SUNRISE, Fla. — In the bloodiest day for the FBI in decades, two veteran agents were shot to death and three others wounded Tuesday morning when a gunman opened fire from inside his home as they attempted to serve a search warrant at an apartment in Sunrise as part of […]
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Roger Blough catches fire – no injuries to crew
Firefighters from around the area were at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Monday morning to put out a fire on one of the docked ships. At approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, the fire broke out on the motor vessel Roger Blough. Smoke could be seen for hours after the initial call. Firefighters […]
At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months […]
Broadcast legend, Larry King, dead at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. No cause of death was […]
Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘help is on the way’; Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House; Dr. Fauci unleashed, takes ‘liberating’ turn at center stage
President Joe Biden has served notice that America’s war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising a fraught nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year. The United States has now suffered over 410,000 deaths, more than the U.S. losses in World […]
Point of Interest: Who did Trump pardon in his final days?
One of the most curious and interesting tasks a President has in his final days in office, after reviewing thousands of applications, is to grant a pardon or clemency to individuals who have been convicted of crimes through the past years. President Obama holds the record for the largest single-day […]
Trump pardons Kwame Kilpatrick in last day in office
President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick early Wednesday in one of his final acts, 16 years before Kilpatrick was to be released from prison for running a racketeering enterprise out of City Hall. Kilpatrick was about seven years into his sentence for his role in […]
Pres Trump impeached for second time. How could this happen – even faster than before?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When some Democrats were pushing for President Donald Trump’s impeachment in early 2019, it took around five months for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to back the idea. This time, it only took a day. Pelosi came out strongly Thursday in support of Trump’s removal — either by […]
AP PHOTOS: Scenes of violence at U.S. Capitol shock world
A mob invading the U.S. Capitol. Police officers with guns drawn inside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers hiding from intruders seeking to overturn a national election. These and other scenes from Capitol Hill shocked the world Wednesday as violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the nation’s halls of […]
Americans Can Now See Hospital Prices Online
A new Trump administration regulation went into effect on Jan. 1 (today) requires hospitals to post their prices online. It hopes people will begin to comparison shop for medical care. The regulation requires hospitals to post consumer-friendly information about the prices of 300 services that can be scheduled in advance, […]