One-week US Covid-19 case and death totals are higher than ever
The US reported more Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last week than any previous seven days during the pandemic, data showed Friday morning. And…
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‘Jeopardy!’ posts a final message for longtime host Alex Trebek
“Jeopardy!” had a simple message ahead of the broadcast of the very last episode featuring the legendary Alex Trebek: Thank you. In a…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose
President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…
Continue ReadingSecurity video shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol building after legislator allegedly opens door
Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…
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National Guard medic sent to help hospital says it’s like putting a Band-Aid on an arterial wound
Maj. Dwight Christensen remembers the sense of shock he felt first walking through the doors of St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California.…
Continue ReadingFeds say police found a truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue ReadingAs riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election
President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…
Continue ReadingTommy Lasorda, legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager, has died
Tommy Lasorda, who spent seven decades in the Dodgers organization — first as a player in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles as a two-time World…
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Extremists intensify calls for violence ahead of Inauguration Day
“Trump or war. Today. That simple.” “If you don’t know how to shoot: You need to learn. NOW.” “we will storm the…
Continue ReadingThe US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. All of them were held by women
A year ago, a rare thing happened to American women. For three months, they held more jobs than men in the US economy — something that had only…
Continue ReadingRacial justice leaders are reeling from the ‘hypocrisy’ in the police response to the US Capitol riots
After police forced her away from the White House with flash bangs and pepper spray, Allison Lane and dozens of people who were peacefully protesting…
Continue ReadingWhite House warned governors about ‘USA variant’ of Covid-19, but no such discovery has been made
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shot down reports from the White House coronavirus task force that warned states of a more…
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The toxic, symbiotic relationship between Trump and Twitter is finally over
President Donald Trump’s tweeting privileges were briefly restored following Twitter’s temporary lock on his account this week for…
Continue ReadingAmericans watched the Capitol riot in ‘horror’ and ‘disgust.’ Here’s what they told us.
Sadness, fear and outrage. Calls to “lock them up,” and yet … also “heartbreak” at the state of the nation. Comparisons…
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta: Memory fades as we age. But it doesn’t have to
Ten months into the pandemic, I turned 51 and did the math: I’m entering the final third of my life. I know that sounds grim, and I am hoping…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County Covid-19 deaths in a day equals city’s homicide deaths in a year, mayor says
The number of people dying of Covid-19 in Los Angeles County in a day is now equivalent to the number of homicide deaths the city saw in an entire…
Continue ReadingDentists, students called in to help deliver coronavirus vaccines
As the US looks for ways to speed the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, some states and providers are pulling in non-traditional vaccinators,…
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Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, making her the first…
Continue ReadingDavid Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff
Georgia Sen. David Perdue has conceded the Georgia US Senate runoff race to Jon Ossoff, he announced Friday, making it official that Democrats will…
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