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Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’Video
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to police the views of lawmakers. As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack by his...
Doug Emhoff whisked out of event following reported bomb threatVideo
WASHINGTON — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event Tuesday at a Washington high school by Secret Service agents following an apparent bomb threat. Emhoff was at Dunbar High School for an event in commemoration of Black History Month. He was in...
West Virginia coach files complaint against police in basketball scuffle
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A high school coach has filed a complaint alleging two West Virginia State Police troopers used excessive force when detaining him after a scuffle at a girls basketball game. Eugene “Gene” Nabors, an assistant coach of the Woodrow Wilson High School girls basketball team in Beckley, filed...
Texts: Michigan mom of alleged school shooter joked about gunVideo
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — A day before four students were killed at a Michigan school, the mother of the teenager charged with carrying out the mass shooting sent him a text message asking if he had showed teachers a “pic of your new gun,” an investigator testified Tuesday. The text...
Justice Department announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. Federal law enforcement officials said...
Covid-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, U.S.
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other covid-19 restrictions. The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented...
Money on the table: child credit cash available via tax returns
The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it. That estimated total is what remains of the expanded child tax credit, and the administration is concerned that some...
Wisconsin GOP looks to block abortions if heartbeat detected
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans pushed ahead Tuesday with a Texas-style abortion ban, holding a hearing on legislation that would prohibit abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The bill would prohibit anyone from performing or attempting to perform an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is present unless the pregnant...
Stocks close higher, bond yields reach pre-pandemic high
Technology companies and banks helped drive stocks higher Tuesday on Wall Street, as the market bounced back from an early slide to more than make up its losses from the day before. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% after having been down 0.4%. More than three fourths of the stocks in...
U.S. stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump’s final days
The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max, despite personal pleas to Attorney General Merrick Garland from relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Max jets. In a filing Tuesday, the Justice Department asked a federal court...
Canada surges to 4-2 win over U.S. in Olympic women’s hockey
BEIJING — It was going to take more than a one-goal deficit to rattle Brianne Jenner and the Canadians in their long-running cross-border rivalry against the Americans, which resumed Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics. Rather than wilt, Canada responded by scoring three times over a span of 5 minutes, 25...
Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk
DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines have been turned off. The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine...
Police trainer testifies against officers in Floyd’s death
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minneapolis police officer who oversaw medical training for two of the three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights was scheduled to resume testifying in their federal trial Tuesday about what they were taught. Officer Nicole Mackenzie, the department’s medical support coordinator, testified...
Vaccine sales push Pfizer beyond expectations in final quarter
Covid-19 vaccine sales boosted Pfizer earnings well past fourth-quarter expectations, but the drugmaker has set a lower-than-expected bar for 2022. Pfizer debuted on Tuesday annual forecasts for both earnings and revenue that fell short of analyst expectations even as the drugmaker expects another robust year of sales from its vaccine,...
Report: U.S. fight against opioid abuse needs new strategy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record overdose deaths, the scourge of opioids awaits after the covid-19 pandemic finally recedes, a shift that public health...
Iran nuclear talks resume amid pressure for results
VIENNA — Diplomats from Iran and world powers reconvened in Vienna on Tuesday to seek a deal reviving Tehran’s 2015 nuclear accord, with pressure mounting for results soon. Negotiators from Iran and the remaining parties to the agreement — Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — got back to work...
‘Power of the Dog’ leads Oscar noms with 12; ‘Dune’ lands 10
NEW YORK — Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood’s top honors. In nominations announced Tuesday, Campion’s film landed a leading 12 nominations, including nods for best picture, best director and...
Peloton co-founder steps down after rough ride
The co-founder of Peloton is stepping down as chief executive after an extended streak of tumult at the exercise and treadmill company. Barry McCarthy, who served as CFO at Spotify as well as at Netflix, will take over the CEO position held by John Foley, effective Wednesday. McCarthy will also...
Chen flips, spins way to world-record score at Olympics
BEIJING — Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Next up for the Salt Lake City native: an expected and long-awaited coronation as Olympic champion. Chen made history in a historic venue on...
Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
ROME — Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. “I have had great...
Wolf’s final budget, like his first, features public schools
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf’s eighth and final budget proposal unveiled Tuesday would push state spending past $43 billion for the first time, as the Democrat asks lawmakers for the biggest-ever increase in aid for public schools, plus more money for direct care workers, higher-education institutions and college scholarships. Wolf...
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Feb. 8
BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Beijing Games: Alpine skiing Men’s super-g Defending champion Matthias Mayer of Austria won the men’s super-G, capturing a third Olympic gold medal. Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States was 0.04 seconds behind in second and World Cup...
Justice Department signals it may allow safe injection sites
NEW YORK — A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites — safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses — the Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing them. In response...
Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey finally in Super Bowl after 6 years, 2 teamsVideo
Six seasons and two teams into an often-turbulent NFL career, Jalen Ramsey finally is on the stage where he starts every season expecting to play. The Super Bowl. Ramsey said it feels good. Really good. “It means a lot to be in this position with this team and with these...
Stocks end another up-and-down day with mixed resultsVideo
Another wobbly day on Wall Street ended Monday with an uneven finish for the major stock indexes as losses by communication and technology companies kept gains elsewhere in the market in check. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, giving back some of its recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
