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Elderly woman killed, 5 others hurt in Portland car rampage

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ??" A motorist repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing an elderly woman who was dragged beneath the wheels. The man then tried to flee on foot but neighbors surrounded him until police arrived and wrestled him into custody.

Five other people were hurt and taken to hospitals. Authorities said they believe more people were hurt who did not need ambulance transport.

Police received a call shortly after 1 p.m. that a driver had hit a pedestrian, according to Portland Police Bureau spokesman Derek... Read More

Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ??" A major winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Nebraska and Iowa, disrupting traffic and shuttering some schools, while blanketing other parts of the middle of the country with snow that continued to fall Tuesday.

There were early closures of several coronavirus testing sites on Monday in Nebraska and Iowa, and both states saw 12 or 13 inches (30.5 to 33 centimeters) of snow in places by Tuesday morning. A least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow was expected into Tuesday across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northeast to... Read More

California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ??" Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, a surprising move hailed by beleaguered businesses but that prompted caution from local health officials concerned the public may let down its guard.

"We're seeing a flattening of the curve ??" everything that should be up is up, everything that should be down is down ??" case rates, positivity rates, hospitalizations, ICUs," Newsom said at a virtual news conference.

The turnaround puts California in a starkly different place... Read More

California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home order

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ??" California's health department on Monday released to the public previously secret data points used to determine future hospital intensive care unit capacity, the key metric for lifting the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order.

However, state officials did not provide an explanation for how per capita virus cases and transmission rates are combined at the regional level to project how much ICU space will be available in four weeks.

Last week, state health officials told The Associated Press they were keeping all the data secret because it is... Read More

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) ??" House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.

It's an early sign of Trump's enduring sway over the party.

The nine House prosecutors carried the sole impeachment charge of "incitement of insurrection" across the Capitol, making a solemn and ceremonial march to the Senate along the same halls the rioters ransacked... Read More

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Elderly woman killed, 5 others hurt in Portland car rampage

Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel

California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew

California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home order

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

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