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President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly 500,000 more vaccinations than its target of 1 million per day in his first 100 days in office. He said that the US could surpass that initial target
Continue ReadingA man who claims he was struck by a police cruiser in Tacoma, Washington — an incident that sparked a weekend protest — said he will recover from his injuries “but emotionally and mentally, I’m forever scarred.” About 150 people gathered in downtown Tacoma on Sunday to protest the city’s police department after an officer
Continue ReadingWhile all viruses mutate over time, some variants of the novel coronavirus are worrying scientists. Several strains appear to be more transmissible than other variants, scientists say. One from Brazil was discovered recently in a US patient, officials in Minnesota said. They said the person had traveled from Brazil. It is the first known case
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after they walked across the Capitol and began reading on the Senate floor the charge against Trump, the first president in history to be impeached twice. The contours of Trump’s Senate trial are starting to take shape
Continue ReadingAn important heads-up for iPhone owners: Apple is warning customers that its smartphones could interfere with medical devices, including pacemakers. In a notice published on Apple’s support page Saturday, the company expanded upon previously issued safety information, warning users that iPhones contain magnets and radios that emit electromagnetic fields, both of which “may interfere” with
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers will formally trigger the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at 7 p.m. ET Monday evening when they walk the article of impeachment across the Capitol and read on the Senate floor the charge against Trump, the first President in history to be impeached twice. The contours of
Continue ReadingWith the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump set to begin in February, nine prominent Republican lawyers, including two former officials in the Trump administration, have signed a letter urging GOP senators to “consider the evidence” before deciding how to vote on conviction. The letter, obtained by CNN and organized by the nonprofit Republicans for
Continue ReadingThe overall impeachment process laid out in the Constitution is relatively simple: President commits “high Crime or Misdemeanor,” House votes to impeach, Senate conducts a trial. Those overall contours are constant. But there’s no such thing as a routine impeachment. The one President Donald Trump faces now, after inciting a riotous mob to attack the
Continue ReadingBigfoot may be a considered a myth — but that’s not stopping one Oklahoma lawmaker from proposing open season on the creature. Rep. Justin Humphrey introduced the bill to the Oklahoma legislature earlier this month. The bill reads that the hunting season would be regulated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, which would set annual
Continue ReadingAbout 150 people gathered in downtown Tacoma, Washington, on Sunday to protest the city’s police department after an officer drove into a crowd Saturday night, police public information officer Wendy Haddow told CNN. The 58-year-old police officer was placed on administrative leave after running over at least one person and possibly striking others, according to
Continue ReadingYulia Navalnaya, the wife of the Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, was detained in Moscow on Saturday on the sidelines of a protest held in support of her husband. The video shows Navalnaya being stopped by police at the entrance to a metro station in central Moscow near where protesters were gathered. She is then shown
Continue ReadingFirst, the good news: In 48 states, the averages of new Covid-19 cases have dropped significantly over the past seven days. And every state improved its rate of vaccinations. Now the bad news: The US is still averaging more than 170,000 new infections a day. And Covid-19 has killed an average of 3,088 people a
Continue ReadingSteve Harvey has given his approval of his daughter Lori’s relationship with Michael B. Jordan — for now. Harvey recently talked about it on “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” on iHeartRadio. “I like this one,” he said of Jordan. “I still got my eye on him.” The pair made their relationship Instagram official earlier this
Continue ReadingA federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the moratorium. Over the weekend, Texas, which is suing the Biden administration, submitted a Fox News report to the court that cited an internal email instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Continue ReadingCalifornia health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest projections for intensive care unit capacity allowed the restrictions to be lifted. The order applied to the Southern California, San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area regions, which are home to more than 90% of the state’s population of 39 million people.
Continue ReadingIt’s 27 degrees where I live just north of New York City, but I’m taking a walk up a mountain with pop star Shawn Mendes in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Unlike me, hands in pockets, mask giving me a little extra warmth, Mendes says hello to the people he walks by, in between reflections
Continue ReadingAll air passengers 2 and older must show proof of a negative Covid-19 test result to enter the United States starting at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, January 26. The new rule, announced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on January 12 and underscored by an executive order signed by President Joe Biden,
Continue ReadingTwitter on Monday launched Birdwatch, an experiment that relies on the social network’s users to provide context to tweets and to combat misinformation. The tool, which Twitter described as a community-driven pilot project, allows participating users in the United States to create “notes” for a given tweet that will exist for now on a separate
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at boosting American manufacturing, setting in motion a process to fulfill his campaign pledge to strengthen the federal government’s Buy American rules. Similar executive orders signed by former President Donald Trump had little effect because his administration waited to formalize changes until his second to last
Continue ReadingIt was a volatile day on Wall Street, where stocks suddenly tumbled mid-morning before bouncing back. Investors have a lot on their minds: President Joe Biden’s stimulus plan is facing criticism from lawmakers concerned about the deficit, a deluge of corporate earnings is on tap and drug maker Merck pulled its Covid-19 vaccine plans. Meanwhile,
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