.

The Trump administration on Friday announced a deal with CVS and Walgreens to administer COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities. As Trump pushes for a vaccine, Johnson & Johnson’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine was paused after a participant reported an adverse effect.

The US attorney’s office in Colorado announced 28-year-old Richard Holzer pleaded guilty to a plot to blow up a synagogue in Colorado.

Chris Christie, an avid Donald Trump supporter, urged U.S. citizens to wear masks after recovering from the virus while the president continued to discredit face coverings in an NBC town hall.

A 30-year-old man acting as an unlicensed security guard faces second-degree murder charges stemming from an altercation during Oct. 10 protests.

The murder conviction for Scott Peterson, sentenced in 2004 for the slaying of his pregnant wife, Laci, and her unborn son, will be reviewed.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden both earned comparisons to fictional characters after their dueling Town Hall events. 

Smith will avoid prosecution by cooperating with a larger investigation against Robert Brockman, the largest individual case in U.S. history

University of South Carolina School of Law Dean William Hubbard mistakenly sends confidential bar exam results to students. He mentions that he regrets the decision.

Officer Cynthia Donald filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming Johnson sexually harassed her repeatedly for three years.

Residents say they don't want the town to become the "hate capital of Minnesota".

Mike Brown was sent on administrative leave by the sheriff’s office and an internal investigation was launched into the post in July.

Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman of Virginia rebuked Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president promoted a conspiracy theory about Osama Bin Laden on Twitter.

Flying in relatives for a feast and sending your kids door-to-door probably isn't a great idea this year

Twitter suspended a group of fake accounts pretending to be Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign. The social media platform said Tuesday the accounts breached its policies on platform manipulation.

Joe Biden’s recent stop at a Dairy Queen has led to some debate on social media about whether the chain’s signature Blizzards are supposed to be flipped upside down.

Professor Allan Lichtman expects Donald Trump to lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Christian recorded the incident and shared it on social media.

Economic aides met privately with the Hoover Institution and told them the economic risks of the virus, allowing them to sell off stocks before most investors

John was intoxicated when he got into a dispute with his sister, police said.

Michael Reinoehl, 48, an Antifa activist, was killed on Sept. 3 outside a Washington apartment complex. 

Brigham Young University-Idaho has warned that students could face suspension if they intentionally try to contract COVID-19. The university launched an investigation following reports of students potentially contracting the virus so they could sell their plasma containing COVID-19 antibodies.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Disney to disclose which types of employees will be laid off, how layoff decisions were made, if Disney will provide health care coverage for laid-off employees, and the total compensation Disney gave its top executives in 2020.

The Republican senator was mocked for comments about civics and the Houston Astros.