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

Jan 26, 2020
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.

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Air Date: Friday, January 24, 2020

Tribute: The Inspirational Presence Of Las Vegas Artist Alexander Huerta

Tom Steyer Prioritizing Climate Change, Immigration On Campaign Trail

Long-Term Substitutes Fill Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies In CCSD

  • Coming up on Friday's program...

  • With hundreds of teacher openings unfilled, CCSD is relying on long-term substitute teachers. They have the same workload as a full-time teacher but are they getting the same pay and benefits?

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A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center in Atlanta.

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

Jan 26, 2020
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.
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Sports
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.

Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant And Daughter Gianna Die In Helicopter Crash

Jan 26, 2020
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.
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Elections
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.

Poll Results Put Andrew Yang Back On The Democratic Debate Stage

Jan 26, 2020
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.
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National
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

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

Jan 26, 2020
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.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's headquarters in Atlanta.

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

Jan 26, 2020
Both involve patients who had traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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National
Neil McLeod, owner of Neil's Bigleaf Maple Syrup farm, keeps a close eye on his reducing sap for out of control foaming.

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

Jan 26, 2020
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.
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Politics
Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton at the White House in Washington, D.C., in July 2019.

Democrats Renew Demand For Bolton Testimony In Senate Trial After New Report

Jan 26, 2020
House impeachment managers press the Senate to call the former national security adviser to testify, after a New York Times report said Trump tied Ukraine aid to investigation of his political rivals.
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Lizzo accepts the award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 62nd annual Grammys in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020.

2020 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners

Jan 26, 2020
Lizzo and Billie Eilish are among the artists who won trophies at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, presented on Jan. 26, 2020.
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