The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama administration official.
Read more ...Biden Administration Will Rename 'Operation Warp Speed,' Citing Trump 'Failures' National News
The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer for the COVID-19 response.
Read more ...Some Virginia lawmakers want to declare racism a public health crisis. One local doctor explains why that could be important.
Read more ...White Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Black Army 1st Lt. Richard Collins III National News
Sean Urbanski, 25, was convicted of murdering Collins in 2017. Limitations in Maryland's hate crime statute that exempted Urbanski led to a change in the law.
Read more ...Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union National News
Although the company has unionized workers in Europe, it has held off organizing efforts here. About 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama can cast a mail-in ballot starting Feb. 8.
Read more ...Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund Defends Agency's Role In Jan. 6 Attack National News
Sund says U.S. Capitol Police expected some additional violence the day of the insurrection but says nothing could have prepared them for what actually happened.
Read more ...Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot National News
More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.
Read more ...The deaths caused by the pandemic appear to be shortening overall life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years, which would be the largest single decline in at least 40 years.
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