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Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO

February 2, 2021 3:21 PM CNN

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday.

Trump’s last-minute pardons include Bannon, Lil Wayne and scores of others

January 20, 2021 12:30 AM CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family. The batch of 73 pardons and 70 commutations issued in the final hours of his presidency was expected, and is in keeping

Biden outlines plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans

January 15, 2021 3:10 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that administering 100 million shots in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan.

Impeachment trial for President Trump can happen even after he leaves office

January 13, 2021 5:34 PM Connor Hirsch

A Majority of the House of Representatives have now voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just days before he is set to leave office.

House to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump for second time after Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

The House is poised to make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time on Wednesday with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn Trump’s role inciting the riots at the US Capitol.

Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years for Missouri murder

January 13, 2021 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday.

US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test

January 12, 2021 4:48 PM Associated Press

Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.

Congressional joint session starts; Mid-Missouri House members to oppose Electoral College vote

January 6, 2021 9:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

US Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Jefferson City) has said he is joining other GOP legislators to oppose the Electoral College count.

Warnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate comes down to Perdue-Ossoff race

January 6, 2021 7:44 AM CNN

Control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David Perdue, who is trailing in his fight to keep his seat against Democrat Jon Ossoff.

Authorities on high alert as pro-Trump supporters flood DC to protest election

January 6, 2021 4:01 AM CNN

Hundreds of law enforcement officers have mobilized across Washington as thousands of supporters who refuse to accept President Donald Trump’s election loss have flocked to the nation’s capital to protest when Congress gathers Wednesday afternoon to put the final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. As part of their preparations, police posted signs around the

Pence faces pressure from Trump to thwart Electoral College vote

January 5, 2021 10:35 AM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence’s four years of faithful service to his boss, President Donald Trump, will culminate this week in a ceremonial act he’s under increasing pressure to thwart.

AP sources: Trump signs funding measure, averts shutdown

December 27, 2020 7:20 PM Sydney Olsen

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. Two people familiar with the president’s action tell The Associated Press that the president has signed the measure. The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through

Anthony Quinn Warner identified as Nashville bomber

December 27, 2020 4:15 PM CNN

[Breaking news update, posted at 5:15 p.m. ET] Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the Nashville bomber, said Don Cochran, US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, during a Sunday evening news conference. “We’ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber. He was present when the bomb went off and

Man charged after 3 killed in shooting at Illinois bowling alley

December 27, 2020 3:35 PM CNN

A man has been charged with murder after three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Saturday at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, authorities said Sunday. Police received calls about a shooting with multiple victims at Don Carter Lanes around 6:55 p.m., Rockford Police Chief Daniel O’Shea said at a news briefing

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

December 23, 2020 8:52 AM Associated Press

Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement.

Biden receives his first dose of coronavirus vaccine

December 21, 2020 2:11 PM Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.

ICU nurse in New York among the first people in the US to get authorized coronavirus vaccine

December 14, 2020 8:53 AM CNN

A critical care nurse was the first person in New York and among the first people in the United States to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine

FDA to discuss what caused vaccine allergic reactions

December 10, 2020 5:17 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food and Drug Administration is meeting Thursday to discuss red flags and oversights of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. The FDA has been working to understand what happened with the allergic reactions from the Pfizer vaccine, which was reported in the U.K. on Wednesday. In a press release from the FDA, it

US regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

December 8, 2020 7:50 AM Associated Press

U.S. health regulators posted a positive review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as they near a decision on whether to allow use of the shot.

Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response

December 7, 2020 8:27 AM Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden is putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.