COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped again in Boone County on Thursday, to 80. Right now, they are at the lowest levels seen in months. They are still putting a strain on resources though. Active cases went up again in Boone on Thursday, to 780. There wer...
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AP: Democrats ask ethics panel to investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley
(AP) — Seven Democratic senators have asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley “to fully understand their role” in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. ...
Read More »Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief
(AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, the West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, has won Senate confirmation to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The vote gives President Jo...
Read More »Christina Ricci granted restraining order against estranged husband
John Shearer/Getty ImagesChristina Ricci's divorce just got a little messier, as the actress has been granted a domestic violence restraining order from her estranged husband James Heerdegen. The restraining order, obtained by Entertainment ...
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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockDanielle Bradbery teams with Grammy-nominated Latin star Kurt to reimagine her “Never Have I Ever” as a Spanish-language song. The version is called “Yo Nunca He...” Highwomen bandmate Amanda S...
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