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smolaw11/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (CHICAGO) — Chicago Public Schools has threatened to dock the pay of teachers who do not report to class as the school district returns to in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The school district reopened Monday for the first time since closing at the start of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, despite pushback from the Chicago Teachers Union, which claims that proper protocols are not in place to keep teachers and students safe from the virus. At least 145 CPS teachers were absent…

Elisank79/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The military services are looking into whether any active-duty military personnel may have participated in the assault on the U.S. Capitol last week. The events at the Capitol prompted the Joint Chiefs of Staff to issue an internal memo to all service members condemning the riot, confirming that Joe Biden will be the next commander-in-chief and noting that any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is “against the law.” Fort Bragg officials are reviewing an Army officer’s claims that she only participated in…

Facebook/Animal Shelter Assistance ProgramBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — A pet cat who was thought to have died along with her owner in the massive Southern California mudslides in January 2018 that killed 23 people has been miraculously found three years later less than a quarter of a mile away from her home. The Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) in Santa Barbara, California, shared the story on social media saying that Patches, a calico cat, initially disappeared on the night of the Montecito debris flow which happened…

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 91.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.95 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 Wednesday. All times Eastern: Jan 13, 4:42 amUS sees deadliest day yet from COVID-19 There were a record 4,327 new deaths from COVID-19 registered in the United States on Tuesday, according…

Andrew SuggsBy BECKY PERLOW and KENNETH MOTON, ABC News(BALTIMORE) — A teenage boy with electric-blue glasses reached toward the handle of the barbershop entrance, trying to grab the door before it closed. Before he could catch it, shop manager Kennard Perry swung the door open again with his left hand, extending a thermometer out with his right. In the age of COVID-19, it’s become commonplace for Perry at Nile Style Barbershop in Baltimore to start every hair cut appointment with a temperature safety check, reminding clients to wear a mask…

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 91.1 million people worldwide and killed over 1.95 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 developed Tuesday. All times Eastern: Jan 12, 9:44 pmMore Americans died of COVID-19 in past week than during last flu season More people in the United States died of COVID-19 in the past…

Hennepin County JailBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will stand trial for the death of George Floyd alone, a Minnesota judge ordered on Tuesday. The order, filed by Judge Peter Cahill in Hennepin County District Court, amends a November 2020 order pursuant to which Chauvin would have been tried jointly with the other three former officers charged in connection with Floyd’s death: Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng. In separating Chauvin’s trial, Cahill cited COVID-19 concerns, specifically the court’s ability to…

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 91.1 million people worldwide and killed over 1.95 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 Tuesday. All times Eastern:Jan 12, 1:54 pmHouse Democrats propose $1,000 fine for maskless members of Congress Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Anthony Brown, D-Md., have introduced legislation to fine members of…

Valerii Evlakhov/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York City couple was indicted Monday for allegedly faking their coronavirus infections in order to delay the husband’s drug trial. Devon Lewis and Blair McDermott are charged with felony counts of forgery and offering a false instrument for filing, along with several misdemeanors. The couple forged “multiple positive test results for COVID-19” to delay Lewis’ trial on sale and possession of cocaine and heroin, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said. “It is reprehensible that someone would claim to…

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 91 million people worldwide and killed over 1.9 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 Tuesday. All times Eastern: Jan 12, 11:14 am3rd House Democrat tests positive after sheltering with unmasked Republicans Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming the third…