State’s first vaccine lottery drawing is done. Here’s how it works
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA — The first drawings in the “Shot of a Lifetime” vaccine lottery in Washington State happened Tuesday morning. Winners will begin to be notified Wednesday, and they’ll have 72 hours from the time
Denver Nuggets star Jokic wins MVP
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (DENVER) — Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic was named the MVP of the NBA’s 2020-21 season, becoming the sixth international player ever to win the award according to an ESPN report. Jokic also
Biden's Justice Department follows Trump's lead in E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit
Alec Tabak/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A lawsuit against Donald Trump by magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll is dragging on as President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice follows in the footsteps
New York City to end solitary confinement in jails
FroggyFrogg/iStock (NEW YORK) — New York City officials voted Tuesday to end the current rules on solitary confinement in all city jails starting in the fall. Critics of the controversial punishment, however, say the changes proposed by
Black civil rights leaders hold private meeting with Manchin on elections bill
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Tuesday sat down for an hour-long virtual meeting with Black civil rights leaders about voting rights and Senate rules, just days after he reiterated his opposition to a sweeping
Oklahoma may throw out thousands of COVID-19 vaccines as demand drops
Nick Oxford/Bloomberg via Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma may be forced to throw out tens of thousands of vaccines set to expire in coming weeks, according to the state health department. “We have pulled expired
Fauci warns COVID-19 variant 1st detected in India still a threat to US
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — COVID-19 variants are still threatening to spread in the U.S., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday, saying the possible threat of variants is a reason more
Nearly 8,000 people applied to Colorado program that gives 'incentive' payments for returning to work
ablokhin/iStock (DENVER) — Nearly 8,000 people in Colorado have applied for a state program that gives up to $1,600 in “incentive” payments to unemployed people who return to work full time. In the less than three weeks
Biden-Capito infrastructure negotiations have ended
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito have ended. The White House is moving on from negotiations with Republicans an administration source said, adding that the president will now turn
12-year-old graduates high school and college in same week
Courtesy of the Wimmer Family (SALISBURY, N.C.) — Mike Wimmer, from Salisbury, North Carolina, graduated from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College on May 21 with a 4.0 GPA and an associate degree. A week later, he graduated from Concord