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National

The Capitol is seen through razor wire at sunrise in Washington
Politics & Policy

Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

Particularly in the House, which remains partly shuttered by the pandemic and where lawmakers heard gunshots ring out during the siege, trust is low.

5 years ago

Flowers and signs adorn Gold Spa during a demonstration protesting violence against women and Asians following Tuesday night's shooting in the Atlanta area which killed eight. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

What we know about the victims of the Atlanta-area shootings

As the nation mourns and calls for change, details are beginning to emerge about some of the victims of Tuesday's attacks in Georgia.

5 years ago

In this March 19, 2021, file photo, flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Candice Choi)
Community

Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes

They say they’ve often had to tolerate racist and misogynistic men who cling to a narrative that Asian women are exotic and submissive.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Community

Biden, Harris offering solace to grieving Asian Americans

The presidential trip was planned before the shooting, as part of a victory lap aimed at selling the benefits of pandemic relief legislation.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Health

Biden says US to hit 100 million vaccinations goal on Friday

The Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico.

5 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., chairman of the House Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif.,
discusses the upcoming vote on the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, a bill to help reform the immigration system, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers

Both bills hit a wall of opposition from Republicans insistent that any immigration legislation bolster security at the Mexican border.

5 years ago

Former Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Levine pressed for answers on Pa.’s missing nursing home data as confirmation advances

U.S. House and Senate Republicans also want more information on the state’s overall response to nursing homes, citing several Spotlight PA reports.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrections storm the Capitol in Washington.
NPR
Politics & Policy

US intelligence agencies warn of heightened domestic extremism threat

The threat of militia extremist groups increased last year and is expected to continue to be heightened throughout 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies reported.

5 years ago

A student gives her coronavirus swab to Helenann Civian
NPR
Education

White House announces $10 billion for COVID-19 testing in schools

The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start."

5 years ago

Surveillance camera footage released by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office appears to show the suspected gunman outside Young's Asian Massage — one of three spas where people were killed Tuesday. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Georgia)
NPR
Courts & Law

Atlanta shooting suspect charged in spa shootings

Robert Aaron Long, 21, who was arrested within hours of the attacks on the three massage businesses, has been charged with murder and assault.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA police officers suspended over Capitol riot social media posts

The suspended SEPTA employees were among seven transit police officers who traveled to the Jan. 6 Trump rally that ended with the storming of the Capitol.

5 years ago

James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

James Levine, former Met Opera music director, is dead at age 77

Levine's singular tenure at the Metropolitan Opera ended in a flurry of accusations of sexual abuse.

5 years ago

A close-up of a Border Patrol agent's uniform
Politics & Policy

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

The head of Homeland Security acknowledges the severity of the problem and says he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

5 years ago

Officials in front of in a massage parlor shooting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Several people were killed and others injured at a massage parlor in Cherokee County, and Atlanta Tuesday, March 16, 2021, officials said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Courts & Law

Atlanta-area shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent

Police arrested Robert Aaron Long and said the motive for the Tuesday night shootings wasn’t immediately known, though many of the victims were women of Asian descent.

5 years ago

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
Courts & Law

FBI says Luzerne County woman filmed inside Capitol on Jan. 6

Annie C. Howell of Swoyersville was charged earlier this month with trespassing, disorderly or disruptive conduct, violent entry, and obstruction of Congress.

5 years ago

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