Just weeks after voting in support of the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., is already facing a pro-Trump GOP primary challenger. His opponent? Catalina Lauf, a
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Despite pandemic, abortions performed by Planned Parenthood continued increasing during 2020 fiscal year
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) performed roughly 10,000 more abortions in Fiscal Year 2020, reaching a record high despite the restrictions imposed by politicians during the coronavirus pandemic. According to its most
DC City Council calls for Capitol security fencing to be removed
Members of the Washington D.C. City Council called Wednesday for the removal of three miles of security fencing placed around the U.S. Capitol as a defensive measure in the wake
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts in Aftermath of Coup
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it had banned Myanmar’s military and military-controlled state and media entities from its platforms, weeks after the military overthrew the country’s fragile
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Watch the highlights as Zion Williamson scores 32 points in New Orleans Pelicans vs. Detroit Pistons, his first game after being named an All-Star. #NBA #Sports ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN+
Pentagon report gives disturbing details on White supremacists in active military
A Pentagon report on extremism obtained by CNN gives disturbing insight into how White supremacists are active in the military and offers recommendations to better identify domestic extremists and prevent
‘I will not be lectured’ on bipartisanship: Lawmaker fires back at Jim Jordan
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) sounds off on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) over false election claims during an USPS oversight hearing. #CNN #News
Rep. Adam Kinzinger GOP primary challenger Catalina Lauf gets 523,900 hits on announcement video
Republican Catalina Lauf, launching a primary challenge to Rep. Adam Kinzinger, slams him in her announcement video. | Video screenshot A primary contest between Kinzinger and Lauf is part of
Cuomo, facing sexual harassment allegations, once called for Brett Kavanaugh to take lie detector test
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faced intense scrutiny Wednesday after a former aide accused him of sexual harassment, called for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to submit to a
House Judiciary witness compares U.S. Capitol rioters unfavorably with Civil War secessionists
Malcolm Nance, a Democratic witness before the House Judiciary Committee, said the attack by pro-Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol last month was in a certain respect more deplorable than when the
Republican senators send letter to Jeff Bezos asking why Amazon pulled book by conservative author
A group of Republican senators is asking Amazon.com Inc. to explain why it recently removed a book about transgender issues that had been on sale on the platform for about three years. In
Ghana Receives First Vaccine Shipment Through Covax
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European stocks set for record highs in 2021: Reuters poll
© Reuters. The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt By Julien Ponthus and Danilo Masoni LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – A rebound in corporate
A new breed of firms vie for stake in NBA teams
Last month, the owners of the Golden State Warriors quietly approached the National Basketball Association for approval to sell a minority stake in the team — not to another business
How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters Now
Growing alongside the Harlem Renaissance, Negro History Week uses every platform at its disposal to spread its message. Dr. Woodson and his colleagues set an ambitious agenda for Negro History
Sophomore JJ Taylor prepares to step into the spotlight as Kenwood beats Clemente
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Cody Bellinger is ahead of schedule in his shoulder rehab
Cody Bellinger is ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from the arthroscopic labrum surgery he underwent on his right shoulder in November. He started taking swings two or three weeks
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Richard Jefferson and Matt Barnes join Rachel Nichols on The Jump for “Make or Miss,” and react to Toronto Raptors center Aron Baynes’ dunk on the Philadelphia 76ers, Kawhi Leonard
Prude’s family says videos show crime; Officers say no
Joe Prude watched in angry disbelief as New York state’s top prosecutor announced there would be no criminal charges against the police officers seen on video pinning his younger brother
LA County discovers 806 additional deaths missing in first record of winter surge
Los Angeles County health officials said Wednesday, Feb. 24, they had discovered 806 additional deaths that were not yet accounted for after looking back through death records following the recent
What’s next as COVID-19 vaccination drive comes under new management?
In Long Beach, port workers qualify for the front of the coronavirus vaccine line. Statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants 10% of vaccines guaranteed for educators going forward. But some counties began
GOP congressman appeals Pelosi-ordered fine after bypassing House floor metal detectors
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., on Wednesday announced a formal appeal of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., fines that he has incurred for refusing to follow metal detector protocols. “Today, with the assistance
Biden HHS pick Xavier Becerra refuses to say whether he supports any restrictions on abortion
Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, declined to name any restriction on abortion that he would support when rigorously pressed on the
Biden Revokes Trump’s Pause on Green Cards
WASHINGTON — President Biden reopened the country on Wednesday to people seeking green cards, ending a ban on legal immigration that President Donald J. Trump imposed last spring, citing what
California has passed the 50,000-death mark, the most of any state.
California surpassed 50,000 known coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the first state to reach that chilling milestone. The news comes as a bleak reminder that the recent progress the state has
China did “little” to investigate COVID-19 origins in early months: report
China did “little” to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan during the first eight months of the pandemic, according to an internal World Health Organization report from August that
Asian stocks open higher as Fed’s Powell nixes inflation fears
© Reuters. Men holding umbrellas walk near an electric board showing Nikkei index at a brokerage in Tokyo By Echo Wang MIAMI (Reuters) – Asian stocks perked up on Thursday
Folk icon Peter Yarrow accused of raping underage girl in NYC hotel in 1969
Folk singer Peter Yarrow has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping an underage girl in a Manhattan hotel room in 1969. The accusations were lodged against Yarrow, the
Black History Continued
In the early 1970’s, Toni Morrison and Middleton A. Harris, along with a team of collectors, sought to combine images, artifacts and documents into one narrative that might somehow capture
Cubs’ defense remains a priority after significant improvement in 2020
John Antonoff/ Chicago Sun-Times Manager David Ross’ mandate to improve the team’s defense paid big dividends last season. MESA, Ariz. — Spring training is in full swing, and with games