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Pelosi reelected speaker by House Democrats despite party's losses
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., broke barriers when she was the first woman elected speaker of the House in 2007. Democrats lost the majority in 2011, but she regained the gavel in 2019 when Democrats ousted ...
Nov 18, 2020
Prosecutors: Chauvin knelt on 14-year-old boy’s back
Prosecutors in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin want to present at trial a pattern of behavior that they say proves intent to harm George Floyd when he knelt on his nec...
Nov 18, 2020
Trump launched a trade war against China. Don't look to Biden to reverse it
President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.Susan Walsh | AP Photo filePresident Donald Trump's slash-and-burn...
Nov 17, 2020
Judge orders U.S. to stop expelling children who cross border
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deporta...
Nov 17, 2020
Trump faces Wednesday deadline for Wisconsin vote recount
President Donald Trump faces a Wednesday deadline to file for a recount in Wisconsin after Democrat Joe Biden defeated him in the state by more than 20,600 votes based on final canvassed totals.The to...
Nov 17, 2020
Led by Giuliani, Trump campaign effort to stop certification falters in Pennsylvania
A supporter of President Donald Trump fastens Trump campaign flags to a police barricade last week in Philadelphia.Mark Makela | Getty ImagesUpdated: 9:26 p.m. ETThings did not go well Tuesday for the...
Nov 17, 2020
With cases surging, colleges turn to students for help
Shelby Dorsey, a student contact tracer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tries to calm anxious people and give them health-related guidance.Elissa Nadworny/NPRLately, Echo Fridley ha...
Nov 17, 2020
2 DFL state senators quit caucus, become independents
Two northern Minnesota state senators broke Wednesday from the Senate DFL and formed their own independent caucus in a closely divided legislative chamber.Longtime Iron Range Sens. Tom Bakk and David ...
Nov 17, 2020
FAA gives Boeing OK to resume 737 Max passenger service
A Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, flies past parked Boeing jets as it prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in September.Elaine T...
Nov 17, 2020
Why does Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine need to be kept colder than Antarctica?
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 Celsius. Health care providers will need to store it either in dry ice for shorter stints, or in specialized freezers.Leon Neal | Getty Image...
Nov 17, 2020