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With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 surging and vaccinations off to a slow start, President-elect Joe Biden will rapidly release most available vaccine doses to protect more people, his office said Friday, a reversal of Trump administration policies.
Trump to skip Biden swearing-in - Biden's fine with that

Trump to skip Biden swearing-in - Biden's fine with that

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he will skip President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, refusing to fulfil the outgoing president's traditional role in the peaceful transition of power and undercutting his own message just one day earl
Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

LOS ANGELES — Growing more and more frail, Tommy Lasorda looked on from a suite at Globe Life Field in Texas, watching as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sentimental video tribute closes Trebek's final "Jeopardy!"

Sentimental video tribute closes Trebek's final "Jeopardy!"

More than two months after Alex Trebek’s death, fans of “Jeopardy!” finally got the chance to say goodbye.
Journalists recount harrowing attacks amid Capitol riot

Journalists recount harrowing attacks amid Capitol riot

NEW YORK — Journalists were manhandled, threatened and had their equipment stolen or damaged by supporters of President Donald Trump during this week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters

State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Republican West Virginia state lawmaker has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself rushing into the building with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters.
Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls

Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls

DENVER — Suburban Denver police officers won’t be charged after detaining four Black girls by gunpoint this summer and handcuffing two of them after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car, prosecutors said Friday.
Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ doc series, dies at 79

Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ doc series, dies at 79

Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director of the “Up” documentaries series and films as diverse as the Loretta Lynn biopic “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” has died. He was 79.
Rapper DaBaby arrested on Beverly Hills weapons allegation

Rapper DaBaby arrested on Beverly Hills weapons allegation

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from a Los Angeles County jail after an arrest in Beverly Hills, where police said he took a loaded gun into an upscale store on Rodeo Drive.
Capitol siege raises security worries for Biden inauguration

Capitol siege raises security worries for Biden inauguration

WASHINGTON — The violent insurrection at the U.S.