Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectiveness
NewScientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the coronavirus may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines.…
Continue ReadingMonth: January 2021
Below zero days
NewWe had below zero temperatures this morning for only the second time this season in Waterloo and for the first time in Dubuque and Cedar…
Continue ReadingNo-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits ‘Tiger King’
NewOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s name is missing from President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons. The Oklahoma…
Continue ReadingInauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers
NewJoe Biden and Kamala Harris showcased American designers at their inauguration Wednesday. Harris made a nod to women’s suffrage, Shirley Chisholm…
Continue ReadingCentral Iowa man charged with murder in nephew’s death
NewADEL, Iowa (AP) — A 37-year-old central Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his nephew. Mark Mash, of rural…
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Joe Biden becomes first Catholic President since JFK, local bishop reacts
New(KWWL) – President Joe Biden is the second Catholic to serve as President of the United States; the first being President John F. Kennedy. Biden…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
NewWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has broken the barrier that has kept men at the top of American power for more than two centuries.…
Continue ReadingInaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
NewNEW YORK (AP) — Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we…
Continue ReadingBiden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justice
NewAfter taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden issued a rare repudiation of white supremacy and domestic terrorism seen on the rise under…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rejects prosecutor’s appeal in McCloskey case
NewST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has rejected a second appeal by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner challenging her removal as…
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