- Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd
USA Today, Friday - 06/25/2021 - 03:56 PMFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could face up to 30 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - President pushed new jobs, infrastructure, policing initiatives in COVID-era speech to Congress
Journal & Courier, Wednesday - 04/28/2021 - 11:04 PMBiden addressed a joint session of Congress days before marking his 100th day in office.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate passes Biden's COVID relief bill, sending legislation with $1,400 stimulus checks to House
The Post-Crescent, Saturday - 03/06/2021 - 12:38 PMJoe 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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MLB Hall of Famer and baseball's former home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
Press & Sun-Bulletin, Friday - 01/22/2021 - 01:11 PMBaseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who battled racial prejudice and hatred on his way to breaking the major leagues' career home run record, died.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - President Trump permanently banned from Twitter over risk he could incite violence
The News Journal, Friday - 01/08/2021 - 07:39 PMTwitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account @realdonaldtrump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pro-Trump rioters breach Capitol, forcing lockdown; one person shot; Pence evacuated, Senate chamber cleared out
Journal & Courier, Wednesday - 01/06/2021 - 04:31 PMLive coverage of the Washington, D. C., rallies where Trump supporters are gathering to protest as Congress counts Electoral College votes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows tests positive for COVID-19
The Courier-Journal, Friday - 11/06/2020 - 11:56 PMDonald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has the coronavirus over a month after the president's own bout with the virus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate to vote on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to Supreme Court following all-night Senate session
Tallahassee Democrat, Monday - 10/26/2020 - 11:59 AMJudge 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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - President Trump hospitalized at Walter Reed after testing positive for COVID-19
Tallahassee Democrat, Friday - 10/02/2020 - 08:28 PMWhite House physician Dr. Sean Conley said President Trump is "fatigued" but in "good spirits."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Will you shut up, man?' 5 takeaways from the slugfest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Cleveland
Journal & Courier, Wednesday - 09/30/2020 - 08:49 AMAt Tuesday's debate, Donald Trump repeatedly interrupted Joe Biden. At one point, the Democratic candidate asked Trump, "Will you shut up, man?"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grand jury indicts 1 of 3 officers in Breonna Taylor shooting. But not for her death
Journal & Courier, Wednesday - 09/23/2020 - 04:00 PMBut the Jefferson County grand jury indictment against one officer is for putting Breonna Taylor's neighbors in jeopardy, not for killing her.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Daily Oklahoman, Sunday - 09/20/2020 - 08:34 PM
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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump abruptly taken out of briefing room as White House goes into lockdown following a shooting
Journal & Courier, Monday - 08/10/2020 - 06:12 PMPresident Donald Trump was abruptly taken out of the Briefing Room on Monday during a daily session with reporters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court ruling upholds DACA program for young, undocumented immigrants
Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 10:33 AMThe 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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Track your county's unemployment amid COVID-19
Statesman Journal, Thursday - 06/04/2020 - 06:29 PMAs unemployment numbers skyrocket, see the changes by month in your county.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NBA owners on verge of approving plan to resume 2019-2020 season
Daily Oklahoman, Thursday - 06/04/2020 - 04:19 PM
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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - John Prine, the Mark Twain of modern songwriting, dies at age 73
The Post-Crescent, Tuesday - 04/07/2020 - 10:52 PMLegendary singer-songwriter John Prine died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 73.
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