The suit was announced Tuesday. December 22, 2020, 9:06 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Justice Department on Tuesday announced it is suing Walmart, accusing the company of helping to fuel the U.S. opioid crisis by unlawfully distributing controlled substances at its pharmacies […]
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US population growth smallest in at least 120 years
The U.S. population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020 By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press December 22, 2020, 8:30 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The U.S. population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 […]
South Carolina governor tests positive for the coronavirus
South Carolina Gov_ Henry McMaster has tested positive for the coronavirus and is slated to receive outpatient antibody treatment for “mild symptoms.” By MEG KINNARD Associated Press December 22, 2020, 7:27 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry […]
Number of murdered journalists doubled in 2020
The Committee to Protect Journalists also said a record number were in jail. December 22, 2020, 5:10 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — The number of journalists murdered in 2020 more than doubled this year, according to a new report by the […]
Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine, has ‘extreme confidence’ it’s safe, effective
He received the Moderna vaccine at the National Institutes of Health. December 22, 2020, 4:16 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The country’s most prominent infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, received his first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in a ceremonial […]
Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for US Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state’s next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The child of Mexican immigrants, Padilla will be California’s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation […]
Rio de Janeiro police arrest evangelical Mayor Crivella
Rio de Janeiro state police have arrested outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella in connection with an alleged kickbacks scheme By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press December 22, 2020, 4:58 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state […]
Wisconsin county spent nearly $730K on presidential recount
One of two Wisconsin counties that conducted recounts of their presidential votes spent nearly $730,000 on the effort ByThe Associated Press December 22, 2020, 4:17 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MADISON, Wis. — One of two Wisconsin counties that conducted recounts of their […]
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends
In her last weeks working the freight shift at the local J.C. Penney store, Alexandra Orozco took out her phone and hit record. The 22-year-old shot a video of the giant black-and-red ’Everything Must go!” posters, and posted it on TikTok in October. “Slowing losing my job,” she wrote below, […]
Pair of passengers exit NYC flight via slide before takeoff
A Delta spokesperson says a New York City flight was halted after a man and a woman carrying a service dog exited the aircraft using an emergency slide ByThe Associated Press December 22, 2020, 3:25 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — […]