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Jordan Strauss/Getty Images By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Legendary talk show host Larry King, whose career took him from local to syndicated radio to global TV stardom, has died at age 87. A statement from King’s production company, Ora Media, posted on King’s official Twitter announced his death “with profound sadness,” saying King “passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.”  A spokesperson for King’s family also confirmed his death to ABC News. On January 2, King was hospitalized for COVID-19…

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 97.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Friday. All times Eastern: Jan 22, 8:21 pmCases falling week-over-week in most states: COVID Tracking Project COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are going down across the country. In 44 states, the seven-day average…

Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR, JACK DATE, JULIA JACOBO, AARON KATERSKY and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities are continuing to charge rioters who took part in the siege on Capitol Hill. The FBI and ATF field offices in Washington have also increased the reward to $75,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person suspected of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on Jan. 6.Here are the latest arrests: Man ordered off Delta flight for yelling ‘Trump 2020’ A man…

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE EBBS and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Governors and state health officials are facing a frustrating reality as they try to make more people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine: They can vaccinate only as many people as there are doses and the supply is falling short of demand. “We can’t give you a vaccine shot if we don’t have the vaccines can we? We just can’t,” West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday, calling the situation “unacceptable.” Health experts say speeding up…

halbergman/iStockBy KELLY MCCARTHY (NEW YORK) — As a few major cities are on track to reopen restaurants for indoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic, other food capitals have been left in the dark without plans or timelines of their own. Some cities allowing indoor dining again For the first time since October, restaurant-goers in Chicago could legally dine indoors again as soon as Saturday to enjoy a meal while adhering to other COVID-19 safety precautions. Chicago and Suburban Cook County entered Tier 2 of reopening within COVID-19 rules, the Illinois…

Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesBy GMA Team (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Air Force is changing its rules on how women in the service are allowed to wear their hair. Starting next month, women will be allowed to wear their hair in longer braids, ponytails and bangs, Air Force officials announced Thursday. The new rules, based on feedback from thousands of women in the Air Force, are intended to reflect the diversity among enlisted Airmen and officers. “In addition to the health concerns we have for our Airmen, not all women have the…

Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed outrage Friday at images of National Guard members, sent from around the country to secure the Capitol, resting and sleeping in nearby parking garages. “I have told those who run the security at the Capitol that it can never happen again,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Friday. “I have pledged to every National Guard member it will not happen again. The minute I heard about this outrage last…

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 97.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is developing Friday. All times Eastern: Jan 22, 10:32 am‘Patient No. 1’ in US is now ‘back to his normal life’ On Jan. 20, 2020, the first COVID-19 patient in the United States, known…

Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday, inauguration attendees bundeled up to stay warm in the mostly cloudy, 42-degree weather, but no one appeared more prepared than Sen. Bernie Sanders. His practical coat and handmade mittens went viral on social media almost instantaneously, in stark contrast to the high-fashion looks of Vice President Kamala Harris and former first Lady Michelle Obama. Bernie dressed like the inauguration is on his to do list today but ain’t…

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A wintery blast will hit a large part of the country as a couple of storms cross the nation. As of Friday morning, 11 states, from California to Minnesota, are on alert for a storm to hit. The first storm is expected to bring rain and snow to the West Friday — all the way into Southern California. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the mountains outside of San Diego, where some areas may see up to 8 inches…