LOS ANGELES (The Associated Press) -- Moderate earthquake felt in Los Angeles, parts of Orange County

President Joe Biden will stress democracy is still a 'sacred cause' in a speech TODAY near Valley Forge apnews.com/article/jan-6-…

California restaurant's comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists apnews.com/article/asians…

Biden today making 32nd visit to PA as pres., his most frequent visit to any state but DE. He narrowly won PA in 2020 by 50.0% to 48.8% margin.

Andrea Wilson, a paraplegic athlete who has been doing CrossFit for five years, successful completed a bar pull-up with her wheelchair on her first attempt.

Harry Dunn, officer who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland apnews.com/article/capito…

After 180 years, a small daily newspaper in the US Virgin Islands says it is closing apnews.com/article/st-cro…

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments apnews.com/article/biden-…

Anne Ratchford Kearns, who lived for 60 years in the Pennsylvania house at the root of Biden's 'Scranton Joe' lore, died on Christmas Eve at 88.

He loved to visit the house and schmooze with Kearns when he returned to Scranton, where he was born in 1942. trib.al/wLvNtmK

For the third straight year, President Biden and Jill Biden joined Ryan Seacrest to wish the American people a Happy New Year.

Asked their hopes for 2024, Biden tells Ryan Seacrest in pre-taped New Year's Eve message: 'I hope that everybody has a healthy, happy and safe new year. But beyond that, I hope that they understand that we're in a better position than any country in the world to lead the world.'

Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80. nbcnews.com/news/obituarie…

Asked about his New Year’s resolution for 2024, President Biden in St. Croix said he wanted to come back next year (presumably having won a second term)

Today is 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

#IStandWithEvan

Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 88 texastribune.org/2023/12/31/tex… via Texas Tribune

House Republicans Target Biden by Focusing on His Son’s News Conference nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/…

Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88 (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f2f0a8…

Haley’s campaign points toward her previous popularity in SC as evidence she can 'beat the odds' here.

But her home state has shifted heavily toward Trump, threatening her ability to tap into local roots to notch the victory she's promised.

My latest:

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BREAKING: Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval apnews.com/article/sweden…