Tagged: SCOTUS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced. The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidlines. It’s a striking contrast to Donald Trump’s White House, which was the epicenter ...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Branden Carlson scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the first double-double by a Utah player this season, and the balanced, potent Utes offense handed Washington State a stinging 71-56 defeat at home on Thursday night. Washington State had lost but once at Friel Court ...

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli warplanes fired several missiles in central Syria early Friday, Syrian state media reported, without giving word on casualties. State-news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the attack took place shortly before dawn when Israeli warplanes flew over neighboring Lebanon. Israel has launched hundreds ...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) - Mongolia’s prime minister has resigned following a protest over a hospital’s treatment of a new mother who tested positive for the coronavirus. Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, whose Mongolian People’s Party holds a strong majority in the parliament known as the State Great Khural, stepped down Thursday night ...

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Kessler Edwards had a career-high 37 points plus 11 rebounds as Pepperdine beat Pacific 85-68 on Thursday night. Edwards shot 6 for 9 on 3-pointers. Darryl Polk Jr. had 11 points for Pepperdine (6-6, 2-1 West Coast Conference). Colbey Ross added seven points and 11 assists. ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He helplessly watched his country's already battered economy decay further amid pandemic border closures while brooding over the collapse of made-for-TV summits with former President Donald Trump that failed to lift crippling sanctions ...

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - Cody Carlson had 25 points plus 11 rebounds as Weber State easily defeated Southern Utah 91-67 on Thursday night. Isiah Brown added 22 points for the Wildcats. Carlson made 10 of 13 shots. Brown also had seven assists. Dontay Bassett had 12 points and four blocks ...

JANAURY 15-22, 2021 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press Photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a Tucson killing. Tucson TV station KOLD reported that 23-year-old Eric Anthony Wildman entered his plea Thursday. Wildman is facing 10 ½ to 21 years in prison when he’s sentenced on March 4. He was accused of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's government is eagerly awaiting the Friday arrival of 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from India, while experts warn the precious cargo will do little to shore up an insufficient supply in South America’s biggest nation. Brazil’s health ministry on Thursday announced the shipment ...

The digital currency plunged 15% on Thursday and is now 30% below its record high reached less than two weeks ago.

On Thursday, MGM and Sony both announced that major films from their 2021 slate would be postponed. Among those titles are the latest James Bond flick "No Time to Die" and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."

The company said it could not get costs low enough to build a sustainable business. 

A J&J board member said “if the clinical trial works out,” the company could significantly increase the nation’s Covid vaccine supply availability.

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is facing skepticism from Republicans as Democrats start the process of passing a bill.

The first U.S. case of Covid-19 was reported Jan. 21, 2020, by the CDC. A year later, health experts reflect on the most important lessons learned.

The one-day clinic has a goal of administering 2,000 vaccines to eligible members of the public in the Seattle area.

Donald Trump faces an impeachment trial for inciting Capitol rioters who tried to pressure Congress to reverse Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

Intel's earnings beat its own projections, which the company attributed to strong PC sales, especially in the low-end.

Intel faces a critical moment as new CEO Pat Gelsinger takes over next month for Bob Swan and activist hedge fund Third Point calls for major changes.

Trump's farewell address was like a mini version of campaign rally -- lots of falsehoods but no applause.

The president-elect said "mom-and-pop" small businesses employ more than big corporations. That might be a stretch depending on the metric you use.

Five claims caught our attention. The Biden team quickly provided citations and back-up.

Some of Trump's defenders dusted off old spin from Trump's first impeachment.

Trump ends his term as it began, butchering the facts to associate migrants with crime.

We found many Trump supporters but there is virtually no evidence that people associated with antifa were part of the mob that occupied the Capitol.

At his rally in Georgia, Trump offered a litany of previously debunked claims about the presidential election he lost. Here’s a guide to nearly 20 false claims.

Our fact check reveals just how deep the president has swum in the QAnon and conspiracy theory fever swamps.

No surprise: Fact checks about the election, the coronavirus and protests dominated the list.

Our annual roundup of the most outlandish claims of 2020.

Our country has been through the Civil War and the Great Depression, but we now face an unprecedented variety of challenges.

Three of the big power centers that drove the GOP's last successful midterm campaign are no longer the same forces in party politics now.

In Biden's speech, St. Augustine's deep warning about misdirected unity in love of the wrong thing becomes the spiritual equivalent of c'mon, man.

