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Biden declares support for Israel, Ukraine vital for US security

President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address.

 
Turbulent Hawaii flight leaves dozens injured, 11 seriously

A flight from Phoenix to Honolulu carrying many people traveling for the holidays encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, sending some unrestrained people and objects flying about the cabin and seriously injuring 11, officials and passengers said.

 
Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal charges against Trump

The chairman of the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol said the former president “lost the 2020 election and knew it.”

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Britain, world mourns Queen Elizabeth II at funeral

In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s was filled with spectacle.

 
Northern Arizona wildfire forces some residents to evacuate

Homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff were being evacuated Tuesday as high winds whipped a wildfire, shut down a major highway and grounded firefighting aircraft.

 
Sisolak pledges $20M to open psychatric ERs

Gov. Steve Sisolak and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Berra have pledged millions for crisis stabilization centers and for three-digit emergency lifeline.

 
Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help

Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where local authorities pleaded for more Western help.

 
Biden says nation weary from COVID, but US in a better place

President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralized but insisted that he has “outperformed” expectations.

 
Omicron variant ‘just raging around the world,’ Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC that “the real problem” for the hospital system is that “we have so many people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who have not yet been vaccinated.”

 
Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts

Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings in August 2020.

 
US likely to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands.

 
Strong winds hinder effort to contain California wildfires

An estimated 11,000 firefighters were on the lines of more than a dozen large wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings.

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