The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Wednesday that he is asking President Joe Biden for a federal disaster declaration as a result of a winter storm that dumped snow and ice on the state in addition to days of subfreezing temperatures and power outages. Stitt’s disaster declaration…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security seizes roughly 10 million phony N95 masks in ongoing counterfeit investigation across the US. Categories: AP National News
Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — The White House said the U.S. is vaccinating some 1.7 million people per day, up from under 1 million a month ago. New figures from the White House show the steady increase in the pace of vaccinations over President Joe Biden’s first month…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rush Limbaugh, bombastic talk radio host and voice of American conservatism, has died, his website says. Categories: AP National News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Democrats walk out to protest bill that would ban nearly all abortions; measure expected to pass. Categories: AP National News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After delay, Israel allows Palestinian Authority to deliver first vaccines to Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Categories: AP National News
NEW DELHI — Health officials in India say cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa and Brazil have been found in India. They said Tuesday that the variant was detected in four travelers last month. Over 150 cases of another variant first detected in the United Kingdom have previously been found in India. Cases in India have…
The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden offered his administration’s assistance Tuesday in a call with at least seven governors of states impacted by severe winter weather this week. The White House says Biden told governors that he and his wife are praying for their citizens and pledged to deploy federal emergency…
Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire March 31. Census Bureau figures show that almost 12%…
