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As statewide masking ends, local governments weigh options

As some of the last statewide school mask mandates near an end, responsibility is shifting back to local leaders, who are caught in the middle of one of the most divisive issues of the pandemic. In the hours after Connecticut’s governor announced its mandate would end later this month, the… Read More

Colorado sheriff deputy rescues pup from burning SUV

A sheriff’s deputy is being praised for smashing the windows of a burning SUV and rescuing a frightened dog in a neighborhood south of Denver. Douglas County Deputy Michael Gregorek’s body camera video from Jan. 22, which was released Thursday, shows him arriving on the scene as smoke pours from… Read More

New England faces shortage of controversial soft drink

Depending on whom you ask, Maine is in the midst of either a curse or a blessing: a shortage of Moxie. Moxie, a polarizing beverage that is the state’s official soft drink, is in short supply because of supply chain woes. The soda is beloved by thousands of Mainers and… Read More

Republican congressman clashes with Capitol police

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, attracted national attention last year for physically defending the Capitol’s police officers during the Jan. 6 riot… but now he has a message for the Capitol police service. On Twitter, he accused the police of breaking into his office to take photos of a legislative proposal…. Read More

NBC Olympics host flees China

Since 2016, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico has become a fixture of the network’s Olympic coverage… but he’s leaving the host country, China, earlier than originally planned. Tirico was reportedly scheduled to leave Beijing on Thursday to cover the upcoming Super Bowl in Los Angeles. However, he left Beijing late Monday… Read More

Retired Pope asks for forgiveness

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. “I have had great responsibilities in the… Read More

IRS to end use of facial recognition to ID taxpayers

The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers. The agency said it would no longer use a third-party service, called ID.me, for facial recognition. Critics of the software… Read More

Four blue states to end statewide mask mandates

The governors of four states announced plans Monday to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March, citing the rapid easing of COVID-19′s omicron surge. The decisions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon were announced as state and local governments grapple with which virus… Read More

Jill Biden admits defeat over this…

On Monday, First Lady Jill Biden spoke in person at the Community College National Legislative Summit in Washington. To the audience’s surprise, the first lady spoke about the Build Back Better Act, President Joe Biden’s proposal for social programs like free community college. She pointed fingers at Congress for stalling… Read More

Under pressure, N.J. governor ends statewide masking

New Jersey’s governor intends to lift the statewide COVID-19 mask requirement in schools early next month in a major step toward getting back to normal as the omicron surge drops off, his office said Monday. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was scheduled to announce that the mandate would end March 7…. Read More