Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup
An Australian adviser to Myanmar’s recently deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke…
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Leon Spinks, boxing legend who beat Muhammad Ali, dead at 67
Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67, according to a statement from…
Continue ReadingBiden administration works to clean house of Trump appointees
Battle lines are forming across Washington as the Biden administration grapples with how to handle dozens of Trump loyalists the former President…
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States are looking to help their vulnerable communities as vaccine distribution ramps up
As officials make strides to improve accessibility to Covid-19 vaccines in the United States, some states are turning their focus to the underserved…
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Liz Cheney becomes latest House Republican to be censured by state party for her vote to impeach Trump
The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, for her vote to impeach former…
Continue ReadingThe 2020 pandemic NFL season culminates with the Buccaneers and Chiefs in Super Bowl LV
The NFL made it through the regular season and the playoffs without a single canceled game despite the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there’s just…
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Inmates at St. Louis jail attack corrections officer, set fires in their unit
About 115 inmates at a St. Louis jail escaped their cells, broke windows and set small fires in their unit on Saturday, officials said. The…
Continue ReadingFake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here’s how to tell the difference
There’s one mask guideline that hasn’t changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens…
Continue ReadingHarris flexes power as Senate tiebreaker
Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president — cast a tie-breaking…
Continue ReadingBiden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings
President Joe Biden doesn’t believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past…
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Kroger to pay workers $100 if they get the Covid-19 vaccine
Kroger has joined a growing list of large US grocery store chains offering incentives for workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine. The company announced…
Continue ReadingOne killed, several injured in suburban Chicago hotel shooting
One person was killed and several others injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, according to police. Officers responded…
Continue ReadingNewsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
As efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom gather momentum, the California Democrat once heralded even by former President Donald Trump as a hardworking…
Continue ReadingJim Weatherly, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter, dies at 77
Jim Weatherly first gained notice as a University of Mississippi football player, and then as a hit songwriter. And his love for the game led to his…
Continue ReadingHow a freed slave triumphed over a White lynch mob in the Jim Crow South
On the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…
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Americans are wondering: Will I get the vaccine or the virus first?
“It’s a black hole.” That’s how one reader described the process of trying to sign her elderly parents up to receive the…
Continue ReadingSubstitute elementary teacher arrested on 20 counts of child molestation
Click here for updates on this story Carroll County, Georgia (WGCL) — A substitute teacher in Carroll County faces 20…
Continue ReadingMan killed ex-girlfriend, her 2 kids before fleeing St. Louis, charges say
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A man has been charged in the murder of a mother and her two…
Continue ReadingChina’s top diplomat takes hardline stance in first call with new US Secretary of State
In his first phone call with new United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China’s top diplomat has again pinned the blame on Washington…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 students and staff quarantined in San Diego County 2 days after resuming in-person learning
Two days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were…
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