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Biden planned to meet with local leaders to discuss the storm, relief efforts and progress toward recovery and to visit a food bank and meet volunteers.
Procedural ruling stalls congressional momentum to double the federal minimum wage by 2025
The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
U.S. officials believe the Saudi crown prince approved an operation to “capture or kill” journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says a newly released document.
If cleared for emergency use, the J&J vaccine would offer a one-dose option that could help speed vaccinations, tamp down a pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 people in the U.S. and stay ahead of a mutating virus.
The suspect, 62-year-old David Dwayne Anderson, was identified using genetic databases.
A virtual party-line House vote was expected on the COVID-19 relief measure, which embodies President Joe Biden’s push to flush cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities.
Three children of Crystal Jackson, known as “The Real Mrs. Poindexter” on her OnlyFans account, were expelled from Sacred Heart Parish in California. All three boys are under the age of 12.
An issue over a mother's online photos has caused a resignation and multiple children to leave a California Catholic school.
The crew and vessel were safe, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British navy.
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department also showed that personal incomes, which provide the fuel for spending, jumped 10% last month, boosted by cash payments most Americans received from the government.
More than 1 million Marines have been trained an Parris Island, and South Carolina lawmakers want to keep it running.
Rodwin Allicock, 42, of Coram, was leveling out the bottom of a 7-foot-deep grave at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai when the sides collapsed, burying him.
COVID-19 hospitalizations declined in Iowa on Friday, with the state reporting a total of 196 people hospitalized with the virus.
Chicago-based McDonald’s will use the Beyond Meat partnership to roll out what it is calling the “McPlant” burger, as well as eventually plant-based pork, egg and chicken products.
Kingston was born in April 2020 at only 24 weeks and weighed one pound, seven ounces. He spent the first seven months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a hospital in Louisville.
The recall covers certain Discoverer, Evolution, Courser, Deegan, Adventurer, Hercules, Back Country, Multi-Mile, Wild Country and Big O tires in several sizes.
A woman is recovering mentally and physically after purse snatchers dragged her down the street with their vehicle.
During a segment on the CBS television network’s “The Late, Late Show with James Corden” that aired early Friday, Harry said he decided to step away from his work as a front-line member of the royal family to protect his wife and son — and his mental health.
Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation.
Wapello County Conservation Naturalist shares things to know when a Coyote approaches you.
What started as a beauty statement ended up in a serious infection, and an organ transplant was needed to save her life.
An alert for a missing Georgia teenager has been canceled, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported in a tweet on Friday.
Tiger Woods has been moved to another Los Angeles hospital after undergoing surgery to his right leg after being badly injured in a car crash.
Capitol Police leadership had plenty of intelligence warning that armed extremists were planning to target the Capitol over President Donald Trump’s election loss, according to new testimony Thursday. But their rank-and-file officers were still left exposed against armed rioters.
Luke Air Force Base announced this month that studies showed high levels of contaminants had affected drinking water for about 6,000 people in roughly 1,600 homes as well as a few neighboring businesses.
The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries.
President Joe Biden’s choices in Afghanistan boil down to this: withdraw all troops by May and risk a resurgence of extremist dangers, or stay and possibly prolong the war in hopes of compelling the Taliban to make peace.
President Joe Biden was expected to speak to Saudi King Salman as soon as Thursday for the first time since taking office more than a month ago.
Hunter Dickinson gave Luka Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 79-57 victory over No. 9 Iowa.
On Tuesday, the Ottumwa girls bowling team won the 2021 state championship, giving the program seven state titles since the turn of the century. That’s the most of any program in the history of the state. But what’s interesting about the Bulldog program, is each championship has come under the direction of the same head coach.
Hasbro clarified in a tweet that the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head characters will still exist, names and all, but the branding on the box will say “Potato Head.”
A cat that went astray about 15 years ago has been reunited, older and maybe wiser, with its owner.
Details about the charges against John Geddert were not immediately known.
The hardening opposition suggested that Biden’s first major legislative initiative could encounter unanimous GOP opposition.
Patchy fog may develop overnight with excess moisture due to continued snowmelt.
The airstrikes were announced by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, who said the action was authorized by President Joe Biden.
The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year.
The federal program, known as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, made the self-employed and gig workers eligible for jobless aid for the first time.
U.S. regulators are allowing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to be shipped and stored at less-frigid temperatures, which should ease distribution and administration of one of the two vaccines authorized for emergency use in the country.
It’s reminiscent of the shocking 1,625% surge for GameStop in January, when bands of smaller-pocketed and novice investors helped trigger a supernova for the stock of the struggling video game retailer.
A new study suggests even in mild cases, some folks may feel symptoms months later. The condition is known as post-COVID syndrome.
Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades.
Republicans broadly oppose the legislation, echoing concerns from those who worry the bill would force people to take actions that contradict their religious beliefs.
On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in.
Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people.