Shipping companies aren’t rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea.
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U.S. military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan
U.S. officials say they have little fear China would attack Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan.
Man who attacked officers gets 63-month prison term, matching longest for Capitol riot
Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said he ‘got caught up’ in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021. The sentencing judge disagreed.
‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Tony Dow’s death was erroneously reported, family says
The actor was in hospice, with his son Christopher said that his father was ‘in his last hours.’
St. Louis to help women get out-of-state abortions, despite state ban
The give-and-take is emblematic of city versus state battles playing out across the U.S. since June.
Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks — except one
America’s top television networks turned prime time over to a gripping account of former President Donald Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — with one prominent exception.
New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
California is punching back against two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
New York reports first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade
The patient, who lives in Rockland County, has developed paralysis, officials say.
Mega Millions jackpot now $660M, nation’s 9th largest prize
The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months.
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
He is the second U.S. president to get the virus, underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society.