Politics Feb 01 U.S. won't make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday.
Politics Feb 01 Biden asks high court to put off border wall, asylum cases The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to put off arguments over two controversial Trump administration policies that have been challenged in court now that President Joe Biden has taken steps to unwind them.
Nation Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU's president Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the ACLU's first Black president in the organization's 101-year history.
World Feb 01 Beirut explosion survivors endure psychological scars The Beirut explosion, which killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,000, was caused by a fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse.
Arts Feb 01 Music helping Tony Bennett battle Alzheimer's disease Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but it hasn’t quieted his legendary voice. The singer’s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Bennett was first diagnosed with the irreversible neurological disorder in…
World Feb 01 WHO team probing pandemic origins visits disease control centers in Wuhan WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The…
Politics Feb 01 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team says U.S. cases down, but 3 variants detected The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down in recent weeks, but three mutations that are causing concern have been detected in the U.S.
Politics Feb 01 Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment trial defense team Both attorneys issued statements through Trump's office on Sunday saying that they were honored to take the job.
Politics Feb 01 Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion pandemic aid The Republicans propose slimmer benefits, including $1,000 in direct payments to individuals earning up to $40,000 a year, or $80,000 for couples, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press.
World Feb 01 Why is the military taking control in Myanmar? Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.