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Portland pays $2.1 million in police shooting of Black teen Quanice Hayes

By Associated Press

Portland, Oregon, will pay more than $2 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit arising from the police killing of a Black teenager in 2017.

Gov. Cuomo groping allegation reported to police

By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

Several other women who worked for the governor in Albany or during his time in former President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet, and one who met him briefly at a wedding, have also accused Cuomo of inappropriate conduct.

Judge approves 3rd-degree murder charge for ex-cop in George Floyd death

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder count against a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death.

Mississippi governor signs bill banning transgender athletes from competing

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.

New poll shows how Biden’s approval ratings compare to Trump

By Laura Santhanam

Most Americans think Biden is handling the coronavirus pandemic far better than Trump, but he still has to prove himself on the economy.

Politics still drives how Americans feel about COVID response, one year in

By Laura Santhanam

How people think the country should approach the pandemic, and what it should prioritize, continues to fall along deep political lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

WATCH: Newly confirmed AG Merrick Garland arrives at DOJ

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrived at the Department of Justice Thursday morning for his first official full day in office.

WATCH: Democrats push forward with Biden’s health secretary pick

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a new procedure put in place to avoid gridlock in the evenly divided Senate.

U.S. jobless claims fall to 712,000 as pace of layoffs eases

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy.

Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom

By Felicia Fonseca and Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press

Legislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a massive agricultural industry.