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Journalists prepare for protests where they could be targets
NEW YORK (AP) — While monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week’s presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Missouri woman seen with Pelosi sign charged in DC riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been charged with taking a splintered name plate belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot at the U.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
More backlash for Hawley as hotel cancels event
Loews Hotels said Saturday it has canceled an upcoming fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, the latest fallout for the Republican lawmaker after the U.S. Capitol uprising.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Federal prisons on lockdown
in run-up to Biden inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) — All federal prisons in the United States have been placed on lockdown, with officials aiming to quell any potential violence that could arise behind bars as law enforcement prepares for potentially violent protests across the country in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive
NEW DELHI (AP) — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Governors' anger grows as federal vaccine stockpile vanishes
Here's what happened Saturday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Ex-Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones plans to surrender
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman fired from her job as a COVID-19 data curator said she’ll surrender to authorities today amid an investigation of allegations that she had hacked into the state’s emergency response system.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Restaurants, bars scramble
for propane amid pandemic winter
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — With coronavirus restrictions forcing bars and restaurants to seat customers outside in the dead of winter, many are scrambling to nab erratic supplies of propane that fuel space heaters they’re relying on more than ever to keep people comfortable in the cold.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Teens tutor peers online
to fill need during pandemic
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — When her suburban Dallas high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realized the schoolmates she’d been informally tutoring between classes would still need extra help but wouldn’t necessarily be able to get it.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation struggling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his ascension to power.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Inauguration Day also is move in/out day at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as first rate as the housekeepers and other staff who work in the White House.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Missouri map shows where you can get a vaccine. Not all providers listed have doses
Wondering where to go to get a coronavirus vaccine in Missouri? On Friday, the state launched an interactive map detailing where more than 1,100 providers are located across the state.
by Tessa Weinberg, The Missouri Independent
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Biden says his advisers will lead with ‘science and truth’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his slate of scientific advisers Saturday with the promise they would summon “science and truth” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, climate crisis and other challenges.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call
WASHINGTON (AP) — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation's capital Saturday as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Wind, rain, heavy snow batter New England, eastern Canada
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A storm lashed parts of New England and eastern Canada on Saturday with heavy rain, snow and wind, leading to power outages and slick roads.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Trump administration carries out 13th, final execution
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Biden fills out State Department with Obama veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday filled out his State Department team with a group of former career diplomats and veterans of the Obama administration, signaling his desire to return to a more traditional foreign policy.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
SEAL pleads guilty to role in hazing death of Green Beret
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy SEAL pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter for his role in the hazing death of a U.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Bus driver in dramatic bridge plunge says it ‘just took off’
NEW YORK (AP) — The driver of a New York City bus that plunged off a bridge blamed the dramatic crash on mechanical failure, saying Saturday the tandem vehicle “just took off” as he slowed into a turn.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
March for Life asks supporters to stay home this year
Organizers of the March for Life, the anti-abortion movement’s preeminent annual event, are asking their supporters nationwide not to gather in Washington this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest.
by the Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
Will Trump’s
approach to records leave hole in history?
The public won’t see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
by the Associated Press
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
European powers press Iran to back off latest nuclear move
BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Saturday to back off the latest planned violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, saying that Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for uranium metal.
Published Jan. 17 2021 @ 12:05am
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