It’s no secret that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York have had a tense relationship. But a new book out April 20 by USA Today’s Susan Page reveals just how fraught the relationship got in 2019 between the speaker and the four then-freshmen progressive lawmakers known as the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local health care experts are discussing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after Missouri temporarily suspended use of it. At least six cases of a rare blood clot disorder have been linked to the shot across the US. All of those patients were women. So far, more than seven million doses of the
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — We are hearing from the family of a Mobile teacher killed Monday night in a house fire. Lillis Lewis was found in her home burning home on Silverwood Street. She was brought to the hospital where she later died. Mobile Fire-Rescue are still looking
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Continue Reading The Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber hacks by the country. Read the executive order: Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation By the authority vested in me as President by the
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Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, was killed during a rape or attempted rape in a dorm room, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. Paul Flores, 44, was formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, according to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow, who announced the charges after new
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Derek Chauvin’s defense is expected to call another expert witness to testify on Thursday, which could be the trial’s last day of testimony before the case moves to closing arguments. The former Minneapolis Police officer’s defense team has called seven witnesses in their attempt to acquit Chauvin in the death of George Floyd last May.
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About 5,800 people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells CNN. Some became seriously ill and 74 people died, the CDC said. It said 396 — 7% — of those who got infected after they were vaccinated required hospitalization. This is the CDC’s
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Retail sales surged in March as federal stimulus checks bolstered wallets and the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines boosted spending at stores. The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales soared a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March compared with the month prior. It was the steepest increase since May last year, when the retail sector stared
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The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that they were recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The agencies cited the cases of six women between the ages of 18 and 48 who had developed a rare and severe condition
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Remains of a complex of “high-status” Roman buildings have been uncovered during construction work on a new housing development in northern England. The rare remains were discovered in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, according to a statement from Historic England, a public body that looks after the country’s historic environment, published Thursday. Archeologists were drafted in to
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Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A man who police say recorded himself having sex with women after he drugged them in Racine County has his day in court Thursday, April 15. He faces over 200 counts against him. The story broke three weeks ago. Since then, a sheriff’s
Continue Reading An Arizona congressional aide was found dead in a remote area of Death Valley, just days after being reported missing during a camping trip with his girlfriend, officials said. Alexander Lofgren, 32, and 27-year old Emily Henkel, both from Tucson, were located on a steep ledge Thursday via aerial reconnaissance, the Inyo County Sheriff’s office
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Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A former Osceola County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to prison for child sex crimes. Andrew Wernette, 39, of Reed City, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime, aggravated possession of child sexually
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Thirty-three states have introduced more than 100 bills that aim to curb the rights of transgender people across the country, with advocacy groups calling 2021 a record-breaking year for such legislation. Many of these bills are rapidly making their way through state legislatures. On April 6, Arkansas became the first state to outlaw providing gender-affirming
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Ark Invest‘s Cathie Wood, known for her bullishness on momentum stocks, especially Tesla, is making another big bet: This time, on Coinbase Global. Three of Ark’s funds bought a combined $246 million stake in the cryptocurrency giant on its first day of trading Wednesday. In total, Ark Invest bought nearly 750,000 Coinbase shares, according to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STANDISH, Michigan (WNEM) — A family is feeling like they’re running in circles after their father died in a crash. It’s been months and still and they don’t have a death certificate, meaning the life insurance he left them is in limbo. “The best memory I have of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH RIDGE, Missouri (KMOV) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a bullet pierced the wall of a house in High Ridge and bounced off a dresser while two girls were in the room playing. The father of the girls, 11 and 13 years old, told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — It’s the happier times family members of Craig Williams say they’re leaning on while they await justice. “He’s dearly missed,” said Keena Williams. “He was the life of our life, he walked in a room and made everybody laugh “ Craig Williams, 23, was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — According to a Clark County medical examiner, 15-year-old Karreon Walker-Franks weighed just 70 pounds at his time of death. “Starvation and neglect” were listed on the death certificate as the cause of death. The Vancouver Police Department is still investigating, and no arrests have
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