Jan 27 What we know about novel coronavirus so far By Laura Santhanam Novel coronavirus belongs to the same family of viruses as the common cold and SARS, and public health officials still have many unanswered questions about this illness as it spreads around the world. Continue reading
Jan 27 With Virginia's final ratification, ERA fight advances By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia has officially become the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The State's ratification opens a new chapter in the nearly century-long push to get the amendment added to the Constitution. Continue reading
Jan 27 Gianna Bryant, 13, would have carried on her father's basketball legacy By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Gianna Maria Onore Bryant was going to play at Connecticut and head to the WNBA. But her promising life came to a shocking, sudden and sad end Sunday. Everyone who saw her play said she was a promising young star,… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump campaigns with New Jersey congressman who switched parties By Mike Catalini, Associated Press President Donald Trump is holding a rally Tuesday in Wildwood, New Jersey. It's a Jersey Shore town with few factory jobs to save, a reliance on immigrant workers and an economy that depends on affluent vacationers. It's a studied contrast… Continue reading
Jan 27 Supreme Court order allows Trump's new green card rule to take effect By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Schiff says Bolton's testimony is relevant to Trump's trial By Associated Press Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says Bolton should testify under oath and in public so everyone can “evaluate John Bolton’s credibility.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Lawyer says Mulvaney didn't know about Bolton's Ukraine conversation with Trump By Yasmeen Alamiri "The latest story from the New York Times, coordinated with a book launch, has more to do with publicity than the truth," Mick Mulvaney's lawyer said in a statement. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump dismisses Bolton book revelations as patently 'false' By Associated Press John Bolton writes in his forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped secure investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jan 27 Investigators say Prince Andrew has provided 'zero cooperation' on Epstein case By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Andrew announced last year that he was withdrawing from his royal duties amid renewed public attention to a woman's claim that she had several sexual encounters with the prince at Epstein's behest, starting when she was 17. Continue reading
Jan 27 Bryant's chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraft By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Continue reading