Police chief: Use of force on George Floyd unjustified
Apr 6, 2021
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin moved into its second week with the testimony of Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, the emergency physician who tried […]
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Police chief: Use of force on George Floyd unjustified
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin moved into its second week with the testimony of Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, the emergency physician who tried […]
New study shows lung transplant outcomes for COVID survivors
Apr 1, 2021
The UF Health lung transplant team has collaborated with researchers around the world to identify preliminary guidelines for successful transplantation in patients whose lungs have been […]
Pfizer announces vaccine safe for young teens
Mar 31, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine for children could speed efforts to reopen schools normally, but the available shots are so far only authorized for adults. Pfizer on Wednesday […]
Chauvin case opens with video of Floyd arrest
Mar 30, 2021
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said in court that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin crushed George Floyd “until the very life was squeezed out of him.” During […]
U.S. vaccination rollout hits milestones
Mar 25, 2021
The United States is recording about 50,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, but the number of average daily deaths from the disease has dropped below […]
Colorado shooting spree leaves 10 dead
Mar 23, 2021
A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a King Soopers supermarket Monday in Boulder, Colo., before moving indoors. Shoppers and store attendants rushed for […]
CDC revamps coronavirus classroom rules
Mar 22, 2021
Desks only need to be 3 feet apart if students are in masks, and they don’t need to have plastic shields, but communities where transmission is […]
IRS pushes back tax filing deadline to May 17
Mar 18, 2021
Americans won’t need to finish their income tax paperwork this year until May 17. The IRS is pushing back the 2021 federal filing deadline from its […]
House sends relief bill to Biden’s desk
Mar 10, 2021
Over unanimous Republican opposition, congressional Democrats granted final approval to a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package on Wednesday. The amended bill includes $1,400 payments to individual […]
Senate passes relief bill with $1,400 checks
Mar 6, 2021
Senators buried their faces in their hands and dozed at their desks during an all-night session that finally ended midday Saturday with the passage of a […]
House approves stimulus bill with $1,400 checks
Mar 1, 2021
Lawmakers passed a $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan along party lines over the weekend, bringing President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package a step closer to reality. […]
Rubio, Scott vote for acquittal as Trump survives impeachment vote
Feb 13, 2021
Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott both voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on Saturday, delivering a second acquittal to Trump a year […]
Senate votes to proceed with impeachment trial
Feb 9, 2021
The U.S. Senate voted 56-44 Tuesday afternoon to proceed with the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The outcome of the vote on the constitutionality […]
Authorities arrest former UF student for aiding ISIS
Feb 2, 2021
The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida has announced it arrested a former Gainesville resident overseas and returned him to the area for […]
Biden issues COVID-19 executive orders
Jan 22, 2021
President Joe Biden signed 10 new directives on Thursday to fight the pandemic. He ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a […]
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president
Jan 20, 2021
Former Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in a somber, yet peaceful ceremony Wednesday at the U.S. […]
Security forces guard against inauguration threats
Jan 13, 2021
A 12-day state of emergency begins in Washington today as rumors and threats of insurrection swirl around President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in. U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Penn., […]
U.S. House moves toward impeaching Trump
Jan 13, 2021
Overnight the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives approved a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, declaring that the president is no longer […]
U.S. breaks daily COVID-19 deaths record
Jan 11, 2021
For the first time, the United States reported more than 4,000 deaths from the coronavirus in a single day. That’s more than double the average daily […]
COVID-19 vaccine developers battle disease, public perception
Jan 2, 2021
Dr. Amy Givler, 62, a family medicine doctor in Monroe, La., decided early in the COVID-19 pandemic that she wanted to participate in a vaccine trial […]
U.S. reports first case of COVID variant
Dec 30, 2020
A Colorado man in his 20s tested positive for the highly infectious virus strain first reported in the United Kingdom, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. State […]
Charles “Chuck” Yeager dies
Dec 8, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the United States Air Force brigadier general most well known for being the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday at […]
That infamous day
Dec 7, 2020
Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in WORLD in 2014. It is reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. CHARLESTON, S.C.—In 1923 Army Col. Billy Mitchell predicted Japanese […]
Survey: Americans paying off debt during pandemic
Oct 8, 2020
The website money.com recently released the findings in a survey of 2,200 US households and how they handled their credit during the pandemic. Beginning in March […]