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
Feb 10 WATCH: Video shows Capitol 'mob calling for the death of the vice president,' Plaskett says By Associated Press In video showed Wednesday at Trump’s second impeachment trial, rioters chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” and “Bring out Pence!” as they roamed the halls searching for the former vice president and other lawmakers. Outside, the mob set up a makeshift gallows… Continue reading
Feb 10 Powell stresses commitment to full employment and low rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Powell spent little time on inflation in prepared remarks for a webcast to the Economic Club of New York. Continue reading
Feb 10 Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam By Colleen Long, Associated Press The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot and could put health care workers at grave risk for the coronavirus. A federal official says these masks are giving first responders "a false sense of security."… Continue reading
Feb 10 Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped U.S. water plants By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman, Tamara Lush, Associated Press Suspicious incidents are usually chalked up to mechanical or procedural errors, but experts say they occur more often than the public is told and many go unreported to protect reputations, customer trust — and revenues. Continue reading
Feb 10 Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at U.S. nuclear lab By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Los Alamos National Laboratory is the birthplace of the atomic bomb and has experienced hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and damage from previous wildfires. Continue reading
Feb 10 Bill would allow firing of striking West Virginia teachers By John Raby, Associated Press Several states, including West Virginia, already ban teacher strikes, but that does not keep them from occurring. A 1990 state Supreme Court ruling declared a strike that year illegal. Continue reading