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Biden trips after speech at US Air Force Academy graduation

As he got back on his feet, Biden pointed to the place on stage where he lost his balance. “He’s fine,” tweeted Ben LaBolt, the White House communications director.

Tornadoes kill at least 21 in the South, Midwest

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people across the South and Midwest.

Evacuations possible in Sacramento area flooding

Near Lake Tahoe, dozens of drivers were rescued on New Year’s Eve along Interstate 80 after cars spun out in the snow during the blizzard.

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Oath Keepers’ lawyers plan novel defense centered on Trump

Stewart Rhodes intends to take the stand to argue he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act to call up a militia to support him, his lawyers have said.

Ian death toll rises to 54 as millions try to start recovery effort

“There’s a hole in the hull. It took water in the motors. It took water in everything,” boat captain Ryan Kane said. “You know boats are supposed to be in the water, not in parking lots.”

 
President Biden: Trump, allies threaten democracy

President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that “equality and democracy are under assault” in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about Donald Trump and “MAGA Republican” adherents.

CDC endorses updated COVID booster shots

The Centers for Disease Control recommended the shots that target the newest omicron strains of COVID-19, including one for people 12 and older.

Flash floods close Death Valley, Mojave preserve roads

Officials have closed some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park and the Mojave National Preserve after they were inundated over the weekend with mud and debris caused by by flash flooding.

 
Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered ‘justice,’ Biden says

President Joe Biden expressed hope Monday that the killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri brings “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.