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Health Experts Blame Rapid Expansion for Vaccine Shortages
(AP) - Public health experts are blaming COVID-19 vaccine shortages around the U.S. in part on the Trump administration’s push to get states to vastly expand their vaccination drives to reach the nation’s estimated 54 million people age 65 and…
Powerball Jackpot Winner Worth $731.1m Sold in Maryland
LONACONING, Md. (AP) — The jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold in an old coal-mining town in a remote corner of Maryland. Jobs are few in Lonaconing, the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove. The Maryland…
US Jobless Claims Decline to a Still-High 900,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic. The Labor Department’s report underscored that President Joe Biden…
Biden to Sign Virus Measures, Requires Mask Use to Travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a…
On Day One, Biden Targets Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP)-On his first day in office, President Joe Biden is moving to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy by signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.…
The Latest: Harris Gives Sendoff to Pence on Capitol Steps
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris has now taken on a role that would have typically been performed by the outgoing president. Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, stood on the U.S. Capitol steps Wednesday to bid…
Klobuchar: Democracy Cannot Be Taken for Granted
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar took center stage at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and used her introductory address to remind Americans that democracy cannot be taken for granted. Klobuchar says…
The Latest: Biden Sworn in as Nation’s 46th President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court…
The Latest: Harris Sworn in as 1st Female Vice President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has been sworn in as the nation’s first female vice president. The former U.S. senator from California is also the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice…
Trump Pardons Ex-Strategist Steve Bannon, Dozens of Others
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people, including rap stars and former members of Congress. The pardons and commutations for 143…
The Latest: Biden, Harris Arrive at Capitol for Inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has arrived at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his inauguration as the United States’ 46th president. Biden and his wife, Jill, arrived at the complex on Wednesday morning, about 90 minutes before his noon swearing-in…
UPDATE: Bomb Threat Called Into Supreme Court
(CNN) - A Supreme Court public information officer tells CNN that a bomb threat was called into the court, but the building has not been evacuated. Initial reports stated the Supreme Court was evacuated, however, reports now state the building…
The Latest: Acting Attorney General Resigns as Biden Enters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will resign when President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office. The Justice Department says Rosen’s resignation goes into effect at noon Wednesday. Rosen has run the department since former Attorney General William…
Trump Leaves White House, Says ‘It’s Been a Great Honor’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has left the White House for the final time as president. After Trump emerged from the building he spoke briefly to aides and supporters and said, “It’s been a great honor.” After his departure, Trump…
The Latest: 12 Army National Guard Removed From Inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon officials say 12 Army National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who posted and texted extremist views about Wednesday’s event. There was no specific…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- Germany cautious to end latest COVID-19 lockdown due to risk of more contagious variant
- To avoid next surge of deaths, EU summit plans for spread of coronavirus variants across Europe
- Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead
- Baghdad rocked by suicide bombs; at least 6 dead
- EU ready for new US leadership under Biden: 'After four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House'
- Mexico calls on Biden to fix immigration status of Mexican nationals
- World leaders react to Biden’s inauguration: 'A great day for democracy'
- Madrid blast kills 2, destroys building; cause linked to gas leak, mayor says
- China says Sec. Pompeo is 'doomsday clown’ following allegations of genocide in Xinjiang
- Guatemala buses more migrants back to Honduras; small groups press on toward Mexico
CNN HEADLINES
- Vatican bank's former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
- China says it is a 'victim' after Twitter locks embassy account
- Analysis: The China trade war is one thing Joe Biden won't be rushing to fix
- EU and US call for probe into Uganda election violence as Bobi Wine remains under house arrest
- Here's how much Trump's presidential pension is worth — if he keeps it
- Biden wants to avoid the Obama era's biggest economic mistake
- QAnon believers are in disarray after Biden's inauguration
- He may hold the winning ticket in tech. Silicon Valley knows it
- It's worth more than Disney, Nike and Coca-Cola. How this liquor brand took over China
- US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
