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2/10/2021 6:12:00 AM

The Senate voted 56 to 44 in finding that it has jurisdiction to try former presidents on impeachment charges.

2/10/2021 4:00:00 AM

Larger numbers of immigrant families have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the first weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration

2/10/2021 2:04:00 AM

The Covid economy is forcing governors, mayors and other state leaders to find political common ground after years of partisan division.

2/10/2021 1:36:00 AM

I was one of the lawyers defending President Clinton in his 1999 Senate impeachment trial. Collegiality then was in short supply. Can it continue now?

2/10/2021 12:24:00 AM

The dispute over former President Donald Trump’s residence at his Mar-a-Lago club got short shrift from the Palm Beach Town Council

2/9/2021 10:07:00 PM

(NYSE: UNVR) (“Univar Solutions” or “the Company”), a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, announced today that Henkel Corporation (“Henkel”) and ChemPoint ...

2/9/2021 9:42:00 PM

The social-media platform reported continued user growth during a period when it booted the former president from its platform, a move that Twitter’s finance chief said advertisers welcomed.

2/9/2021 9:25:00 PM

The trial is unfolding on the stage where the riot happened, with crucial characters now serving as jurors in judgment of the former president.

2/9/2021 9:00:00 PM

Senators sitting as jurors, many who themselves fled for safety that day, watched the jarring video of Trump supporters battling past police to storm the halls, Trump flags waving. “That's a high crim...

2/9/2021 5:34:00 PM

The Oregon Health Authority Tuesday reports 529 new COVID-19 cases and 7 more deaths from the virus. Here’s Tuesday’s case and death information: The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases repor...

2/9/2021 4:00:00 PM

Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 28,048 with the addition of 233 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 7,023 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,

2/9/2021 11:27:00 AM

The Amarillo Public Health Department has reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 in the Amarillo area, along with 12 deaths, and 32 recoveries. Potter County

2/9/2021 11:15:00 AM

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,088 new positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 2,504 new cases reported Monday, February 8 and 4,717 new cases reported Sunday, February 7

2/9/2021 10:12:00 AM

There is evidence that Covid-19 may have emerged outside of Wuhan, China, WHO team says after long-awaited fact-finding mission.

2/9/2021 6:43:00 AM

Southwest Virginia counties reported 67 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths Tuesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). Smyth County reported three new

2/9/2021 5:54:00 AM

The Erie County Department of Health is reporting 71 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8.The cumulative total in the county now stands at 16,197, with 408 total deaths

2/9/2021 5:50:00 AM

Expands established U.S. footprint to include physical care and mental health support More than 2 in 5 residents in the U.S. report struggling with mental or behavioral health issues associated with C...

2/9/2021 4:44:00 AM

WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 - By JON HAWORTH, ERIN SCHUMAKER and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 106.5 million people worldwide and ...

2/9/2021 4:38:00 AM

The Senate is convening at noon to begin the trial for former President Donald Trump, the only president to be impeached twice.

2/9/2021 4:36:00 AM

Most were appointed by former President Trump. It's fairly routine for U.S. attorneys to leave their positions once a new president takes office.

2/9/2021 3:59:00 AM

Physical distancing measures have been widely adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This study quantifies changes in interpersonal contact patterns in the US and finds an 82% reduction in contacts...

2/9/2021 2:10:00 AM

There were 326 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county as of Monday of which 97 were being treated in intensive care units.

2/9/2021 12:25:00 AM

Immigration issues the Biden administration must address include a restrictive DOL wage rule and long delays for H-1B spouses.

2/8/2021 9:28:00 PM

New York state's highest court has rejected the Manhattan district attorney's effort to prosecute Paul Manafort, the onetime campaign chairman for former U.S. President Donald Trump.

2/8/2021 8:09:00 PM

California communities reported 7,692 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, Feb. 7, bringing the total number of cases to 3,394,577, according to California public health websites. The 14-day averag...

2/8/2021 4:04:00 PM

Willacy County received confirmation from the Texas Department of State Health Services of 14 new cases of COVID-19, according to a Monday news release from the county.

2/8/2021 3:32:00 PM

The U.S.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under former President Trump was “even more dire than we thought,” President Biden told CBS News on Sunday night. While discussi

2/8/2021 2:50:00 PM

Northeast Tennessee’s new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case count dipped below 100 for the third time in the last two weeks on Monday, the first time that’s happened in four months.

2/8/2021 2:48:00 PM

Dallas County reported 908 new coronavirus cases Monday, as well as 34 more deaths from COVID-19. Twelve of the victims were women and 22 were men,

2/8/2021 12:53:00 PM