Brooks calls the opportunity “not a political statement, a statement of unity.” January 18, 2021, 7:27 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Garth Brooks is performing at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Brooks announced Monday that he will […]
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‘Rooting hard for you’: Will departure notes end with Trump?
WASHINGTON — Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch. As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to leave a note for […]
Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months ByThe Associated Press January 18, 2021, 5:11 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare […]
UK says ‘human error’ wiped 1000s of police computer records
Britain’s policing minister says “human error” led to hundreds of thousands of DNA records and other data on criminal suspects being erased from the national police computer ByThe Associated Press January 18, 2021, 5:03 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — Britain’s policing […]
Russia extends Navalny’s detention as outcry over his arrest grows
Russian authorities have extended the detention of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a hastily organized court hearing on Monday despite growing international condemnation over his arrest a day earlier at a Russian airport. Navalny was detained by police at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport as he landed in the […]
Man hospitalized in Germany after camel bites him in face
Police say a 54-year-old man has been hospitalized in northern Germany after being bitten in the face by a camel ByThe Associated Press January 18, 2021, 2:27 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — A 54-year-old man has been hospitalized in northern Germany […]
Military nurses, tests coming to help hard-hit Arizona city
PHOENIX — Exhausted nurses in rural Yuma, Arizona, regularly send COVID-19 patients on a long helicopter ride to Phoenix when they don’t have enough staff. The so-called winter lettuce capital of the U.S. also has lagged on coronavirus testing in heavily Hispanic neighborhoods and just ran out of vaccines. But […]
Italy court weighs extradition to Vatican in fair trial case
ROME — The Vatican on Monday abruptly abandoned its extradition request for an Italian woman wanted on embezzlement-related charges in a case that had been set to test whether Italy considers the Vatican a state where someone can get a fair trial. At the hearing in a Milan court, the […]
Russia ready for quick extension of last arms pact with US
Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow is ready for a quick deal with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last remaining arms control pact, which expires in just over two weeks By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press January 18, 2021, 1:40 PM • 3 min read Share […]
Tennessee governor faces criticism for approach to virus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As their state faced one of its toughest months of the pandemic, Tennesseans watched Gov. Bill Lee’s rare primetime address to see whether new public restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus might be coming. It was late December, and the state’s hospitals were bursting at […]