Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success
Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…
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5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial
WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…
Continue ReadingMaryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa
Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa — a strain that health…
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Residents of Washington town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump
The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…
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After mayor of Washington town promoted QAnon, residents seek to oust him from office
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…
Continue Reading‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old investor made big bucks on the GameStop shares he got for Kwanzaa
Jaydyn Carr was a GameStop shareholder long before the buying frenzy that sent share prices skyrocketing, and now the 10-year-old investor has cashed…
Continue ReadingConfused about this GameStop saga? Here are the 5 things you need to know
There was a lot to unpack in the deluge of news this week about GameStop, the stock market, Reddit groups, trading apps and hedge funds. If it all…
Continue ReadingThese coronavirus variants are keeping scientists awake at night
At least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night. One, first identified in southeast England, has now shown up in…
Continue ReadingSinger Kelly Rowland announces birth of her second child
Singer Kelly Rowland has some good news to cheer us up — she recently had a second baby, a boy. “On the 21st day, of the 21st year, of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sheriff’s deputy accused of staging ambush
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a…
Continue ReadingPregnant women should get Covid-19 vaccine, US doctors say, despite conflicting international advice
If you’re pregnant during the pandemic, major medical groups in the United States have a clear message for you — please consider being…
Continue ReadingVirginia parent chastises school board officials over coronavirus shutdown
A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…
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Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections
Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…
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McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side
The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…
Continue ReadingProposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance
A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…
Continue ReadingSophie, Grammy-nominated artist, dies aged 34
Grammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon — publicly known as SOPHIE — died in a “terrible accident”…
Continue ReadingChelsea left ‘disgusted’ by online racism directed at Reece James and calls for more action
Chelsea has called on social media platforms to do more to tackle racism online after defender Reece James was subject to abuse on Friday. The…
Continue ReadingCDC orders travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation starting Tuesday
ATLANTA, Georgia — As health experts warn that highly contagious coronavirus variants could soon worsen the spread in the U.S., the country is…
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On the anniversary of Covid-19 becoming an official public health emergency, experts say it’s time for a change
It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.…
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Louisiana cemetery told family of Black deputy he couldn’t be buried there because it’s only for White people
When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the…
Continue ReadingAs variants threaten Covid-19 progress, US weighs trial results of Johnson & Johnson vaccine candidate
As Covid-19 variants are increasingly found in the United States, experts say Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate would help in the…
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Inside the Reddit army that’s crushing Wall Street
Omar couldn’t believe what was happening. He should have been concentrating on the student he was tutoring in physics — a job he did during…
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Fact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
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Sofia Kenin: ‘The atmosphere is going to be loud’ at the Australian Open; tennis star can’t wait
Preparation for this year’s Australian Open has been unlike anything these professional tennis players have previously experienced. Some have…
Continue ReadingJanuary 29 coronavirus news
THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: The U.S. reports first case of South Africa virus variant found in South Carolina. More than 90 million doses of the…
Continue ReadingNASA mission will zoom by asteroid before returning sample to Earth
A NASA spacecraft that took a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles away now has a plan to come back home. On May 10, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…
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