Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol
Congress has confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner.
US Capitol locked down as Trump supporters clash with police
The U.S. Capitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and the police.
Ossoff wins Ga. Senate seat, gives Dems control
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election.
Man called most prolific serial killer in US history dies
The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history has died at 80.
Senate rejects vote on Trump's push for $2K checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has shut the door on President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks.
Senator Perdue Supports $2,000 Stimulus Check
Georgia Senator David Perdue is supporting a $2000 stimulus check.
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments.
Trump signs COVID relief, averts federal shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed into law a $900 billion pandemic relief package.
VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators
Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver’s air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
Instead of signing deal, President Trump wants overhaul
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - After signalling that he would sign whatever compromise deal Congress came up with for Covid-19, he now is rejecting it. The President announced tonight that the package is "much different than anticipated." He calls it a…
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
2020 will go down as the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time.
Covid spending bill passes, but without Sen. Blackburn's vote
"I cannot support nearly $2.4 trillion in spending that will make recovery even harder."
Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says 'nothing to worry about'
NEWARK, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer…
Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, produces steam cloud
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted and there were reports of lava fountains shooting about 165 feet into the sky.
Pence, wife Karen, surgeon general get COVID-19 vaccines
Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus vaccine during a White House event aimed at convincing skeptical Americans that the vaccines are safe.
Stimulus check could be back in Covid Bill deal
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - U-S Representative Chuck Fleischmann has indicated that individual $600 stimulus checks are back on the negotiating table, as lawmakers work to hammer out a new Covid -19 relief package. While details of what's likely to be included…
Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
[cbsn] By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden has cleared the 270-vote mark needed to win the presidency with California’s 55 electoral votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote…
With red carpets rolled up, the Oscar race goes virtual
NEW YORK (AP) - This year, Hollywood's awards season is operating in a strange COVID-19 vacuum with only a whiff of the stuff it thrives on: buzz. Oscar season is pushing ahead, despite the pandemic and a year where most…
Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central Valley are about to be placed under a sweeping new lockdown in an urgent attempt to…
COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under pressure from moderates in both parties, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have initiated late-game negotiations in hopes of combining a relief package of, in all likelihood, less than $1 trillion with…
Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses
A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century has now completely collapsed.
Metal Monolith Found in Utah Wilderness
A tall metal monolith was found embedded into the ground in a remote area of the Utah wilderness.
GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags
General Motors will recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.