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Biden surveys Texas weather damage, thanks emergency workers
President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday as he and his wife made their first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.
Members who broke with polygamous sect buy former compound in South Dakota
A compound in South Dakota's Black Hills that was owned by a secretive polygamous sect has been sold at auction to three former members who broke with the sect years ago.
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.
Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting?
The town meeting, for centuries, was a staple of New England life — but the coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the departure from the tradition where people gather to debate everything from the purchase of local road equipment to multimillion-dollar budgets to pressing social issues.
Tennessee: Vaccines stolen, given to children in 1 county
Tennessee's top health officials revealed Friday that the state has requested federal law enforcement investigate alleged theft of coronavirus vaccine doses in the state's most populous county.
The Latest: State tries to raise minority vaccination rates
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday that Connecticut still has "a long way to go" to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black and Hispanic residents, as new data show whites are getting inoculated at higher rates.
Things to Know: $1.9T package heads toward House approval
Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Missouri AG : No charges in 2017 death of Black jail inmate
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Friday that no charges will be filed in the 2017 death of Tory Sanders, a Black inmate at a rural jail who died under similar circumstances to George Floyd — after a white law enforcement officer's knee was pressed on his neck.
US Army crowdsources ideas to combat sexual assault crisis
Sgt. Taylor Knueven always knew sexual assault and harassment plagued the U.S. Army. But the combat medic's own assault early last year opened her eyes to the broken system surrounding one of the military's most infamous problems.
NYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the bar
It's a promotion that could be straight out of the "Mad Men" Don Draper playbook.
A bumpy day for stocks leaves indexes mixed; yields ease
Stocks ended a bumpy day mostly lower on Wall Street. Technology stocks recovered slightly following several days of heavy selling, but the Nasdaq still posted its biggest weekly loss since October. On Friday the S&P 500 gave back 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5%. Treasury yields fell after shooting sharply higher over the last few weeks, something that has unsettled financial markets generally. Investors continued to watch Washington, where Congress is expected to vote on President Joe Biden's stimulus package. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.42% from 1.51% a day ealier.
Owners of company involved in crash that killed 7 charged
The owners of the truck involved in a crash in New Hampshire in June 2019 that killed seven motorcyclists are facing charges of falsifying company driving logs, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Kelly Loeffler's tenure with Atlanta Dream over; franchise sold to real estate investor
Kelly Loeffler's ownership tenure — tumultuous in the past year — of the Dream is over.
Democratic-led House makes conservation push with lands bill
The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as Democrats move to protect more public lands — with President Joe Biden's blessing.
Top US diplomat 'visits' Mexico, Canada on virtual trip
Diplomats sat beside stacks of briefing papers, flanked by flags and emphasized their closeness. But they were geographically far apart Friday as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, because of the pandemic, started a new chapter in North American relations with virtual visits to Mexico and Canada in what was billed as his first official trip.
United will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case
United Airlines will pay more than $49 million to avoid criminal prosecution and settle civil charges of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of international mail.
Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress
The House is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package late Friday that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses.
Black News Channel reloads with talk focus, morning show
Four hours of morning television is a lot of time to fill, but new Black News Channel hosts Mike Hill and Sharon Reed don't expect to run out of things to say.
Congress split on US strikes in Syria on Iran-backed militia
The Biden administration defended the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria as legal and appropriate Friday, saying they took out facilities that housed valuable "capabilities" used by Iranian-backed militia groups to attack American and allied forces in Iraq.
Feds say Massachusetts man scammed 3 women out of $500,000
A Massachusetts man told women he met at online dating sites fantastic stories about being involved in explosions on foreign oil rigs and needing money to get out of a French jail to scam them out of more than $500,000, federal prosecutors said.