U.S. & World

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Friday marked another critical point in the effort to vaccinate America. The FDA’s advisory panel reviewed and voted on whether to approve Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine for emergency use. The panel voted to approve the vaccine, making it …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – Congressional Democrats hoping to include a minimum wage increase in the massive COVID economic relief bill were dealt a blow to their plans this week. But it’s possible the ruling removes a sticking point among Democrats themselves. House …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Democrats are confident that the first federal protections for LGBTQ Americans against discrimination are within reach. The House has once again passsed “The Equality Act” which would expand federal civil rights laws to prohibit discrimination based on sexual …

(NBC News) — In his first known show of military muscle, President Biden ordered airstrikes in Syria Thursday, targeting militants backed by Iran. “We’re confident in the target we went after. We know what we hit,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin …

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– In 2012, Grants Pass resident Levi Whitney made his first trip to Uganda in central Africa as part of a church service group. “I went on a mission trip with my church. They were going to do a two …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The makers of the two authorized coronavirus vaccines in the US are now testing to see if a third shot would protect against the emerging variants. Pfizer and BioNTech say their study will include 144 people who received …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – New questions are being raised about the future of something most of us rely on every day: the U.S. Postal Service. Nationwide, delivery delays are causing headaches for customers and postal workers, alike. And Wednesday, the postmaster general …

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (NBC) – Some people will go the extra mile to use the carpool lane! The California Highway Patrol says it has pulled over a driver in Baldwin Park who had a very lifelike-looking dummy in the passenger seat. The …

AUSTIN, Texas (NBC) – Texas lawmakers are meeting today on the state’s energy crisis brought to light by last week’s deadly winter storm. The Texas House and Senate are holding separate and simultaneous virtual hearings during which ERCOT President and CEO Bill …

Watch coverage as the House of Representatives holds a hearing on the security failures during the January 6 riot. Acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett and Acting Capitol Police Chief Yoganada Pittman testify.