People of all political stripes should allow some space for generosity and positive statements on Inauguration Day.

The 1776 Commission - dissolved in one of President Biden's first acts in office - is more than the detritus left by the Trump administration, says historian Nicole Hemmer. It marks the depth of right-wing commitment to ideological pseudo-history that can be used to shut down any meaningful conversation about racism -- a commitment that […]

It's bad enough that civic education is in the tank. In the most recent national testing, only 24% of 8th graders were proficient or better in U.S. history, while a pitiful 15% were proficient in government and civics. Only one-third of Americans can pass the basic citizenship test. Funding for...

Biden's warm inauguration words will not reset the dials. The era of US global leadership can't be rebuilt quickly, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

As ratings tank amid hostile coverage of former President Donald Trump, Fox News is purging its newsroom in an attempt to salvage the network's fading brand. Political editor Chris Stirewalt, a NeverTrumper, and several digital editors were fired Tuesday; on Election Night, Stirewalt defended the network's decision to call Arizona for Joe Biden, a move […]

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General is reportedly launching an investigation into the sudden resignation and replacement of the U.S. attorney representing the Northern District of Georgia, according t...

Vice President Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, have temporarily relocated to Blair House, the president's guesthouse, an aide for the vice president ...

President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to back up Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines recommending that international travelers quarantine for seven days after arriving in the ...

President Biden's inauguration garnered more viewers than that of his predecessor, former President Trump, with nearly 40 million tuning in to see him sworn into office.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters on Thursday that South Carolina attorney Butch Bowers will be a lead attorney in former President Trump's impeachment trial.Graham said Trump is still pulling together a...

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos GettyIt’s one thing to preach unity, another to make it happen. Joe Biden needs Mitch McConnell the way the earth needs the sun if he is to accomplish anything in the most closely divided Congress in memory. A Senate that is evenly split 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ […]

U.S. Attorney for the District of ColumbiaA Florida man wanted after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot tried to return to the scene of the crime for the inauguration of President Joe Biden.Like many of the MAGA fanatics who have been arrested in the two weeks since the insurrection, Samuel Camargo implicated himself by bragging about […]

NBCSeth Meyers booked Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as his guest on Late Night before Wednesday’s inauguration, but by the time Thursday night rolled around, there was really only one thing he wanted to ask him about.“Were you aware that this photo immediately sort of became the meme of the day?” the host asked, holding up […]

MANDEL NGANDuring his first press briefing appearance as a member of the Biden administration, Dr. Anthony Fauci got in a couple of digs at the previous regime. The first question went to Fox News’ new White House correspondent Peter Doocy, who chased that network’s narrative by asking, “How helpful would it have been if Amazon […]

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyA Fox News personality who accused her former co-host of sexually harassing her says she’s been sidelined after suing him and the network, all while he continues to be promoted and protected.On December 18, a U.S. district judge denied Fox News contributor Tyrus’ request to dismiss his former Fox […]

via TwitterSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem hosted a dinner for legislative pages on Wednesday night. And if the pictures she posted are any indication, it was a largely mask-free affair.The Republican tweeted two photos: one showing a dozen of the pages crowded together on a staircase, and the second of them seated at a long […]

Fox NewsFox News contributor Karl Rove curiously railed against President Joe Biden’s call to battle racism and white supremacy on Thursday morning, saying that particular part of the inaugural address personally “offended” him.After spending much of Wednesday praising Biden’s speech, in which the new president called for uniting the nation and ending “this uncivil war,” […]

The View/ABCJoy Behar had “all sorts of feelings” to share about the inauguration of President Joe Biden on The View Wednesday morning, including the sense that an air conditioner could have fallen on the heads of the collective heads of American people, but then it didn’t. “That’s how I felt yesterday,” she said.But it was […]

Criminal ComplaintA Michigan man was charged Thursday for allegedly attacking a police officer defending the Capitol with a hockey stick during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Michael Joseph Foy, of Westland, Michigan, has been charged with several crimes, including obstruction of law enforcement and forcibly assaulting an officer, for his role in the insurrection. He’s among […]

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyTwelve minutes before noon on Wednesday, President Joe Biden was sworn into office as the nation’s 46th president. Seven hours later, the United States reported more than 4,409 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to data collected by the COVID-19 Tracking Project.The Biden administration came into power with […]