Mail Delivery Remains Slow Even After Holiday Crush
Standard letters are taking weeks to reach their destination. As confidence in the postal service continues to erode, what it being done to fix the situation?
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Biden Takes The Oath Of Office
Just before noon, Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation's 46th chief executive on West Front of the Capitol on the same stage that was stormed by insurrectionists two weeks earlier.
'White Freedom' Examines The Tandem Development Of The Concepts Of Freedom And Race
Tyler Stovall writes white freedom is "the belief (and practice) that freedom is central to white racial identity, and that only white people can or should be free" — noting nations were built on it.
Following Capitol Siege, Veterans Hope For More Deradicalization Programs
A growing number of those who participated in the siege of the U.S. Capitol were vets. While veterans groups are aware of extremism in their ranks, there are few resources to tackle the issue head on.
Climate Change Concerns Prompt Americans To Consider Relocating
As climate impacts worsen, some people are moving to other parts of the country that they hope won't suffer as much. Town planners in New Hampshire are already preparing for a possible influx.
Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase
President-elect Biden plans to end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries on Day 1. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of the policy will be harder to undo.
400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
"Sharing grief brings people together," says historian Micki McElya. The ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday was the most prominent memorial so far to the victims of COVID-19.
Pharmacist Accused Of Tampering With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Charged With Misdemeanor
Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist who admitted to removing some 570 doses of the Moderna vaccine from cold storage last month, has been charged with attempted criminal damage to property.
DOJ Drops Insider Trading Investigation Into Sen. Richard Burr
Officials launched a probe into Burr's business dealings after the senator warned a group of constituents in February to prepare for the coronavirus then sold off $1.7 million in stocks.
Union Pushing Keystone XL Faces Racial Discrimination Suit
Pipeliners Local 798, which represents thousands of workers on projects across the country, has a history of racism and faces new allegations it discriminated against Black members.