Author: AP

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in an Associated Press interview that she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America’s debt limit.

Here’s the latest for Friday, January 20:

Farmers in Argentina hit hard by drought

An Illinois judge ruled Friday that two emergency medical professionals should face first-degree murder charges after a patient they strapped facedown to a stretcher suffocated. (Jan 20)

Highlights of Today in History: France’s King Louis XVI executed; Vladimir Lenin dies; Alger Hiss found guilty of lying to grand jury; President Jimmy Carter pardons Vietnam draft evaders; Concorde begins service. (Jan. 21)
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Relatives of a Black Lives Matter co-founder filed a claim seeking $50 million in damages Friday against the city of Los Angeles for the death of a family member who was repeatedly shocked by police with a stun gun after a traffic stop. (Jan 20)
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Taiwan’s envoy to the US says her island has learned lessons from Ukraine’s war that will help it deter, defend against an attack by China. Among the lessons: preparing for the kind of all-of-society fight Ukrainians are waging against Russia. (Jan. 20…

Arizona’s new governor has ordered a review of the procurement process for lethal gas and lethal injection drugs and other execution protocols, saying the state has a history of mismanaging executions. (Jan. 20)

An Ohio police officer has been put on administrative leave after punching a woman as she was arrested following a dispute at a fast food restaurant. (Jan. 20)

Here’s the latest for Friday January 20th: Biden says he looks forward to resolving documents issue; Political violence in Peru; Chemical possibly used to make fentanyl seized in Tucson; Damar Hamlin faces lengthy recovery.
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