President-elect Joseph R. Biden's pick to lead the State Department, Antony Blinken, pledged Tuesday to restore America's standing in the world following a nontraditional foreign policy approach by outgoing President Trump.
Eclectic mix of Texans featured in Biden s inauguration events
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Sister Norma Pimentel, right, of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, leads a Congressional delegation, including Congressman Joaquin Castro, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, center across the Rio Grande to view the living conditions the asylum seekers have to deal with in the refugee camp in Matamoros, MX.Bob Owen, STAFF-photographer / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, actress Eva Longoria speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Longoria and fellow actress America Ferrera are leading a coalition of actors, writers and leaders who penned a public letter of solidarity, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, to U.S. Latinos in the wake of the El Paso, Texas, shooting and the immigration raid in Mississippi. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)J. Scott Applewhite, STF / APShow MoreShow Less
President-elect Joseph R. Biden wants to immediately reverse much of what President Trump has done over the last four years — but that is often easier said than done, and he has begrudgingly applauded some of Mr. Trump's legacy.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris memorialized the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus in a ceremony on Tuesday, saying the nation must remember the family members and friends lost to the disease.
It has been nearly a year since the first American died from COVID-19 57-year-old San Jose resident Patricia Dowd. Dowd died on Feb. 6, 2020 and since then, the nation has lost 400,000 people, of which 8% were from California.
Santa Clara County has the highest COVID-19 death toll of Bay Area counties with 1,077 deaths and ranks 7th in the state. However, in terms of the death toll rate per 100,000 people, Santa Clara County ranks 28th in the state out of 58 counties.
The county concurrently worries about next steps, as ICU capacity remains at an all-time low with 16 ICU beds currently available in the county, and vaccines are being distributed slowly.