This Ohio school reduced spacing measures and is open to all, 5 days a week
Throughout Watkins Memorial High School there is a hum — of teachers teaching, of students learning. Between lessons, the noise increases as…
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Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert commits suicide after being charged with human trafficking and sex crimes
UPDATE: LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide Thursday…
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California allocates $1.4 million to track and stop attacks against Asian Americans
Lawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent…
Continue Reading Top New York state health official grilled on the handling of Covid-19 nursing home deaths
New York state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker again on Thursday defended the state’s handling of nursing homes and their residents…
Continue Reading Researchers to restore what might be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of free and enslaved Black children
After years of examining centuries-old writings and digging up artifacts, researchers recently confirmed that an 18th-century building on the College…
Continue Reading Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting due to the pandemic
Nursing was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work. For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth…
Continue Reading An artist honors icons by creating Black History Month-themed playing cards
Kearra Johnson was in her senior year at the University of Missouri when she came up with the concept for what is now known as the Revolution Card…
Continue Reading Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to Larry Nassar, is charged with sex crimes and human trafficking
John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has been charged with a racketeering count, felony counts of human…
Continue Reading The Black Lives Matter foundation raised $90 million in 2020, and gave almost a quarter of it to local chapters and organizations
A year of change in the name of racial justice is hard to quantify. But in the 2020 Impact Report released this week by the Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading New York City middle schools reopen for in-person classes as Covid-19 surge fades
New York City middle schools reopened for in-person classes on Thursday as a surge of coronavirus cases that had shut schools in November continued…
Continue Reading Trump’s tax returns turned over to NY district attorney
NEW YORK, NY — Tax records that former President Donald Trump tried to keep secret for years are now in the hands of the New York district…
Continue Reading American Politician Plane Fatalities Fast Facts
This is a list of prominent American politicians killed in plane crashes. May 1, 1928 – New York Rep. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R). Sweet is killed in…
Continue Reading 1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of…
Continue Reading When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
Debra Crosby entered panic mode when she reached the cash register at Walmart and realized her wallet was missing. The science teacher from Yulee,…
Continue Reading North Carolina woman is accused of using her $149,000 Covid-19 relief loan for shopping sprees
As millions struggle to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, the last purchases on most minds are Louis Vuitton and diamonds. But in a state…
Continue Reading A third vaccine for the US may be just days away
The United States could be just days away from getting a third vaccine approved. In analysis released Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
To say that Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander shattered multiple glass ceilings is an understatement. The Philadelphia native was the first Black person…
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Texas woman sues electric company after her bill was nearly $10,000
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas woman has filed a proposed billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against electric company Griddy Energy that alleges the…
Continue Reading Texas bakery gives away thousands of dollars in groceries to help those hardest hit by storms
The owners of a local bakery in Austin, Texas, are helping their community dig out from the devastating winter storms that struck last week by…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods has a long, uncertain road ahead after California crash, emergency doctor says
Even after his emergency surgery, the path to recovery is long and uncertain for golf legend Tiger Woods, following his car accident in California.…
Continue Reading Lockdown has made London a boomtown for rats
It’s just before daybreak in Richmond on the southern bank of the River Thames, and pest controller Michael Coates is patrolling the rubbish…
Continue Reading New Mars image from rover landing site shows the red planet in high definition
The Perseverance rover has had a chance to settle in on Mars since landing last Thursday, so it’s doing what every new resident does these days…
Continue Reading Texas storm victims are facing a now-familiar battle: Covid
While most Texans had more than enough to worry about in last week’s icy storm that led to power outages and water problems, some, like Tania…
Continue Reading More Americans are identifying as LGBTQ than ever before, poll finds
A new poll shows that an unprecedented number of US adults identify as LGBTQ — and that young people, especially Generation Z, are driving the…
Continue Reading The Florida official who set up a vaccine site for affluent ZIP codes and created a VIP list is under investigation, sheriff’s office says
A Florida sheriff’s office is investigating whether a Manatee County official broke the law when she organized a Covid-19 vaccine drive limited…
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FDA paves way for approval of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, calls it safe and effective
WASHINGTON, DC — Johnson & Johnson and the FDA on Wednesday released respective detailed analysis on the one-shot Covid-19 vaccine, with the FDA…
Continue Reading Amazing close-up of Venus captured by NASA Parker Solar Probe
While on a journey to study the sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured an incredible new view of Venus. The mission, which launched in…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about Tiger Woods’ car wreck and injuries
The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash…
Continue Reading US sprinter Grant Holloway breaks the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles in Madrid
US track and field athlete Grant Holloway just broke the world record for the indoor 60-meter hurdles. Holloway, 23, set the record Wednesday in…
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