Feb 11 U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. agency cancels Trump policy on conservation purchases By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega on Thursday rescinded a November order from former Secretary David Bernhardt that was criticized by lawmakers from both parties in Congress. Continue reading
Feb 11 Parkland school shooting trial still in limbo three years later By Curt Anderson, Associated Press It's been more than 1,000 days since a gunman with an AR-15 rifle burst into a Florida high school, killed 17 people and wounded 17 others. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki made the comment on Thursday amid criticism that President Joe Biden has not acted aggressively enough on reopening schools. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Pelosi wants to award gold medal for police at Capitol By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll sponsor legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Continue reading
Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Georgia prosecutor opens probe into Trump’s efforts to influence election In our news wrap Wednesday, a Georgia prosecutor opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to influence the state’s presidential vote count, the CDC reported that wearing two face masks is more effective against COVID-19, President Biden ordered… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:18 How the Biden administration is trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations About 1.5 million people in the U.S. are getting a shot of the COVID vaccine each day, and about 10 percent of Americans have received at least one dose so far. But the pace and the supply remain far too… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 6:34 How a powerful corporate consulting firm helped create the opioid epidemic By Stephanie Sy The opioids crisis that has taken hundreds of thousands of American lives has received less attention in the pandemic, but drug overdoses and deaths have grown during the last year. Now, one of the world's most powerful corporate consulting firms… Continue watching