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Minneapolis will pay George Floyd’s estate $27 million after city council votes to settle lawsuit with family

March 12, 2021 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

The city of Minneapolis will pay the estate of George Floyd $27 million after the city council on Friday unanimously voted to settle a lawsuit with…

With new nursing home guidelines, card games with grandpa are back, regardless of your vaccination status

March 12, 2021 4:25 PM CNN

You can hug your vaccinated grandpa and stay to play cards with him at his nursing home, even if you haven’t been vaccinated, according to new…

An announcer hurled racial insults at a high school basketball team for kneeling during the National Anthem

March 12, 2021 3:56 PM CNN Newsource

The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High…

Senate Leader Schumer says NY Gov. Cuomo should resign amid sexual misconduct allegations

March 12, 2021 3:38 PM Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign,…

First NFT artwork at auction sells for staggering $69 million

March 12, 2021 2:59 PM CNN

The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house closed at $69,346,250 during an online auction by…

A convicted Oklahoma killer’s death sentence was overturned because of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling

March 12, 2021 2:33 PM CNN Newsource

An Oklahoma death row inmate is set to receive a new trial after a court overturned his conviction based on a US Supreme Court ruling last year that…

Still can’t pay your rent or mortgage? Here’s how the new stimulus plan will help

March 12, 2021 1:57 PM CNN

The $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday includes close to $50 billion in housing assistance to…

Minneapolis City Council approves $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s estate

March 12, 2021 1:17 PM CNN Newsource

The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s estate. “George Floyd’s…

Georgetown Law fires a professor after she was seen on video complaining about Black students

March 12, 2021 1:12 PM CNN Newsource

One Georgetown Law professor has been fired and another placed on administrative leave after one’s comments disparaging Black students were…

George Floyd’s family reaches $27 million settlement with city of Minneapolis over his death

March 12, 2021 12:14 PM ABC News

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis’ City Council. Floyd, a…

‘Hangry’ customer helps police stop alleged suspect running through a Chick-fil-A drive-thru in Texas

March 12, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

JACKSONVILLE, Texas — A quick-thinking customer at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru used the door of his truck to help police catch a fleeing suspect,…

Cuomo says ‘I am not going to resign,’ calls politicians calling for him to quit ‘reckless and dangerous’

March 12, 2021 11:20 AM Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual…

Grandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated

March 12, 2021 10:51 AM CNN

A granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…

Meghan said racism drove her out of the UK. Black Britons ask, ‘are we still here in 2021?’

March 12, 2021 10:47 AM CNN

It’s been a gut-wrenching week for Black Britons. First came the interview where what many Black Britons believed in their hearts to be true…

A man wrongfully convicted of murder sues a rental car company for not providing a receipt that supported his alibi

March 12, 2021 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

A Michigan man was recently exonerated of murder, a charge for which he spent nearly five years in prison. Now, he’s suing a rental car company…

Breonna Taylor’s mother says her daughter’s death and the lack of justice is ‘still unbelievable’ a year later

March 12, 2021 7:30 AM CNN Newsource

Nearly one year after the death of Breonna Taylor, the anniversary of which is Saturday, the family and attorney said, “there’s still not…

NASA is naming the rocks and soil on Mars in the Navajo language

March 12, 2021 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

NASA is naming landmarks and geological features on Mars in the Navajo language. The Perseverance rover’s team, in collaboration with the…

Some Georgia students are returning to online classes after spring break to mitigate Covid-19 spread

March 12, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

Atlanta Public Schools are hoping to mitigate spring break spikes of Covid-19 by temporarily returning to online learning. In light of anticipated…

They can only hold hands, but for Britain’s elderly, first touch with a relative ‘means everything’

March 12, 2021 4:39 AM CNN

In a small nursing home by the southern English seaside, David Alexander, 89, walks into his wife’s bedroom for the first time since October.…

5 things to know for March 12: Stimulus, Covid-19, state laws, Myanmar, George Floyd

March 12, 2021 4:21 AM CNN Newsource

“Absolutely historic.” That’s how the National Weather Service in Wyoming is describing a winter storm that will hit part of the…

The debate over reopening schools is fierce and divisive. Here’s where people on different sides of the issue are coming from

March 12, 2021 3:16 AM CNN Newsource

It’s been one year since millions of students last stepped inside a classroom. One year since schools started shuttering to help get Covid-19…

An Ohio zookeeper is recovering after a cheetah attack

March 12, 2021 2:22 AM CNN Newsource

A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to…

Video shows Rochester, NY police officers pleading with man armed with a knife before fatally shooting him

March 12, 2021 1:48 AM CNN Newsource

A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…

ACLU files lawsuit seeking release or vaccination of more San Diego County inmates after latest Covid-19 outbreak

March 12, 2021 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

After a recent outbreak of Covid-19 infections at the largest correctional facility in San Diego County, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday…

Cheetah attacks a keeper at an Ohio zoo

March 11, 2021 10:39 PM CNN Newsource

A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to…

Former owners of girls boarding school facing more than 100 felony charges including statutory rape

March 11, 2021 8:33 PM CNN Newsource

The former owners of a girls’ boarding school in Missouri are facing more than 100 felony charges between them related to the abuse of 16…

California man sentenced for drowning his two sons in ‘diabolical’ insurance scheme, prosecutors say

March 11, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

A California judge sentenced a man to 212 years in federal prison for killing his two sons in an insurance scheme worth more than $260,000, according…