Flurry of bills aim to set limits on transgender kids – and their doctors
Sam Edelman felt like a girl for as long as he could remember, his dad said. As Sam’s 18th birthday approached, and ... Read More
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A Black reporter's road trip to the inauguration — and a search for America's 'soul'
WASHINGTON —By the time I watched Kamala Harris walk past the White House as the first woman and first woman of color elected vice president, I'd driven more than 600 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, to Washington...Read more
Florida port workers get training on how to spot and stop human trafficking
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — With nearly 900 calls to the human trafficking hotline in 2019 alone, Florida ranked third nationwide, behind only California and Texas.
With that in mind, the Port of Palm Beach this month ...Read more
Trump boasts he'll be back after impeachment acquittal by 57-43 vote
Former President Donald Trump cheered his impeachment acquittal Saturday after the Senate voted 57-43 against holding him accountable for inciting the violent storming of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
The vote ...Read more
Biden aide Ducklo resigns over report he threatened reporter
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman TJ Ducklo has resigned after a recent report that he threatened a reporter who was investigating his relationship with another journalist.
“We accepted the resignation of TJ Ducklo ...Read more
California adds millions to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility list but frustrating waits, shortages loom
California is adding 4 million to 6 million more people to the eligibility list to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but officials warn that actually getting inoculated will remain a frustrating process as long as chronic ...Read more
Petition campaign begins to put Minneapolis police overhaul on ballot
MINNEAPOLIS — Well-funded police reform advocates on Saturday kicked off what promises to be a high-profile campaign to let Minneapolis voters decide the fate of the city's Police Department.
Yes 4 Minneapolis, a ...Read more
Florida's Marco Rubio and Rick Scott vote to acquit Trump over role in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — Florida’s two senators voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on Saturday, as Rick Scott and Marco Rubio stood with a twice-impeached president who continues to exert immense influence over the ...Read more
Here's why 7 GOP senators voted to convict Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Seven Republican senators broke ranks and voted to convict Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol — 10 shy of the 17 needed to reach a two-thirds majority, but still an unusually ...Read more
Boris Johnson to appeal to G-7 leaders for vaccine cooperation
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call for global cooperation on vaccine distribution at the first meeting of Group-of-Seven leaders since the U.K. assumed its rotating presidency.
Johnson will host a virtual ...Read more
Tijuana sewage pounded South Bay beaches last year. EPA says help is on the way
SAN DIEGO — When a storm pummeled the San Diego-Tijuana region two weeks ago, hundreds of millions of gallons of water laced with raw sewage, trash and industrial chemicals flowed over the border shuttering beaches as ...Read more
McConnell votes 'not guilty' at impeachment trial, then calls Trump actions 'unconscionable'
After a lengthy silence about how he would vote in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ultimately voted Saturday to acquit.
Trump was accused of inciting the Jan. 6 ...Read more
Rep. Greene warned Rep. Herrera Beutler ahead of possible testimony
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., warned U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., Saturday to consider her testimony if called as a witness in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.
Following ...Read more
'The Bachelor' host Chris Harrison is 'stepping aside' amid controversy
The first season of “The Bachelor” to feature a Black leading man (Matt James) has generated a racial controversy whose first casualty appears to be … host Chris Harrison.
The 49-year-old host, after defending a ...Read more
New York investigating loans made to Trump properties: report says
New York prosecutors are investigating financial dealings around some of Donald Trump’s Manhattan properties, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
All of the loans in question were made by ...Read more
Will impeachment even be a blip in 2022 battle for Senate control?
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment has dominated recent headlines, but neither party expects the votes cast Saturday by senators from battleground states to be a major factor in ...Read more
In a surprise, NC's Burr votes guilty in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON – North Carolina Republican Richard Burr voted to convict President Donald Trump on his lone impeachment charge Saturday, a surprising vote for the retiring senator.
For the second time in little more than a ...Read more
New York's 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate at lowest point since late November, Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered New Yorkers a pre-Valentine’s Day gift better than chocolate or flowers: The state’s COVID-19 seven-day positivity rate hit its lowest mark since late November.
The rate dropped below 4% ...Read more
Republican senators from Kansas, Missouri vote to acquit former President Trump
WASHINGTON — The four senators from Kansas and Missouri voted as expected Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump of the charge of incitement of insurrection.
The Senate failed to reach the required two-thirds ...Read more
Editorial: The Republican Party has betrayed the nation
The Republican Party was on trial along with Donald Trump. Both now stand convicted, if not by the Senate, then definitely in the eyes of the nation and the world: The ex-president for planning, inciting and inflaming a ...Read more
Pat Toomey votes to convict Trump; Republican not running in 2022
WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, likely closing the book on a winding and complicated relationship ...Read more
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