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Global Death Toll From COVID-19 Tops 2M Amid Vaccine Rollout
(AP) - The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat. The milestone was reached on Friday, which…
Capitol Rioters Included Highly Trained Ex-Military and Cops
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation. That's what an…
Biden Unveiling $1.9T Plan to Stem Virus and Steady Economy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments, and businesses struggling with…
Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder Charged in Flint Water Crisis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged with two counts of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis. Residents' tap water became tainted by lead. A…
Hot Again: 2020 Sets Yet Another Global Temperature Record
(AP) - Scientists say 2020 was either the hottest year on record or a close second or third. Several weather groups Thursday calculated that 2020 globally was extremely hot, but just how hot depended on who was measuring and how…
US Unemployment Claims Jump to 965,000 as Virus Takes Toll
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August, and evidence that the resurgent virus has caused a spike in layoffs. The latest figures for jobless claims, issued Thursday…
Mcconnell Blocks Quick Trump Trial, Unsure How He’ll Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking a quick Senate trial of Donald Trump. But with the House voting on Wednesday to impeach Trump for a second time, McConnell isn’t ruling out he might eventually vote to…
Majority of House Members Vote for 2nd Impeachment of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results - a speech that was followed…
The Latest: House Begins Voting on 2nd Trump Impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voting is underway in the House on impeaching President Donald Trump over the violent siege at the U.S. Capitol last week by a mob of his supporters. Lawmakers are voting Wednesday on impeaching Trump on a single…
Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $750 Million After No Winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history after no tickets matched all the numbers in the latest Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions…
Trump on Verge of 2nd Impeachment After Capitol Siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time. He faces a single charge, “incitement of insurrection,” after telling a mob of loyalists to, as he put it, “fight like hell” against…
Wisconsin Man Arrested After Being Part of Capitol Riot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who posted on Facebook that he was among those wanted for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during last week’s riot has been arrested in Eau Claire and charged with a pair of misdemeanors…
1-94th Cavalry, 148th Fighter Wing to Support the Presidential Inauguration
DULUTH, Minn. - Soldiers from the 1-94th Cavalry Squadron and Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing will be reporting to Washington D.C. next week to support presidential inauguration activities. According to a recent press release, more than 130 soldiers and…
No More Puny Prizes: Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Soar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After a long stretch of relatively paltry prizes, U.S. lottery players now have a choice of jackpots that offer combined prizes of more than $1 billion. The jackpot for Mega Millions’ Tuesday night drawing has…
Enbridge Rejects Michigan's Demand to Shut Down Oil Pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Enbridge says it will defy Michigan's demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer…
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