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National

Pro-Trump insurrectionists try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

The invaders stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, interrupting certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory over Republican Donald Trump.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, two people hold posters showing images depicting Elijah McClain during a candlelight vigil for McClain outside the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Community

City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain

The report of the investigation conducted for the city of Aurora released Monday faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.

5 years ago

A few of the nearly 500,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.
NPR
Health

‘To me he’s not a number’: Families reflect as US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.

5 years ago

Romelia Navarro, right, is comforted by nurse Michele Younkin, left, as she weeps while sitting at the bedside of her dying husband
Health

America’s pandemic toll: In one year, half a million lives

As the year unfolded, Associated Press photographers formed a pictorial record of suffering, emotion and resilience. It shows the year that changed America.

5 years ago

Pens featuring President Joe Biden’s signature and presidential seal, are displayed  in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Biden’s 1st month was about erasing the mark of ‘former guy’

On matters far more profound than a pen, Biden is out to demonstrate that the days of a seat-of-the-pants presidency are over.

5 years ago

Donated water is distributed to residents, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Weather

Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes persist

Fewer than a half-million homes in Texas remained without electricity, although utility officials said limited rolling blackouts could still occur.

5 years ago

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance's $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
Science

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in a quest to search for life on Mars.

5 years ago

Sen. Ted Cruz
NPR
Politics & Policy

Cruz confirms his Cancun vacation after deadly winter storm slams Texas

The Texas Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of Sen. Ted Cruz after the Republican lawmaker went on a family vacation in the middle of a deadly winter storm.

5 years ago

Patrons have lunch indoors at Gibsons Italia restaurant
Health

Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen

States are beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but health experts say we don't know enough yet about variants to roll back measures that could help slow their spread.

5 years ago

People enter a COVID-19 testing site in the snow
NPR
Health

White House announces expanded COVID-19 testing, manufacturing, and virus sequencing

The administration says there will only be a few million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine available to distribute right away, assuming the company gets FDA authorization.

5 years ago

Patrice Howard writes on white flags before planting them to remember her recently deceased father and close friends
NPR
Health

American life expectancy dropped by a full year in the first half of 2020

The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black men — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic men also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.

5 years ago

People wait in line to fill propane tanks Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Houston. Customers waited over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Weather

Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

“There’s really no letup to some of the misery people are feeling across that area,” said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service, referring to Texas.

5 years ago

The interior of the execution chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.
Politics & Policy

Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases

An AP review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges.

5 years ago

US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall
NPR
Education

Biden says he wants most K-8 schools open 5 days a week by his first 100 days

The president spoke to CNN and a small group of socially distanced Americans about his coronavirus response.

5 years ago

Nurse Keith Grant got his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on schedule from registered nurse Valerie Massaro in January at the Hartford Convention Center — 21 days after his first immunization.
NPR
Health

COVID-19 vaccine: Don’t miss 2nd dose because of scheduling glitches

Even after getting one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are having trouble getting their second shot. Here's how to maximize the likelihood you'll get both doses.

5 years ago

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