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1 day agoCensus Bureau director to resign amid criticism over dataU.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham is planning to resign with the change in presidential administrations.
1 day agoCalifornia becomes first state to top 3 million virus casesCalifornia has become the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections.
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1 day agoAnonymous $40 million gift funding 50 civil rights lawyersThe NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund is launching a scholarship program to create a new generation of civil rights lawyers.
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California now reporting 525 virus deaths every day More Californians than ever are dying from the coronavirus -- 525 every day.
NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in TexasThe National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York.
NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney.
Case against woman charged in boyfriend's suicide to proceedProsecutors say the manslaughter case against a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life will head toward trial.
States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of ralliesGovernors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitol buildings over concerns about potentially violent demon...
Governors complain over pace of COVID-19 vaccine shipmentsUncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states.
Flint water charges escalate debate over officials' failuresThe prosecution of former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water crisis is igniting a debate over whether public officials are being punished for judgmen...
California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids A California lawmaker wants to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old.
Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reportersThere is increasing concern for the safety of journalists covering protests at state capitals across the U.S. and in Washington.
VIRUS TODAY: Global death toll for COVID-19 surpasses 2MThe global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million.