Senate votes to hear witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial
The Senate voted 55-45 to call witnesses at former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with five Republicans joining with Democrats to…
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America saw and heard January 6 all over again this week
For many Americans this week, myself included, the traumatizing videos the House managers presented during the impeachment trial elicited a visceral…
Continue ReadingHouse managers say they’re going to seek witnesses at impeachment trial
The House impeachment managers are seeking to subpoena GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state on Saturday after she described a call that…
Continue ReadingPizza lovers, take heart
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — For 47 years, Orlando Carannante has been making…
Continue ReadingBiden grapples with balancing optimism and tough talk on pandemic’s outlook
As President Joe Biden strives to take the opposite approach of former President Donald Trump on the coronavirus response, he’s leaving most of…
Continue ReadingPrince, a K9 officer with the York County Sheriff’s Office, receives bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to charitable donation
Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — The York County Sheriff Office said Friday its K9…
Continue ReadingSenate on track for final impeachment vote Saturday as Democrats mull calling witnesses
The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in…
Continue ReadingFalsehoods and death threats haunt local election workers weeks after Capitol siege
His staff endured racist taunts. His voicemail overflowed with threats and wild conspiracy theories. And then one day, a caller warned that the…
Continue ReadingTrump’s many defenses, explained
Former President Donald Trump’s defense team used just a few of the 16 hours they were allotted to make their case for his acquittal on Friday,…
Continue ReadingHow to watch Saturday’s Senate impeachment trial
Saturday marks the fifth day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, after a dramatic week that saw House impeachment…
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Nigerian police arrest protesters at Lekki shooting site
Nigerian security forces have detained at least 12 people following protests over the reopening of the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on Saturday. The toll…
Continue ReadingBubba Wallace: How 2020 helped NASCAR driver find his voice to speak out over injustice
Ahead of Sunday’s Daytona 500 — the biggest event on NASCAR’s schedule — it’s hard for Darrell “Bubba”…
Continue Reading‘Not the best news that you can get: ‘ Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir on battling MND with a smile
Doddie Weir is the kind of guy who’s hard to miss. At six feet and six inches tall, he towers over almost everybody and just in case you…
Continue ReadingPharmacies start administering their first 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from federal government
More retail pharmacies around the country began administering Covid-19 vaccines by appointment on Friday under a new federal program that is shipping…
Continue ReadingQuestions build about Trump’s failure to protect Pence as impeachment trial nears its end
Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers failed to offer any real defense of why the former President did not do more to protect his vice president…
Continue ReadingSmall triumphs, some glitches as nationwide Covid-19 vaccine pharmacy program takes off
Adam Bayer and his wife Traci own Hillcrest Pharmacy, located in the 11,000-person town of Vernon, Texas. It’s one of the pharmacies receiving…
Continue ReadingNew details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters
In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered
The Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump lawyers make multiple false claims in impeachment defense
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers mounted an aggressive defense Friday in Trump’s second impeachment trial — and made…
Continue ReadingThe story keeps getting worse for Andrew Cuomo on Covid-19
Amid the swirling controversy over whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration knowingly undercounted deaths among nursing home…
Continue ReadingNew York governor’s top aide admits administration delayed the release of Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities over federal investigation concerns
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide says the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility…
Continue ReadingTeen sets American record with 465 pound deadlift
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American…
Continue ReadingIce Festival begins with a ‘Hometown Heroes’ theme
Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks…
Continue ReadingBiden moves to unwind Trump’s Medicaid work requirements
The Biden administration took steps Friday to reverse one of the most controversial health care moves of President Donald Trump: Allowing states to…
Continue ReadingLincoln Project under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations against co-founder
The Lincoln Project says it is retaining an “outside professional” to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that…
Continue ReadingHe says Fidelity wouldn’t let him sell during Reddit mayhem, costing him $830,000
Robinhood is in hot water for banning investors from buying GameStop during part of last month’s Reddit-driven market mayhem. And now Fidelity…
Continue ReadingLunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox
Though travel and parties may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…
Continue ReadingCDC issues warning about cheeses such as queso fresco due to listeria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to fresh and soft cheeses such as queso…
Continue ReadingVaccines — despite variants — are still good news
As a third vaccine against Covid-19 stands ready to be evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization, I feel the…
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Senators posing questions to lawyers as impeachment trial races toward conclusion
The Senate moved into the next phase of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Friday afternoon, as senators got their turn…
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