Antony Blinken said it is the honor of his life to serve as the top US diplomat after being sworn in as the newest secretary of state Tuesday. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate, was approved by the Senate with a vote of 78-22 earlier in the day. “My career has come full circle,” Blinken wrote
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Many parents and caregivers remain worried about the safety of their children in schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, but experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that with the right mitigation measures, there is a path to low-risk, in-person learning. Experts have stressed the importance of in-person learning for students’ development
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Former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told a House panel on Tuesday that the National Guard only planned to deal with traffic in Washington, DC, the day the deadly US Capitol insurrection occurred, with “no contingency” in place if things escalated in the city, according to a copy of his prepared testimony obtained by CNN. But
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Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A program the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has offered for a decade to help rescue dogs feel a sense of love while also teaching responsibility to jail inmates hit a milestone over the weekend. The Jail Dogs reached its 1,000th dog
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Beyond Meat and PepsiCo are combining forces to develop and distribute snacks and drinks made with plant-based protein as the plant-based trend gains even more traction. With Pepsi, Beyond Meat — which already makes plant-based alternatives to beef and pork — will have access to a global distribution and marketing powerhouse. That means Beyond Meat
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Senators were sworn in for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid an immediate challenge to the constitutionality of the trial from a Republican ally of the former President. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky forced a procedural vote on the constitutionality of the trial Tuesday afternoon, in what amounted to
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Democrats are swiftly moving to unlock an arcane Senate budget process to pass a Covid-19 relief bill with just Democratic votes even as the Biden administration continues their outreach to Republican senators to make the bill bipartisan. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that the Senate could move as soon as next week to pass
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City of Columbia road crews will report to work at 11 p.m. Tuesday ahead of expected snow Wednesday morning.
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President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House, confronting President Vladimir Putin over a range of issues from a recent massive cyberattack to the suspected poisoning of the country’s leading opposition figure. The call, which occurred midday, amounted to Biden’s opening bid at diplomacy with one
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — A woman was being recorded when she called someone the n-word, among other expletives, without even blinking an eye. Gina Brashear was caught verbally assaulting people and has proved that racism is far from dead. She is heard using the n-word six times
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Many residential streets were still packed with snow Tuesday morning. A lot of people came together to at least clear the sidewalks and driveways. “I buried the steps, and I buried the porch with the snow blower. And so, I get to dig them
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Microsoft exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue by nearly $3 billion, it reported Tuesday. The results signal that the pandemic is continuing to buoy the tech giant’s business — from computers and gaming systems to the cloud computing systems helping companies navigate continued remote working. Microsoft posted $43.1 billion in revenue for its
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AFTERNOON UPDATE: Accumulating snow is coming to an end in the early hours of this afternoon. A few flurries look like they’ll hang on but shouldn’t be complicating anything on the roads. Still need to take it slow out there, anything left on the roads could refreeze tonight. LATE MORNING UPDATE: After a cold day
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President Joe Biden announced a series of measures on Tuesday aimed at ramping up coronavirus vaccine allocation and distribution, including the purchase of 200 million more vaccine doses and increased distribution to states by millions of doses next week. With those additional doses, Biden said there would be enough to fully vaccinate 300 million Americans
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow showers moving in northwest well after midnight. Lows in the low to mid-20s. TOMORROW: Snow showers likely through the lunch hour. Highs in the upper 20s to around 30. Snow accumulation generally a dusting to 1″. EXTENDED: Areas north of Highway 24 and west of Highway 65 could get
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation on Tuesday, in a tactical political maneuver that he hopes will allow him to build a new coalition. Italy was thrown into a fresh political crisis last week when Conte faced two confidence votes. He survived but lost his governing majority in the Senate after his
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday spoke in personal terms about a “full circle” moment after receiving the second dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the same National Institutes of Health building her late mother had frequented for work. “I have the luxury of being here at this moment on just the fifth day
Continue Reading A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California has recovered from Covid-19 after receiving monoclonal antibody therapy and other treatments. Winston, an elderly silverback gorilla, and eight other gorilla troop members tested positive for the virus earlier this month after showing symptoms of “mild coughing, congestion, nasal discharge and intermittent lethargy,” the
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A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s pause on deportations Tuesday, delivering a blow to one of the administration’s first immigration actions. The early defeat, even if temporary, demonstrates the limits of President Joe Biden’s executive actions, which are expected to be challenged in court. Tuesday’s order stems from a lawsuit filed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEDIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Delaware County man is celebrating a milestone. Today, family and friends gathered at a distance to celebrate the veteran’s 100th birthday. The sirens screamed from blocks away as excitement built to drive by the windows of Sterling Nursing Home where one special man
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