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What To Watch For At The Oscars

Tonight's ceremony closes out the longest and most unconventional awards season in Hollywood history. Several presenters and nominees will appear in person, and there's even a red carpet of sorts.

Hester Ford (center) celebrates her birthday in 2019 with her family members. Ford died last Saturday at 115 or 116.

Hester Ford, Oldest Living American, Dies At 115 (Or 116)

Ford died at home in Charlotte, N.C. She lived through the 1918 pandemic, the Great Depression, both world wars, Jim Crow, the civil rights movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heightened security has remained a feature around the U.S. Capitol since the Jan. 6 riot. Capitol Police officers are now taking part in an initiative focused on healing trauma.

New Program Helps Capitol Police Deal With Trauma From The Insurrection

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and Dr. Jim Gordon of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., talked jointly about a new Capitol Police initiative focused on healing trauma.

Iraqis in the holy shrine city of Najaf on Sunday mourn relatives killed during a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients.

Iraqi Leader Orders Investigation Of Baghdad Hospital Fire That Killed More Than 80

A massive fire at a hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients also left more than 100 people injured. Amid calls for action by international organizations, the prime minister ordered an investigation.

Onondaga County speeds up process to fund body cameras for sheriff’s deputies

Onondaga County is beginning the process to equip the sheriff’s patrol deputies with body cameras. The announcement came after an article published by…

Cars make their way toward downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. California could regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was moving to curb a Trump-era policy that sought to erode the state's previously held power.

White House Is Preparing To Give Back California's Smog-Busting Powers

California may regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards as part of the Biden administration's push to reverse Trump-era environmental policies.

Cuomo: NYS Fair will happen in 2021

“The fair must go on,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo as he announced the return of the New York State Fair.“The fair will be open, mark it on your calendar,…

An election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla., in October 2020. The Florida state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would reduce access to drop boxes.

Florida State Senate Approves Tighter Rules On Vote-By-Mail And Drop Boxes

The bill passed on a near party-line vote, with one Republican joining all Democrats in opposition. Among other changes, the legislation would put an end to 24/7 ballot drop boxes.

John McCain attends a rally in the park on Jan. 31, 2000 in Keene, NH, with his family (from left to right) daughter Bridget (8), wife Cindy, sons Jack (13) and Jimmy (10), and daughter Meghan (15).

In 'Stronger,' Cindy McCain Reflects On Life, And The Last Days, With John McCain

In her memoir, the late senator's wife details a decision on emergency surgery in John McCain's final days, reviews their 38 years of marriage — and offers her thoughts on Donald Trump.

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department was victim to an apparent ransomware attack Monday.

D.C. Police Department Victim Of Apparent Ransomware Attack

A group called Babuk claimed to be behind the ransomware attack on the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

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