Republicans mull four cities for 2024 convention
Party leaders will travel to the four finalist cities to meet with local officials before making a final decision.
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Up to a million COVID tests expired in a Florida warehouse
Officials admitted to the expired tests the same day the state changed its COVID testing guidance.
Pelosi invites Biden to Capitol for State of the Union on March 1
The State of the Union address is later this year than it has been in the past.
Man who dumped 91,000 pennies to pay ex-worker is sued by feds
A Georgia auto repair shop broke the law when it dumped $915 in change on a former employee's driveway, regulator alleges.
Accused Capitol rioter denied trip to Jamaica
"This Court will not commemorate the one-year anniversary of this attack on the Capitol by granting defendant's request for non-essential foreign travel when he is awaiting judgment for his actions on that day," the judge said.
Descendants of Plessy v. Ferguson unite over pardon
Nearly 130 years later, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards granted a posthumous pardon to Homer Plessy.
Boston Marathon bomber's COVID relief money to be sent to victims
The U.S. attorney's office in Boston argued Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has not used his funds to pay victims, but has sent money to his siblings.
Legendary actor Sidney Poitier dies at age 94
When he won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964, he was not only the first Black actor to do so, he remained the only one until 2002.
Why virtual and augmented reality will come to life in 2022
Sony, Panasonic, HTC and other consumer electronics companies are releasing new VR and metaverse products at CES.
Record number of Florida manatees died in 2021
Preliminary data shows there were more than 1,100 reported manatee deaths in Florida last year — nearly double the five-year average.
Ahmaud Arbery's family rejected plea deal for hate crime charges
Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted in state murder charges in November.
Job growth slipped to 199,000 in December, short of forecasts
Economists had expected about 400,000 hires. The jobless rate fell to 3.9%, the lowest since the start of the pandemic.
Alleged Capitol rioter accused of DWI in fatal wrong-way crash
Troopers say Emily Hernandez' car hit another on I-44 in the St. Louis area, killing a passenger in the other car. She's charged with five misdemeanors stemming from the January 6 assault.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers release Antonio Brown
"At no point during the game did he indicate to our medical personnel that he could not play," the team said.
Jonelle Matthews' suspected killer admits he lied to investigators
Steven Pankey, charged with kidnapping and killing the 12-year-old girl, told a Colorado jury "one lie leads to another"
Trump congratulates Democrats in election night call with CBS News
Gina Hinojosa wins Texas gubernatorial race against Greg Abbott
Troy Jackson defeats longtime Maine Sen. Susan Collins
Democrats, retaking House majority, aim to derail Trump's agenda
Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race, flipping seat for Democrats
Democrat Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate race
Democrat Annie Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race
Adam Hamilton wins Kansas Senate race in another Democratic upset
