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FEMA opened its first COVID-19 mass vaccination sites Tuesday, setting up in Los Angeles and Oakland as part of an effort by the Biden administration to get shots into arms more quickly… Continue Reading

Comptroller Franchot expects Marylanders to see state relief as soon as Friday

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, expects 98% of all relief payments to be processed and in eligible people’s bank accounts as early as Friday… Continue Reading

Maryland Bill would redirect student funds toward school of choice

After Maryland Democrats successfully pushed through a multi-billion dollar education reform bill last week, one Republican lawmaker has proposed pandemic-related education legislation of her own… Continue Reading

Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson

Tyler Perry and Bill and Hillary Clinton were among the attendees of a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson at Harlem’s famed Abyssinian Baptist Church… Continue Reading

Seattle woman, 90, walks 6 miles through snow for vaccine

A rare winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on Seattle couldn’t keep a 90-year-old woman from her first appointment for the coronavirus vaccine… Continue Reading

Biden heads to Wisconsin to rally support for virus relief

Biden is embarking on his first official trip as president to refocus Congress on coronavirus relief and to cement public support for his $1.9 trillion aid package… Continue Reading

Biden extends ban on housing foreclosures to June 30

President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic… Continue Reading

Winter’s wrath: bitter cold, no power and a deadly tornado

At least three people were found dead early Tuesday after a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina at the rough edge of a winter storm that left millions without power … Continue Reading

Senate panels call former Capitol Police chief to testify

The Senate has announced its first hearings to examine the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, calling in the former chief of Capitol Police … Continue Reading