Category Archives: (1470 & 100.3 WMBD) Breaking News

U.S. weekly jobless claims increase less than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal winter storms in the densely populated South in mid-February, ...
Julia Bradley Mar 04, 2021

Police warn of possible bid by militia group to attack U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The police force that guards the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building on Thurs...
Julia Bradley Mar 03, 2021

Biden says U.S. on track to enough vaccines for every adult in U.S. by end-May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered U.S. states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return to school quickly and safely, and calle...
Jeremy Scott Mar 02, 2021

Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder: U.S. intelligence report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassifi...
Jeremy Scott Feb 26, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records as pa...
Julia Bradley Feb 22, 2021

Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Saturday was acquitted by the U.S. Senate in his second impeachment trial in 12 months, as his fellow Republicans shielded him from accountability for the ...
Ben Pollard Feb 13, 2021

Following agreement, impeachment trial to move ahead without witnesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate headed off a prolonged impeachment trial for Donald Trump on Saturday with an agreement to enter into evidence details of the ...
Ben Pollard Feb 13, 2021

Senate decides to allow witnesses in Trump impeachment, extending trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators voted on Saturday in favor of allowing witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, extending the proceedings as lawmakers weigh whet...
Julia Bradley Feb 13, 2021

Georgia launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election result: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the Southern state’s 2020 presidential election results, according...
Julia Bradley Feb 10, 2021

Senators vote to proceed with Trump’s impeachment trial after graphic video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators voted on Tuesday to move forward with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, rejecting a claim the...
Jeremy Scott Feb 09, 2021
