President-elect Joe Biden slams the Trump administration’s vaccine rollout as numbers of those vaccinated lag behind the planned number. And as the first round of stimulus checks are being direct deposited and mailed out, the Senate spars over additional relief checks. Paula Reid reports. Source
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Maryland governor on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the coronavirus vaccine rollout so far. Source
U.S. confirms first case of new COVID-19 strain found in the U.K.
The United States has confirmed there is a case of the new strain of COVID-19 first seen in the United Kingdom. This comes as hospitalizations are at a record high in the nation. Meg Oliver reports. Source
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina
Argentina is the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion and the vote was being closely watched. Source
U.S. “stands ready” to try man convicted in Daniel Pearl murder
Pearl was South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal when he was abducted in Karachi in January 2002 and later decapitated. Source
Joe Clark, principal who inspired film “Lean on Me,” has died
The baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film. Source
U.K. approves emergency use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
Cheaper to make and easier to move than other approved vaccines, Oxford/AstraZeneca’s formula becoming available as U.K. battles new virus variant. Source
Inmate who survived execution attempt dies; COVID suspected
At the time of the 2009 procedure, condemned prisoner Romell Broom was only the second inmate nationally to survive an execution. Source
Nashville bomber’s girlfriend raised red flag year before RV blast
Incident involving Anthony Warner’s girlfriend raised concerns about him “making a bomb,” but an FBI probe of his past found nothing. Source
Court: Parents of bullied boy who died by suicide can sue educators
The lawsuit says GabrielTaye was bullied at his elementary school starting in first grade. Source