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U. S. airstrikes targeted "Shia militants that conducted the strikes," referring to a Feb. 15 rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U. S. service member.      

Rush Limbaugh, talk titan and Republican kingmaker, died at age 70 of lung cancer at his Palm Beach County home in Florida.        

Super Bowl 55 pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Follow along for the latest scores, updates and analysis on the big game.       

Cloris Leachman, the veteran comic actress who played Phyllis Lindstrom on 'Mary Tyler Moore' and Frau Blucher in Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein,' dies.        

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.       

"Strong evidence, including Chansley's own words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States Government," the filing stated.        

If the House succeeds in impeaching President Donald Trump, he would become the first president to be impeached twice.        

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

The Senate overrode President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act — the first congressional override in Trump's tenure.        

Trump called the COVID relief package a "disgrace" and called for increasing direct payments to Americans, but stopped short of saying he would veto the bill.        

"They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids," Rebekah Jones tweeted.        

Moderna will be the second vaccine maker to request authorization from the federal government, following similarly positive trial results for Pfizer.        

Judge Amy Coney Barrett becomes the fifth woman to join the Supreme Court, filling the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.        

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.        

Zeta is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and forecasters expect it to become a hurricane.