US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
By Samya Kullab
At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday.
Author: Associated Press
Trump endorses Tim Scott in 2022 Senate reelection bid
OLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s 2022 reelection bid. The statement Tuesday continued to make clear Trump’s intention to remain a dominant force in Republican Party politics. Trump issued a statement through his Save America PAC, saying Scott had his “Complete and Total Endorsement” and complimenting Scott’s work on behalf of the…
Moody leads No. 12 Arkansas past South Carolina 101-73
Moses Moody tied his career high with 28 points and No. 12 Arkansas won its 10th straight in the Southeastern Conference with a 101-73 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night.
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
According to a statement from his daughter, Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died.
Official: Merck to help produce rival J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly.
South Carolina Senate adds firing squad to execution methods
South Carolina senators have added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can’t kill condemned inmates with lethal injection.
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledges “unwanted flirtation”
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. In a statement released yesterday amid mounting criticism from within his own party, Cuomo, a Democrat,…
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their huge COVID-19 relief bill seem all but dead. That’s become clear as Senate leaders prepare to bring their own version of the House-passed aid package to the chamber’s floor as early as Wednesday. Aides say top Democrats have abandoned a potential amendment threatening tax increases on big…
Senate panel votes to advance Garland’s nomination to be AG
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general.
NCAA reveals COVID-19 contingency plans for hoops tourneys
Turns out the top four teams left out of March Madness won’t have their bubbles burst quite yet.
