Ohio emerges as early 2022 Senate battleground
EMPPhotography/iStockBy ALISA WIERSEMA, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In the span of just few months, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio went from openly discussing his plans to help Republicans defend the 2022 Senate map, to announcing he would
Search continues for plane down near Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES – Crews are searching for a possible downed airplane near Port Angeles. U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard ships and aircraft are searching the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Reports of a plane down came in
Charlie Bush is out
Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – 4 out of 6 Sequim City Councilmembers made it official at Monday night’s meeting that they want someone other than Charlie Bush to be City Manager. Public comments during the meeting were overwhelmingly
Pharmacist pleads guilty to federal charges for intentionally sabotaging COVID vaccines
Grafton Police DepartmentBy IVAN PEREIERA, SASHA PEZENIK, and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (GRAFTON, Wis.) — A Wisconsin pharmacist pleaded guilty to two federal charges Tuesday and admitted that he tampered with over 500 doses of a coronavirus
All US-bound passengers now need a negative COVID-19 test before boarding
guvendemir/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — All travelers flying into the U.S. must now provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than three days before their flight, or they will be denied boarding.
DOJ has identified 400 suspects, charged 135 in Capitol riot
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN and LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Acting Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin said Tuesday that they have identified 400 suspects and have arrested 135 to date in connection with the attack on the
Biden administration's COVID-19 plan prioritizes schools reopening
Burak Sur/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has made it clear one of his first priorities in office is getting students back into the classroom, but after an almost year-long debate over the safety
Biden announces purchase of 200M more doses of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
Doug Mills/Pool/Getty ImagesBy ANNE FLAHERTY, STEPHANIE EBBS, and BEN GITTLESON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration is working with coronavirus vaccine makers to buy another 200 million doses that would arrive this
Some nursing homes struggling to find takers for leftover vaccines
kovop56/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, DR. JAY BHATT, and HALLEY FREGER, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — As officials push to make sure there are enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate the nation’s vulnerable long-term care residents, many nursing homes are facing the
Biden directive combats racism against Asian Americans amid COVID-19 pandemic
Doug Mills/Pool/Getty ImagesBy DEENA ZARU, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed an executive action Tuesday directing federal agencies to combat xenophobia against the Asian American Pacific Islander community, amid a rise in hate crimes and