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Politics & Policy

Congress opens new session as COVID-19, Biden’s win dominate

A growing number of Republicans are working to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, and a surge of COVID-19 infections is imposing limits at the Capitol.

5 years ago

Police officers direct traffic around a fallen tree brought down by heavy rains and wind, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in West New York, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Weather

Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US

Eastern cities such as New York and Philadelphia rank far higher on the risk for tornadoes than tornado alley stalwarts Oklahoma and Kansas.

5 years ago

Graffiti reading,
Politics & Policy

McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails

Spray paint on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's door in Kentucky on Saturday read, “WERES MY MONEY.” “MITCH KILLS THE POOR" was scrawled over a window.

5 years ago

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, greets a crowd before he speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump

Trump’s refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the will of the voters has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment

Georgia will decide which party controls the Senate and how far Biden can reach legislatively on issues like the pandemic, health care, taxation, energy and the environment.

5 years ago

Crouton the steer
NPR
Community

What got us through 2020? For many, it was hobbies, relationships and 4-legged pals

The events of 2020, however significant, had an effect on everyone. NPR's Morning Edition wanted to know what helped get people through the tough times.

5 years ago

Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the Covid-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston,
NPR
Health

US surpasses 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases

In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

5 years ago

Confetti falls in front of the New York Times Square 2021 ball drop
NPR
Community

US rings in new year with subdued celebrations

The CDC urged people to find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.

5 years ago

Anti-abortion rights activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 5. The court's new conservative supermajority puts the fate of Roe v. Wade in doubt. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court’s new supermajority: What it means for Roe v. Wade

Will a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy soon be a thing of the past?

5 years ago

A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020.
NPR
Health

U.S. likely will miss goal of vaccinating 20 million by the new year

Leaders of the federal effort Operation Warp Speed said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday with just 2.1 million Americans vaccinated.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden fist bumps with nurse practitioner Tabe Mase after receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Community

2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

Safety is the primary reason why the status of the fist bump elevated big-time this year. The handshake was simply a causality of the coronavirus.

5 years ago

Signs hang on the door to the Good Samaritan Society care center, which is closed to the public Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Simla, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Health

California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

5 years ago

U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a census news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

The Census Bureau plans to deliver a population count of each state in early 2021, as close to the missed deadline as possible.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media
Politics & Policy

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter.

5 years ago

Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York
Community

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve

From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.

5 years ago

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