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Sunday 04/11/2021
Trump bashes McConnell, his wife, and Pence in Mar-a-Lago speech Posted: 11 April 2021 [07:12 PM] PALM BEACH, Fla. - It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former…
Iran calls Natanz blackout 'nuclear terrorism' Posted: 11 April 2021 [07:11 PM] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of "nuclear…
Defying pandemic, throngs mourn Prince Philip Posted: 11 April 2021 [07:07 PM] LONDON - British authorities have implored people to stay away from royal palaces as they mourn the death of Prince Philip in…
Sunday 04/04/2021
Florida fears 'catastrophic' collapse of phosphate mine wastewater pond Posted: 04 April 2021 [07:19 PM] PALMETTO, Fla- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in…
Argentine leader tests positive for covid-19 Posted: 04 April 2021 [07:16 PM] and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine President Alberto Fernández says he had an initial positive test for…
Vaccine passports are the new flash point in political wars Posted: 04 April 2021 [07:13 PM] HARRISBURG, Pa. - Vaccine passports being developed to verify covid-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and…
Pandemic reshapes worldwide Easter celebrations Posted: 04 April 2021 [07:12 PM] VATICAN CITY (AP) - Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses…
Sunday 03/28/2021
Virus fight stalls in early hotspots New York and New Jersey Posted: 28 March 2021 [08:05 PM] Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. - A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are…
Myanmar forces fire on funeral as crackdown continues Posted: 28 March 2021 [08:00 PM] YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire Sunday on a crowd attending the funeral of student who was killed on…
Sunday 03/21/2021
Iran reportedly threatens USS Cole style attack on US Army base Posted: 21 March 2021 [08:15 PM] Associated Press Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army post in the U.S. capital, and against the Army's vice chief…
A year into pandemic, veterans' halls 'barely hanging on' Posted: 21 March 2021 [08:13 PM] NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Paul Guilbeault knew the writing was on the wall for the last Veterans of Foreign Wars post…
Sunday 03/14/2021
Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve covid mystery Posted: 14 March 2021 [08:20 PM] There was no reason to celebrate on Rachel Van Lear's anniversary. The same day a global pandemic was declared, she developed symptoms…
Reports: Cuomo vaccine czar's loyalty calls raise concerns Posted: 14 March 2021 [08:16 PM] NEW YORK (AP) - A longtime adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading the state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been calling…
Sunday 03/07/2021
Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions Posted: 07 March 2021 [08:17 PM] BANGKOK - The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is raising pressure…
From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos Posted: 07 March 2021 [08:11 PM] WASHINGTON- Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into…
Bloody Sunday memorial honors late civil rights giants Posted: 07 March 2021 [08:07 PM] SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Activists who gathered virtually and in person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that…
Sunday 02/28/2021
Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief Posted: 28 February 2021 [07:11 PM] Associated Press WASHINGTON - Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for…
Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss Posted: 28 February 2021 [07:04 PM] Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday…
NY Gov. Cuomo acknowledges behavior seen as 'flirtation' Posted: 28 February 2021 [07:00 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time Sunday that some of his behavior with women had…
Sunday 02/07/2021
Posted: 07 February 2021 [07:49 PM] MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Mortuary owner Brian Simmons has been making more trips to homes to pick up bodies to be cremated and embalmed since the pandemic hit. With COVID-19 devastating communities in Missouri, his two-person crews regularly arrive at…
Posted: 07 February 2021 [07:46 PM] NEW YORK (AP) - A major snowstorm pushed through the Northeastern United States on Sunday, less than a week after a storm dumped more than 2 feet on parts of the region. By early afternoon, 5 to 7 inches had…
Sunday 01/31/2021
Posted: 31 January 2021 [08:47 PM] NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A military coup was taking place in Myanmar early Monday and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital. Phone and internet access to Naypyitaw…
Posted: 31 January 2021 [08:45 PM] WASHINGTON - Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had…
Sunday 01/24/2021
Posted: 24 January 2021 [09:13 PM] WASHINGTON - Top aides to President Joe Biden on Sunday began talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as Biden faces increasing headwinds in his effort to win bipartisan backing…
Posted: 24 January 2021 [09:08 PM] WASHINGTON - Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing legislators or attacking them outside of the U.S.…
Sunday 01/17/2021
Posted: 17 January 2021 [09:05 PM] Small groups of right-wing protesters - some of them carrying rifles - gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at…
Sunday 01/10/2021
Posted: 10 January 2021 [08:04 PM] WASHINGTON - Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into massive violent riots, according to several people…
Posted: 10 January 2021 [08:02 PM] WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump unless the vice president and Cabinet invoke constitutional authority to force him out, calling Trump a threat to democracy after the…
Sunday 01/03/2021
Posted: 03 January 2021 [09:37 PM] WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and…
Posted: 03 January 2021 [09:31 PM] ATLANTA - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials…
Monday 12/28/2020
After naming bombing suspect, focus turns to motive Posted: 28 December 2020 [11:07 AM] NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With federal officials having identified the man believed to be behind Nashville’s Christmas Day bombing, authorities now turn to…
Sunday 12/20/2020
Posted: 20 December 2020 [08:31 PM] BERLIN - A growing list of European Union nations barred travel from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from spreading to the…
Posted: 20 December 2020 [08:23 PM] WASHINGTON - Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The…
Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding Posted: 20 December 2020 [06:21 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering…
Friday 12/18/2020
Transition stumbles test Biden's bond with Capitol Hill Posted: 18 December 2020 [12:17 PM] WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden brings more Capitol Hill experience than any president in decades, but his transition has stumbled in ways…
Monday 12/14/2020
Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory Posted: 14 December 2020 [06:13 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - The Electoral College gave Joe Biden a majority of its votes Monday, confirming his victory in last month's election…
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas Posted: 14 December 2020 [05:52 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president…
Sunday 12/13/2020
Posted: 13 December 2020 [08:52 PM] WASHINGTON - Hackers broke into the networks of federal agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments in attacks revealed just days after U.S. officials warned that cyber actors linked to the Russian government were exploiting vulnerabilities to target sensitive data.…
Covid-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic effort Posted: 13 December 2020 [01:46 PM] KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) - The first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States headed Sunday from Michigan…
Friday 12/11/2020
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory Posted: 11 December 2020 [08:43 PM] WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending…
Thursday 12/10/2020
U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine Posted: 10 December 2020 [06:10 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step…
Wednesday 12/09/2020
Posted: 09 December 2020 [08:45 PM] AUSTIN, Texas - A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling “the big one” in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewise trying to reverse his…
Posted: 09 December 2020 [08:40 PM] BRUSSELS - In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in…
Sunday 12/06/2020
Posted: 06 December 2020 [08:39 PM] WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response. If confirmed by the…
Posted: 06 December 2020 [08:34 PM] ASSOCAITED PRESS WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump's inner circle to contract the disease that is now surging across the U.S. Giuliani…
Friday 12/04/2020
Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing Posted: 04 December 2020 [11:52 AM] Associated Press WASHINGTON - Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as…
Thursday 12/03/2020
US virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time Posted: 03 December 2020 [01:03 PM] The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans…
Wednesday 12/02/2020
Posted: 02 December 2020 [08:29 PM] By The Associated Press Nearly 37,000 Americans died of covid-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues,…
Posted: 02 December 2020 [08:26 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday and his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half in hopes of breaking a monthslong logjam and…