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US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday. by Associated Press Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality WASHINGTON (AP) — As the nation struggles with another mass shooting and faces a reckoning over the deaths of Black men at the hands of police, President Joe Biden is calling for action. by Associated Press Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:05am

FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say her son might commit "suicide by cop," the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched for a motive in the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S. by Associated Press Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:05am

Chauvin skips testifying as trial nears end MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death will be in a jury's hands by early next week, after his brief defense wrapped up with Chauvin passing on a chance to take the stand and tell the public for the first time what he was thinking when he pressed his knee against Floyd's neck. by Associated Press Published Apr. 17 2021 @ 12:05am

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and other people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. by Associated Press Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:05am

US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a months-long race to protect the population against COVID-19, even as other countries, rich and poor, struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths. by Associated Press Published Apr. 16 2021 @ 12:05am

J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers declared Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the risk really is. by Associated Press Published Apr. 15 2021 @ 12:05am

Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist's death BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city's police chief — moves the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest. by Associated Press Published Apr. 14 2021 @ 12:05am

Trump's closing remarks at donor summit interrupt GOP peace PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump's divisive leadership. by Associated Press Published Apr. 12 2021 @ 12:20am

Long-term limit sought on governors' emergency power As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in future emergencies. by David A. Lieb, Associated Press Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

High court halts California virus rules limiting home worship The Supreme Court is telling California it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. by Associated Press Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

Cities win immigration policing dispute with US government The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its challenge to a court decision that said the federal government could not force two Rhode Island cities to turn local police into federal immigration agents. by Associated Press Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden to rush vaccinators to Michigan as gov urges limits WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington will rush federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and treatments, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state's worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 outbreak, the White House said Friday. by Associated Press Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered a study on overhauling the Supreme Court, creating a bipartisan commission Friday that will spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for justices, among other issues. by Associated Press Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd's death MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide testified Friday the way police held him down and compressed his neck "was just more than Mr. Floyd could take," given the condition of his heart. by Associated Press Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden's ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government's role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his using the low-income Medicaid program and piggybacking the whole idea on an infrastructure bill. by Associated Press Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal budget Friday, asking for substantial gains for Democratic priorities including education, health care, housing and environmental protection. by Associated Press Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial Thursday, rejecting the defense theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems killed him. by Associated Press Published Apr. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Advocates: Prisons need better vaccine education for inmates HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Shortly before COVID-19 vaccinations began in January at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, officials held town hall meetings for inmates about the vaccines and put up informational posters around the facility. by Associated Press Published Apr. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden orders gun control actions WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden put on a modest White House ceremony Thursday to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an "epidemic and an international embarrassment" of gun violence in America. by Associated Press Published Apr. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Orderly withdrawals take time, and Biden is running out of it. by Associated Press Published Apr. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

AP source: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself The gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, according to a source who was briefed on the investigation. by Associated Press Published Apr. 8 2021 @ 9:25am

Authorities: 8 hurt, 1 missing after explosion at Ohio plant An explosion and fire early Thursday at an Ohio manufacturing plant left eight people injured and one person missing, authorities said. by Associated Press Published Apr. 8 2021 @ 6:50am