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Virginia state senator dies at age 60 after contracting Covid-19
CNN - 2 Jan 2021 05:47
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old.
Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count
CNN - 2 Jan 2021 04:30
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to President Donald Trump next week when Con...
Hundreds booked for COVID-19 violations as illegal mass French NYE rave ends
Eyewitness News - 2 Jan 2021 17:29
The country recorded around 20,000 new cases and 133 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to almost 64,800.
Alarming number of US health care workers are refusing COVID-19 vaccine
New York Post - 2 Jan 2021 05:36
U.S. health care workers are first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — but an alarming number across the country are refusing to do so. Earlier this week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine disclosed that about 60 percent of ...
Former New Mexico volleyball coach charged with having sex with minors
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 04:57
A former New Mexico volleyball coach has been charged with having sex with three minors during a five-year period.
West Coast elites tout benefits of Amazonian frog poison 'cleansing'
New York Post - 2 Jan 2021 19:07
Kambo, a gluey substance secreted on the skin of the Giant Monkey Frog when it is threatened, is being taken by the jet setters for what they say is its curative physical and psychological properties -- but it comes at a...
Protesters demand answers in 1st Minneapolis police shooting death since George Floyd
ABC News - 2 Jan 2021 04:57
Minneapolis residents are protesting following the police shooting of Dolal Idd in the same neighborhood where George Floyd died in May.
Coast Guard suspends search for boat carrying approximately 20
CBSNews - 2 Jan 2021 04:48
The agency said it searched approximately 17,000 square miles for 84 hours to no avail.
Donations hit $40K in quest to rebuild burned-down Missouri mosque
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 04:07
Donations have already hit $40,000 to rebuild a burned-down mosque in Noel, Mo.
Sandals Caribbean resorts in hot water over COVID-19 'breach'
New York Post - 2 Jan 2021 23:23
The all-inclusive vacation getaway chain is in hot water at properties on the tiny Caribbean islands of Barbados, Grenada and Saint Lucia.
2 Colorado deputies wounded after suspect opens fire
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 05:58
Two sheriff's deputies were wounded after a suspect opened fire from a home in Pueblo West, Colo., on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Judge dismisses Gohmert's attempt to force Pence to decide election
CBSNews - 2 Jan 2021 04:54
Gohmert had claimed in the lawsuit that Pence has the "sole" power to decide the outcome of the election.
Federal Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit Against Pence
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2021 04:53
President Trump's congressional allies had hoped to give the vice president the power to reject electoral votes that were cast for Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Coronavirus updates: Senate adjourns without securing $2K checks; Army Corps to help LA hospitals; Navajo Nation lays off 1K casino workers
USA Today - 2 Jan 2021 15:43
The Senate didn't secure $2,000 stimulus checks. Navajo Nation lays off more casino workers. Army Corps to help Los Angeles hospitals.
4-month-old girl dies after family dog was found on top of her
New York Post - 2 Jan 2021 07:04
A 4-month-old baby girl may have been accidentally suffocated by the family puppy in Florida, authorities said. Little Raelynn Larrison was found unconscious by her father, who’d noticed the puppy resting on top of her...
'I don't ever recall a New Year's Eve like this': Gunfire leaves two dead, including a child, in Texas
USA Today - 2 Jan 2021 06:58
Police in Arlington, Texas, are investigating multiple instances of 'celebratory gunfire' on New Year's Eve. Two of the instances were fatal.
Nancy Pelosi's home vandalized with graffiti, pig head: reports
New York Post - 2 Jan 2021 06:31
The backlash toHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi’shandling of thecoronavirusstimulus bill could be hitting close to home — literally. On Friday, photos surfaced on social media and TMZ showing graffiti on a San Francisco ga...
Treacherous travel expected in much of eastern US
ABC News - 2 Jan 2021 17:29
A New Year's storm that brought very heavy snow and ice from Texas to the Midwest is now bringing winter weather to the Northeast.
Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia
ABC News - 2 Jan 2021 07:15
Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are appealing to the most conservative factions of a diversifying Georgia electorate as they try to win Tuesday runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate
2 siblings killed by suspect driving wrong way in Florida chase
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 02:53
A carjacking suspect driving against traffic on a Florida freeway during a high-speed chase on Tuesday night crashed head-on into an SUV, killing two Wisconsin siblings, officials said.
'Phantom of the Opera' tenor David Romano dead at 69
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 02:04
Musical star David Romano, who originated the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the Broadway version of "The Phantom of the Opera," is dead at 69.
Buffalo, N.Y. man sues police for alleged traffic stop beatdown that left him with loss of eyesight
NY Daily News - 2 Jan 2021 21:18
Tyshawn Vance, 21, charged in a state Supreme Court lawsuit filed Monday that he was thrown to the street after being pulled over on Aug. 14, with police alleging that Vance had a weapon in his waistband when he was stop...