‘We’re drowning’: COVID cases flood hospitals in America’s heartland
Dr. Drew Miller knew his patient had to be moved.
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'On fire with COVID': Officials plead with Americans to stay home
State and federal officials pleaded with Americans to stay at home and redouble efforts to curtail the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, defending unpopular public health measures as record hospitalizations pushed healthcare professionals to the brink.
'America is back,' Biden says, as he dumps Trump's foreign policy approach
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States will be "ready to lead" again on the global stage, turning the page on President Donald Trump's unilateralist policies as he pledged to work together with America's allies.
With Senate on the line, Trump's claims of election fraud put Georgia Republicans in bind
President Donald Trump's baseless attacks on the U.S. election may be endangering Republican chances of keeping control of the Senate, as Republican candidates in twin January runoffs in Georgia try to drive voters to the polls while amplifying Trump's claim that the system is rigged.
Biden Cabinet picks may face rough Republican reception in Senate
Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to President-elect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments, despite the long-held tradition of a new president having the right to choose who will run government agencies.
Two New York City police officers shot, wounded, both expected to survive, officials say
Two New York City police officers were shot and wounded on Tuesday afternoon after responding to a domestic dispute, and both were expected to survive, a police spokesman said.
U.S. resets execution date for only woman on federal death row
The U.S. Department of Justice has rescheduled the execution of Lisa Montgomery, a convicted murderer and the only woman on federal death row, to take place on Jan. 12, a few days before Joe Biden is due to be inaugurated as president of the United States.
New York sued over homeless shelters' Internet gap for remote school
Homeless families and legal advocates sued New York City on Tuesday, claiming a gap in reliable Internet service to 27 homeless shelters where thousands of students were struggling with remote schooling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lame-duck president pardons turkey; Trump breaks post-election isolation for tradition
President Donald Trump emerged from self-imposed isolation on Tuesday to show that at least one thing in Washington would run according to tradition: the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey.
Texas men charged with trying to sell 50 million bogus N95 masks to foreign government
Two Houston-area men have been criminally charged with trying to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks they did not actually possess to a foreign government at an inflated $317.6 million price, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.