House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members in a letter Friday that she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley about President Donald Trump and the nuclear codes. Milley said in a statement that Pelosi initiated the call and he “answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority.” The text
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A rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S discovered in a British workshop is to be auctioned next month, with a price estimate of between £5 million and £7 million ($6.7 – $9.5 million.) The “outstanding” Bugatti is in “exceptionally rare condition” and is being sold by Bonhams after being found in the workshop of its late
Continue Reading Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, officials say, joining former President George W. Bush, who also plans to be in Washington for the official transfer of power. The decisions, reported midday Friday, came around the same time that President Donald Trump announced he will not attend the ceremony
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The former head of the Missouri Republican Party says she resigned early from the post because she was concerned with messages she was receiving from supporters of President Donald Trump.
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FRIDAY: Yet another gloomy day is in store as we see a possibility for light flurries to fall this afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the mid-30s with a cool breeze from the north. TONIGHT: That isolated chance of flurries will continue into tonight. No accumulations are anticipated with them as lows bottom out in the middle
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — An Omaha woman describes her experience falling into a coma after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and all while she was expecting a baby. It was a scary and confusing time for Tiere Scott White. “Kind of looking around like…what’s this, what’s going on here,”
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A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in California more than a week after falsely accusing the teenage son of a Black jazz musician of taking her iPhone in a heated confrontation caught on video. Miya Ponsetto was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop in which she had to be forcibly removed from her car in
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With two Covid-19 vaccines approved for emergency use and politicians, health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities rolling up their sleeves, it’s a natural question: What about me and my loved ones? A lot of factors play into the answer, and it depends on each person’s health, what they do for a living
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An artist can draw a baby daikon radish wearing a tutu and walking a dog, even if they’ve never seen one before. But this kind of visual mashup has long been a trickier task for computers. Now, a new artificial-intelligence model can create such images with clarity — and cuteness. This week nonprofit research company
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House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment of Trump in the next several days — as soon as the middle of next week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team ran through their options Thursday night and the overwhelming sentiment was impeachment was the
Continue Reading Europe slid further into crisis Friday as multiple countries faced overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths. The UK reported 1,325 coronavirus-related fatalities on Friday, its highest ever daily increase in deaths. The country also recorded another 68,053 infections, as health officials face a deadly start to 2021. In the capital, London’s mayor declared a
Continue Reading The nation’s economy shed 140,000 jobs in December, the first monthly job loss since April. Were you among those who became unemployed last month? Or did you buck the trend and land a new position after being without work? Tell us about it.
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Bad news is good news again on Wall Street. Stocks rose at the opening bell Friday to hit more new records — despite the fact that the United States government reported a surprise loss of 140,000 jobs in December. Why? The weak numbers highlight the need for more stimulus from Washington. The Dow, S&P 500
Continue Reading An independent panel of experts will look into the coronavirus death of a Black physician who claimed a White doctor had dismissed her pain and concerns about her treatment, an Indiana health system said. Indiana University Health said it has convened the six-person panel to examine the December death of Dr. Susan Moore, who earlier
Continue Reading Duran Duran has released a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years.” The band honored the late legend for what would have been his 74th birthday. “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” Simon Le Bon said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part
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If you grew up in the 1990s, you might remember a trip to Olive Garden or Applebee’s as the highlight of your week. Those days are gone. Over the years, casual dining chains — known for table service, atmospheric dining rooms and long menus — lost their luster. And now, many are fighting for survival.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — A Mobile woman convicted of killing her two step-children is heading back to death row. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals had ruled that Heather Leavell Keaton was entitled to a new sentencing hearing because the judge had not given her a chance to
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President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state, secretary of defense and health and human services secretary. Several of Biden’s picks would make history if confirmed by the United States Senate as the first woman or person of color to serve
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President Donald Trump said he would not attend his successor’s swearing-in, a day after his top aides cajoled him into releasing a video conceding he would soon be departing office.
Continue Reading WATCH LIVE: The president-elect’s event will stream live in the player below. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday will introduce his nominees for commerce and labor secretary and other members of his economic and jobs team at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has named Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as
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