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Biden Taps Rachel Levine as Assistant Health Secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. Levine is a…
Joe Biden to Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path for Immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration. A person granted anonymity to discuss the legislation says it would provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11…
Judge Orders Company to Take 3M’s Trademarks off N95 Masks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M’s name on them to stop using the Minnesota company’s trademarks and representing itself as a distributor or authorized retailer for…
850 MN Guard Members Among Soldiers Securing Inauguration
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 850 members of the Minnesota National Guard are among 25,000 soldiers streaming into Washington from across the country for Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. The number of guard members is at least two and a half times the…
FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. That concern is prompting the…
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…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- 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
- Macron calls on Biden for greater US military involvement
- Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
- Georgia student jailed in Cayman Islands for violating COVID restrictions says 'I deserved it'
CNN HEADLINES
- 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
- Beaches closed and booze banned in tourist hotspot
- 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
