Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he ‘cannot wait to leave this job,” according to a transcript released by the Department of Defense. The admission, during a press gaggle Thursday on his way back from a trip to Nebraska, Tennessee and Colorado, was one
Continue ReadingJames Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, assailed “media property owners” and outlets that have promoted disinformation and conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 election. Murdoch did not explicitly mention Fox News, which is controlled by his father and his brother Lachlan Murdoch. But it was clear that, even
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The National Rifle Association of America, the nation’s foremost gun lobby, has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Texas, the organization said Friday.
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Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As many students and staff prepare to head back into the classroom this semester, some argue if teachers aren’t vaccinated, it’s too soon to learn in-person. At least 600 students, teachers, parents, and staff at East High School have signed a new petition calling on
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Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Some Bay Area residents over age 65 got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday but others are finding out that — just because they’re eligible — it doesn’t mean the shot is easy to get. “It ended up being two
Continue ReadingRep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other lawmakers. When asked by CNN’s Brooke Baldwin whether, regarding members trying to bring guns into the Capitol, he thought that one of his fellow members of Congress might
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Governor Kate Brown is holding a 2 p.m. news conference to discuss Oregon’s ongoing response to COVID-19. She will be joined by representatives from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Military Department.
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Click here for updates on this story ATHERTON, California (KPIX) — Hours of staring at our own faces on video calls during lockdown have gradually made certain features more prominent and bothersome. As a result, plastic surgeons across the country are seeing an uptick in patients seeking surgical and non-surgical treatments. Call it a “Zoom
Continue ReadingRep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other lawmakers. When asked by CNN’s Brooke Baldwin whether, regarding members trying to bring guns into the Capitol, he thought that one of his fellow members of Congress might
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Click here for updates on this story OAKDALE, California (KOVR) — We’ve already seen many hesitating before vaccinating. Even some frontline workers are resisting it. That’s what prompted local hospital officials to come up with the idea to pay their workers to get the shots. When the COVID-19 vaccine became available, Dean Berghorst didn’t hesitate
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Rep. Jason Crow didn’t expect to vote to impeach a US President twice in when he came to Congress. The Colorado Democrat certainly didn’t expect to be transported back to his days in combat as a US Army Ranger while sitting above the House floor. But that’s where he found himself on January 6, surrounded
Continue Reading The Manhattan district attorney’s office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances to include the family’s compound in Westchester County, according to lawyers and people familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors’ interest in the 212-acre property called Seven Springs is a significant widening of an investigation that began more than a year ago.
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Federal prosecutors offered the most chilling description yet of rioters who seized the Capitol last week, writing in a new court filing that the intention was “to capture and assassinate elected officials.” The view was included in a memo seeking to keep Jacob Anthony Chansley, who rallied people inside the Capitol using a bullhorn, in
Continue ReadingWhen Andrea Hall leads the nation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, she’ll not only represent the kind of progress envisioned by the incoming president but she’ll also deliver the words with a sense of mission, doing her part to bring together a divided country. “Everything it expresses, I
Continue ReadingThe parents of a 16-year-old with severe autism who died last year are suing the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, sheriff, claiming the teen’s death was caused by deputies who restrained and sat on him for 9 minutes. “Never did we ever think that our 16-year-old son with special needs would die in front of our eyes
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Days before the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, the then-US House Sergeant at Arms sent a memo to members of Congress banning tours of buildings on January 6, the day lawmakers gathered inside to certify Joe Biden’s victory, according to a copy of the memo obtained by CNN. The lockdown was in response to
Continue ReadingDespite hopes of widespread vaccinations this year, experts warned the start of 2021 would be a very rough time in this pandemic. It turns out the first two weeks have been abysmal. The United States just shattered its all-time records for the most Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths reported in one day: — On January
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The first confirmation hearing for a crucial position in the Biden administration has been postponed from Friday until Tuesday of next week. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence postponed Friday’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to be the next director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, the committee’s leadership said in a statement Thursday
Continue ReadingIn a last-minute bid to persuade President Donald Trump to pardon Julian Assange, Wikileaks has reached out to several high-profile reporters asking for help in its efforts to rescue its founder from potential life in prison. The messages sent to reporters over Twitter direct message said that Assange’s partner, Stella Moris, had directed Wikileaks to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A mother is under arrest in Lycoming County charged with murdering her 5-month-old daughter. Williamsport police say Corrie Cowlay-Saunders faces homicide and attempted homicide charges. Officer say they were investigating the stabbing of Cordell Faltz, CowlaySaunders’ former boyfriend Thursday night at a home on
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