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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks Coun...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump’s phone calls

House investigators are looking at whether former President Trump was communicating during that time through other means, possibly personal cell phones.
2 years ago
walmart store sign covered, walmart hiring people without college degrees for high-paying positions...
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO The Associated Press

Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores

Walmart is not the first national retail chain to cut off cigarette sales even on a trial basis, but it is the largest.
2 years ago
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Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business

It’s true, your toilet paper roll and bag of cookies are slimming down

Retail industry experts say we could see more consumer products start shrinking in size or quantity -- or both -- because of rising costs.
2 years ago
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JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and TIM REYNOLDS, AP

Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar

Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head. Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian aid workers during a visit to PG...
Mark Jackson

Biden calls for removal of Vladimir Putin in speech from Warsaw, Poland

During an address in Warsaw, President Biden said of Russian President Putin, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”
2 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Justice Clarence Thomas has been discharged from the hospital

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got discharged today according to a tweet by SCOTUSblog. Justice Thomas has been hospitalized since Friday due to an infection after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. The court’s public information officer did not mention Thomas’ condition when he was released […]
2 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of his office on C...
Clare Foran, CNN

Manchin says he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

 (CNN) — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he plans to vote for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, a move that all but guarantees she will be confirmed. In a statement outlining his decision, Manchin said, “I met with Judge Jackson and evaluated her qualifications to be a […]
2 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Girl survives tornado that dropped house onto street

The tornado that ripped through New Orleans lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family of three inside.
2 years ago
Ketanji day 3 hearings...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Defending her record, Jackson back for 3rd day of hearings

Some committee members have tried to brand Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as soft on crime, an emerging theme in GOP election campaigns.
2 years ago
Ketanji Brown Jackson...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Confirmation hearing, day 2: Jackson faces pointed questions

Senators began day 2 of the confirmation hearing with 30-minute rounds of grilling on Tuesday, and Jackson was responding to their specific points.
2 years ago
Kitanji Brown Jackson...
MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Jackson, 1st Black female Supreme Court pick, faces senators

Jackson is expected to present an opening statement Monday, then answer questions from the committee over the next two days.
2 years ago
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Aimee Cobabe

Jon Huntsman pessimistic about Putin and Russia’s invasion in Ukraine

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman served as a U.S. ambassador to Moscow for two years, he shared his thoughts on the war in Ukraine.
2 years ago
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CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come

The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling potentially up to seven rate hikes this year.
2 years ago
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 11:  U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 2022 House Democrati...
Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN

Biden to join NATO leaders in Brussels and attend European Council summit next week amid Ukraine war

President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week to meet with world leaders and discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.
2 years ago
FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass against the Los Angeles Rams d...
ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

Tom Brady is returning to Tampa to play 23rd season in NFL

The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decision on Twitter and Instagram, saying he has "unfinished business."
2 years ago
Texas trans youth judge bans...
ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press

Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents

The injunction broadens Meachum's earlier order blocking the state's investigation of the parents of one transgender teenager.
2 years ago
petito lawsuit laundrie...
Simone Seikaly

Gabby Petito’s family is suing Brian Laundrie’s family, saying they knew about her murder

Citing court documents, Florida news station WFLA reports Petito's father, Joseph Petito, and mother Nichole Schmidt filed a civil lawsuit against Laundrie's parents Thursday, March 10.
2 years ago
Lack of Russian oil supply greatly effects Utah along with rest of Country...
Curt Gresseth

Drill, baby, drill? There’s more to oil and gas leases, says insider

9,000 oil and gas leases are ready or drilling, said President Joe Biden, but it's not that simple, says an insider in the oil and gas industry.
2 years ago
Sesame Street Luis...
Brian Lowry, CNN

Emilio Delgado, ‘Sesame Street’s’ Luis for more than 40 years, has died

The beloves Sesame Street actor died Thursday at his home in New York City. He had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2020.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting, Thursday, March 1...
ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press

US, allies to revoke ‘most favored nation’ status for Russia

Stripping most favored nation status from Russia would allow the U.S. and allies to impose higher tariffs on some Russian imports.
2 years ago
FILE - Commuters wear face masks and social distance while riding an M Train, Tuesday, March 9, 202...
ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

US to ease transportation mask mandates, but not until April 18

The masking requirement is being extended by a month to allow the public health agency time to develop new, more targeted policies.
2 years ago
Goldman Sachs Ukraine Russia...
Matt Egan, CNN Business

Goldman Sachs is getting out of Russia, is first such bank to do so

The decision by Wall Street's most influential firm to get out of Russia deals another financial blow to Moscow.
2 years ago
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a joint press conference with Poland's President Andr...
AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

US VP Harris supports call for war crimes probe of Russia

While in Warsaw to support NATO's eastern flank allies, Harris expressed outrage over the bombing Wednesday of a maternity hospital.
2 years ago
A U.S. plan takes off. An adjunct philosophy professor says a no-fly zone in Ukraine could spark WW...
Curt Gresseth

Why a no-fly zone over Ukraine would ignite WWIII

A no-fly zone over Ukraine would mean U.S. warplanes shooting down Russian fighter jets and that would lead to World War III, says a magazine columnist and philosophy professor.
2 years ago