Feds pledge $60M for Minnesota bridges, more in years aheadJanuary 14, 2022 1:28 p.m.By Brian BakstThe $60 million is part of bridge work awards through the new federal infrastructure law. The state will have to put up matching money for some projects.
You'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on WednesdayJanuary 14, 2022 10:42 a.m.By Brian Naylor The new order doubles the number of tests the White House plans to buy — for a total of 1 billion kits. Biden said a website will launch next week so Americans can order the free tests.
4min 12secKlobuchar optimistic Medicare will be given some power to negotiate drug pricesJanuary 14, 2022 4:00 a.m.By Mark ZdechlikMinnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said lawmakers may be moving closer to giving Medicare leverage in its substantial buying power to lower drug prices for nearly 50 million seniors.
South Korea says North Korea fires projectile in third launch this monthJanuary 14, 2022 12:44 a.m.By The Associated Press South Korea says North Korea fired at least one projectile in its third weapons launch this month, hours after the North warned of stronger action if the U.S. continues its "confrontational stance."
Biden to announce three more Federal Reserve nomineesJanuary 13, 2022 10:24 p.m.By Scott Horsley Former Treasury official Sarah Bloom Raskin and economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson are the three nominees Biden is expected to announce for the Fed board on Friday.
A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state lawJanuary 13, 2022 6:39 p.m.By Shawn Johnson The ruling could potentially remove an option for voting ahead of the state's crucial midterm elections. The decision is all but certain to be appealed.
11min 04secU.S. is 'fully prepared' if Russia invades Ukraine, Secretary of State saysJanuary 13, 2022 5:25 p.m.By Wynne Davis and Mary Louise Kelly Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is planning "things we've not done in the past" if Russia invades Ukraine. Where do things stand now and what can the U.S. do at this point?
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for U.S. businessesJanuary 13, 2022 1:37 p.m.By The Associated PressThe Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
U.K. ministers are closing ranks around Boris Johnson amid calls for his resignationJanuary 13, 2022 5:13 a.m.By The Associated Press Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a "bring your own booze" party in the garden of the prime minister's Downing Street office and residence in May 2020.
Abortion rights jump to a top priority for Democrats in a new pollJanuary 13, 2022 3:02 a.m.By The Associated Press The number of Democrats citing abortion rights as a top priority for the federal government to address jumped from less than 1 percent in 2021 to 13 percent in a new poll.
