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Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, granting him authority to complete his work without being easily fired
Texas virus spread even puts desert artist hub Marfa on edge
Texas has surpassed 9,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time since a deadly summer outbreak
‘Big Sky’ producers recognize Native American criticism
Native American tribes and coalitions are condemning “Big Sky,” a Montana-set ABC drama
Visitor: Monolith toppled by group who said ‘leave no trace’
New clues have surfaced in the disappearance of a gleaming monolith in Utah that seemed to melt away as mysteriously as it appeared in the red-rock desert
U.S. drug certification is outdated, says report
A U.S. congressional commission has proposed to replace the U.S. drug certification process _ a fixture of U.S. anti-narcotics policy that classifies countries based on their cooperation on the fight on drugs _ with more nuanced diplomatic…
US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon
The Justice Department is investigating a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation
US: Mountain pine tree that feeds grizzlies is threatened
US officials say climate change, beetles and a deadly fungus are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that's a key source of food for some threatened grizzly bears
Senate GOP leader sticking with partisan COVID relief plan
Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell says he’s sticking with his scaled-back COVID-19 relief bill with the goal of passing a significant downpayment during the lame-duck session and then revisiting the topic next year
Pentagon official overseeing counter-IS effort forced out
A defense official says the civilian overseeing the fight against the Islamic State militant group has been forced to resign his Pentagon post
Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, granting him authority to complete his work without being easily fired
US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
An influential government advisory panel says health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available
Joe Biden weighs Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as his transportation secretary
Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election
Georgia elections official urges Trump to rein in supporters
A top Georgia elections official has lashed out angrily at the rhetoric surrounding the election and the threats of violence that have resulted
