Janet Yellen on what a successful economic recovery looks like
The US economy is still at the mercy of the pandemic. But for policy makers to help the recovery along, we must first get the virus under control,…
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Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the nation’s top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican…
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The Coast Guard rescued 10 people stranded on ice floes in Lake Erie
Ten people became stranded on floating sheets of ice in Lake Erie on Sunday, requiring rescue from the local Coast Guard. The group became stuck on…
Continue Reading Microsoft wades into Facebook news fight by siding with European publishers
Microsoft is joining forces with publishers in Europe to call for an Australia-style system that would force tech platforms such as Google and…
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As 500,000th Covid death looms, US reaches pivotal moment
The United States will within hours record its unfathomable 500,000th death from Covid-19 paradoxically at a moment of rare hope in the pandemic. Yet…
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Biden administration changes PPP rules to help reach the smallest businesses
The Biden administration announced several changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program in an effort to reach minority-owned and very small…
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The Texas deep freeze could force this energy company out of business
Electricity and gas provider Just Energy warned that the financial impact of the Texas winter storms could force it out of business. Just Energy said…
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Rapper pleading for an end to gun violence after shooting left his barbershop damaged
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Killer Mike, a popular Atlanta rapper, songwriter, actor, and…
Continue Reading Public Schools teachers get vaccinated as students return to class
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — As districts start the process of returning to…
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Virginia to become 1st Southern state to abolish death penalty after lawmakers’ final approval
RICHMOND, Virginia — State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill ending capital punishment in Virginia, making it the first Southern state…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies election appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from Republicans challenging a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed ballots received up to…
Continue Reading A spacecraft named for ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived on the International Space Station
A spacecraft named for the famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived at the International Space Station with about 8,000 pounds of cargo…
Continue Reading Community helping elderly woman whose house caught fire after neighbor’s home exploded
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The tragedy in the Happy Hills community is also…
Continue Reading How Joe Biden can boost the economic recovery by expanding internet access
Nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, many Americans remain stuck trying to work, attend school and socialize from home. For tens of millions of…
Continue Reading Biden is president, but Trump’s election lies are still being amplified by his media allies
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. USA Today and Suffolk…
Continue Reading Black women executives making history in the c-suite offer career advice to those following in their footsteps
Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman making history in 2021. The January 20 swearing-in of the nation’s first woman, Black and…
Continue Reading Bill Gates: Tradeoffs in Texas led to deaths
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates said deaths during Texas’ winter freeze were preventable, caused by the…
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«Patria y vida», la canción que molesta al gobierno de Cuba
(CNN Español) — Un lema revolucionario reescrito, una canción crÃtica y un video incómodo que se volvió viral. La canción de varios artistas…
Continue Reading ‘It was emotional for all of us’: High school student gets special moment on Senior Night after rare Covid complication ends her season
Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, IA (WQAD) — From the outside looking in, it’s hard to see…
Continue Reading Loved ones of Tony and Leila Lewis not letting tragedy of final moments taint their memory
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — For decades, Tony and Leila Lewis were fixtures in their…
Continue Reading National Guard to deliver water to Charleston
Click here for updates on this story CHARLESTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — According to Franklin County Emergency Management…
Continue Reading Another United Airlines flight experienced a right engine failure in 2018
The dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight flung debris across neighborhoods outside Denver and caused the airline to ground more than…
Continue Reading UK study finds one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduces risk of infection by 72%
New data shows that the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine “provides high levels of protection against infection and…
Continue Reading Yes, Donald Trump is in very *real* legal jeopardy
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep his tax returns out of the hands of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus…
Continue Reading ‘Absolutely defeated’: Black nurses struggle with mental health support while battling Covid-19
Throughout Olivia Thompson’s 12-hour shift as a cardiac and Covid-19 nurse in Chandler, Arizona, she closely monitors the oxygen levels of…
Continue Reading Kangaroo painted over 17,000 years ago is Australia’s oldest known rock art, scientists say
A painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia is the oldest known rock art in the country, according to scientists, who say radiocarbon-dating…
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Boris Johnson lays out ‘irreversible’ plan to take England out of lockdown by summer
Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap to take England out of lockdown. The country has been in full national lockdown since January 4, after…
Continue Reading Covid-19 devastated this small city. Volunteers are going door-to-door to ensure people get vaccinated
The last 12 months have been tolling for Linda Harris, who lives in a small Southwest Georgia city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue Reading Rio Tinto blew up a sacred site in Australia. The CEO left but still got a huge payout
Rio Tinto’s former CEO got a huge payout last year despite being forced to resign over the company’s destruction of a sacred Indigenous…
Continue Reading Garland vows to prosecute White supremacists and others who attacked Capitol on January 6
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prosecute the “heinous” crimes committed in the…
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