Dallas is renaming a four-mile stretch of road in honor of Botham Jean
Four miles of roadway in Dallas will now bear the name of Botham Jean, the Black man who was murdered in his apartment by an off-duty police officer…
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Anne Hathaway reveals we’ve all been calling her the wrong name
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway wants everybody to start calling her by her nickname, Annie. Hathaway, whose most recent movie “Locked…
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Meth packages seized by Border Patrol agents in Calexico
Border Patrol agents continue to find abandoned packages of meth by the…
Continue ReadingActing ICE director is resigning, DHS official says
Jonathan Fahey is resigning as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a Department of Homeland Security official, only…
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Some rural hospitals in Texas have yet to receive a single Covid-19 vaccine dose, hospital group says
As Texas shifts its focus to large community vaccination efforts, some frontline health care workers remain unprotected. About 10% of the rural…
Continue Reading California expands who can get a Covid-19 vaccine. But some counties say they don’t have enough supply
California adults 65 and older are now eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine, state officials announced Wednesday in a bid to boost the number of…
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Trump conviction faces uphill climb in Senate. It could all come down to McConnell
Convicting Trump would allow the Senate to bar him from ever seeking elected federal office again, immediately reshaping the 2024 Republican…
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Vaccines and masks: Biden plan aims to break pandemic cycle
Biden hopes his multidimensional strategy, expected to be detailed in a Thursday evening speech, will put the country on the path to recovery by the…
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Mexico to use trade deal to make sure workers get vaccine
The United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, known as the USMCA, contains new rules and guarantees for labor…
Continue Reading Trinity Rodman, daughter of the NBA legend, drafted 2nd overall in pro soccer league
Trinity Rodman, a rising star on US soccer youth national teams, was selected second overall by the Washington Spirit in Wednesday’s National…
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More charges filed against man who wore furry hat in riot
Chansley was previously charged with two misdemeanors stemming from the violent riot — entering a restricted building without lawful authority and…
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Trump’s historic 2nd impeachment trial hangs over Biden and Republicans
Donald Trump’s unique second impeachment sealed history’s verdict on a corrupt and disgraced presidency. But the political endgame of…
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New rule could force banks to lend to oil companies
Big banks, climate activists and banking reform advocates don’t agree on much, but they have joined forces to denounce a proposed Trump…
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Houston Rockets trade James Harden to Brooklyn Nets in blockbuster four-team deal, per reports
The Houston Rockets are moving on from franchise superstar James Harden. They are trading the 31-year-old to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team…
Continue ReadingStates skeptical of Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine plan as they await the missing details
State officials are skeptical that President-elect Joe Biden can meet his goal of 100 million coronavirus shots in his first 100 days, with a week to…
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Black mothers in the UK are four times more likely to die in childbirth than their White counterparts. Little is being done to find out why
When pharmacist Ifeoma Onwuka, known to her friends as Laura, went into hospital to have her daughter, she and her husband hoped the delivery would…
Continue Reading Circle K’s owner offers $20 billion for France’s biggest retailer
Convenience store operators are having a moment. Canada’s Couche-Tard, the owner of Circle K, said in a statement on Wednesday that it’s…
Continue Reading China is winning the trade war and its exports have never been higher
China was already outperforming every other major world economy last year as the coronavirus pandemic upended the globe. It looks like the…
Continue Reading 3 ways to turn that failing New Year’s resolution into a habit
I have a bad relationship with New Year’s resolutions. I start strong and then peter out by mid-January as work deadlines, home chores and the…
Continue Reading Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turns himself in, faces murder charge
Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turned himself in to police Wednesday and faces a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting last month, Atlanta Police…
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