FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The Republican counter-proposal on coronavirus relief unveiled Monday would potentially leave out 29 million middle- and upper-income earners who would qualify for stimulus payments under President Joe Biden's plan.
The GOP plan would cut off cash for individuals earning more than $50,000 a year and couples earning more than $100,000, according to a fact sheet provided by the...
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
U.S. stocks rebounded Monday, with major benchmarks recovering some ground following their worst week since October and the online day-trading crowd turning its sights to the silver market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 229.29 points, or 0.8%, to 30211.91, the S&P 500 gained 59.62 points, or 1.6%, to 3773.86 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 332.70 points, or...
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
A group of Republican senators is pushing a stimulus plan aimed at reducing the $1.9 trillion in spending President Joe Biden has proposed.
The $618 billion plan includes new stimulus checks of $1,000 per person.
This time, however, that aid would be more targeted at individuals and families with lower incomes.
The next stimulus checks could be...
JANUARY 31, 2021
Bruce Castor is famous for declining to prosecute the disgraced entertainer Bill Cosby while he was the district attorney in Montgomery County, Pa., in 2005. - Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com, via AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday named two lawyers who will represent him in his coming impeachment trial in the Senate, a day after...
JANUARY 31, 2021
More infectious Covid-19 variants have emerged around the world, and experts are saying the United States must adapt to a changed pandemic playing field.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these variants spread more easily, and it’s unknown whether the illness caused is more severe. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was found to be only slightly...
JANUARY 31, 2021
Jo Joel Berman uses a snowblower to clear snow from his driveway Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 in Bayside, Wis. Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee
ARLINGTON, Virginia – A powerful winter storm that hammered the West last week roared into the East on Sunday, with blizzard conditions and up to two feet of snow possible for some...
JANUARY 31, 2021
A newly established State Department bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies could give the Biden administration a launch pad for strengthening ties with allies after a massive Russian hack on the federal government.
Yet the office is also facing pushback from both sides of the aisle amid concerns that it was rushed into creation by the Trump...
JANUARY 30, 2021
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, MD on November 17.
The case involves an adult resident living in the Baltimore region with no history of international travel, Maryland health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed.
The first two U.S. cases of the...
JANUARY 29, 2021
A section of Highway 1 is missing, because it's in the ocean. - Photo provided by Caltrans
A landslide carried part of California’s picturesque Highway 1 into the ocean Thursday.
The collapse occurred about 15 miles south of Big Sur, which itself sits 90 miles south of San Jose, during heavy rains in the central coast region.
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JANUARY 29, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. - Getty Images
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday unveiled new restrictions on international travel to the country.
Trudeau said in a news conference that Canada's main airlines - Air Canada, West Jet, Sunwing, and Air Transit - are suspending flights to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico from Sunday until April 30.
The airlines...
