Things to know today: Record heat keeps much of US in its sticky grip; 1/6 panel shifts focus to Pence pressure; US Open tees off; plus, our movie podcast.
Today is Thursday, June 16, 2022. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history: TODAY'S WEATHERExtremely hot temperatures remain across much of the East and South. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.***
Govt-and-politics AP 1/6 panel probes Trump pressure on Pence to reject election The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count. Thursday's hearing will likely focus on how Trump latched onto a highly unusual strategy from conservative law professor John Eastman in the days before the U.S. Capitol riot. The House panel has said the “illegality" was obvious.
Healthy Aging AP WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the Americas and a 17% increase in the Western Pacific.
Home + Life + Health AP Harris to launch task force on online harassment, abuse Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are scheduled to attend the launch announcement on Thursday. Also present will be Sloane Stephens, a Black U.S. tennis player who has faced a torrent of racist abuse after losing matches.
Hockey AP Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began late in regulation when three-time champ Patrick Maroon put the puck over the glass. Burakovsky is one of only two Avalanche players who have won the Cup.
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