Saturday, October 16, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could face up to 30 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.       

Biden addressed a joint session of Congress days before marking his 100th day in office.       

Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan survived more than 24 hours of debate in which Republicans challenged key aspects of the bill.      

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who battled racial prejudice and hatred on his way to breaking the major leagues' career home run record, died.       

Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account @realdonaldtrump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."        

Live coverage of the Washington, D. C., rallies where Trump supporters are gathering to protest as Congress counts Electoral College votes.        

Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has the coronavirus over a month after the president's own bout with the virus.        

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is poised become the ninth justice on the Supreme Court on Monday, solidifying a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court.        

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said President Trump is "fatigued" but in "good spirits."        

At Tuesday's debate, Donald Trump repeatedly interrupted Joe Biden. At one point, the Democratic candidate asked Trump, "Will you shut up, man?"        

But the Jefferson County grand jury indictment against one officer is for putting Breonna Taylor's neighbors in jeopardy, not for killing her.        

mdash; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington.

President Donald Trump was abruptly taken out of the Briefing Room on Monday during a daily session with reporters.        

The program, created by President Barack Obama in 2012, allows nearly 700,000 immigrants to live and work in the U. S. without fear of deportation.        

As unemployment numbers skyrocket, see the changes by month in your county.        

By Jeff ZillgittUSA TODAYNBA Commissioner Adam Silver and other high-ranking NBA officials plan to propose a finish to the 2019-20 season that includes 22 teams, a play-in tournament for the final seeds in each conference and a 16-team playoff at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex just outside of Orlando, Florida, a person with knowledge of the details told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly until owners vote on the proposal.

Legendary singer-songwriter John Prine died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 73.