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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.

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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office
Politics & Policy

Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait

The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot

The Washington federal court lawsuit is part of an expected wave of litigation over the riot and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress.

5 years ago

Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., with impeachment managers Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., right, speaks to members of the media
Politics & Policy

Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal

The Senate verdict Saturday hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.

5 years ago

A screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast of the Senate voting in Trump's second impeachment trial
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Politics & Policy

7 GOP Senators voted to convict Trump. Only 1 faces voters next year

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski will face voters in 2022 but her state's new primary and voting system likely means she'll be in less danger of losing her primary.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump

The only president to be impeached twice has once again evaded consequences, though this time as an election loser shunted off the field of play to the jeering section.

5 years ago

In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, people comfort each other as they sit and mourn at one of seventeen crosses, after a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Politics & Policy

On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws

The president used the occasion to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons.

5 years ago

Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a press conference alongside the House impeachment managers at the U.S. Capitol
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Politics & Policy

‘No regrets’: House managers defend their decision not to call witnesses

Democrats argue that moving forward with witnesses would have prolonged the Senate impeachment trial and wouldn't have convinced additional Republicans to vote to convict.

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