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Biden orders airstrike on Iran-backed militia in Syria for rocket attack on U.S. forces

February 25, 2021 5:21 PM Associated Press, ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC —The United States conducted a military airstrike Thursday in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeting Iranian-backed…

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, renames 2 dorms for Black civil rights leaders

February 25, 2021 7:01 PM CNN Newsource

Two dorms at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will now bear the names of two Black civil rights leaders in the state “whose fight for…

The Cherokee Nation acknowledges that descendants of people once enslaved by the tribe should also qualify as Cherokee

February 25, 2021 6:53 PM CNN Newsource

A longstanding dispute over who can be considered a citizen of the Cherokee Nation finally came to a conclusion this week. The Cherokee Nation…

Top senate official disqualifies minimum wage hike from Covid-19 relief bill

February 25, 2021 5:42 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that…

A Wisconsin firefighter was shot after heat from a burning building discharges loaded firearm inside, the fire department says

February 25, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

A Wisconsin firefighter remains in critical condition after a loaded firearm inside a burning building discharged and struck him, according to the…

Student protesters urge state to change Dixie State University’s name

February 25, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

State Senate leaders in Utah say a bill to rename Dixie State University will get a debate this session, after a group of students rallied at the…

This Ohio school reduced spacing measures and is open to all, 5 days a week

February 25, 2021 3:31 PM CNN

Throughout Watkins Memorial High School there is a hum — of teachers teaching, of students learning. Between lessons, the noise increases as…

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert commits suicide after being charged with human trafficking and sex crimes

February 25, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Newsource, Associated Press

UPDATE: LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide Thursday…

California allocates $1.4 million to track and stop attacks against Asian Americans

February 25, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

Lawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent…

Top New York state health official grilled on the handling of Covid-19 nursing home deaths

February 25, 2021 2:05 PM CNN Newsource

New York state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker again on Thursday defended the state’s handling of nursing homes and their residents…

Researchers to restore what might be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of free and enslaved Black children

February 25, 2021 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

After years of examining centuries-old writings and digging up artifacts, researchers recently confirmed that an 18th-century building on the College…

Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting due to the pandemic

February 25, 2021 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

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…

An artist honors icons by creating Black History Month-themed playing cards

February 25, 2021 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to Larry Nassar, is charged with sex crimes and human trafficking

February 25, 2021 11:13 AM CNN Newsource

John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has been charged with a racketeering count, felony counts of human…

The Black Lives Matter foundation raised $90 million in 2020, and gave almost a quarter of it to local chapters and organizations

February 25, 2021 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

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…

New York City middle schools reopen for in-person classes as Covid-19 surge fades

February 25, 2021 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Trump’s tax returns turned over to NY district attorney

February 25, 2021 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

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…

American Politician Plane Fatalities Fast Facts

February 25, 2021 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

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…

1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts

February 25, 2021 7:15 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s some background information about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of…

When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it

February 25, 2021 6:49 AM CNN

Debra Crosby entered panic mode when she reached the cash register at Walmart and realized her wallet was missing. The science teacher from Yulee,…

North Carolina woman is accused of using her $149,000 Covid-19 relief loan for shopping sprees

February 25, 2021 6:14 AM CNN Newsource

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…

A third vaccine for the US may be just days away

February 25, 2021 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

The United States could be just days away from getting a third vaccine approved. In analysis released Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration…

Black History Month: Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander

February 25, 2021 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

To say that Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander shattered multiple glass ceilings is an understatement. The Philadelphia native was the first Black person…

Texas woman sues electric company after her bill was nearly $10,000

February 25, 2021 4:42 AM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas woman has filed a proposed billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against electric company Griddy Energy that alleges the…

Texas bakery gives away thousands of dollars in groceries to help those hardest hit by storms

February 25, 2021 2:07 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Tiger Woods has a long, uncertain road ahead after California crash, emergency doctor says

February 25, 2021 1:56 AM CNN Newsource

Even after his emergency surgery, the path to recovery is long and uncertain for golf legend Tiger Woods, following his car accident in California.…

February 24 coronavirus news

February 25, 2021 12:19 AM CNN Newsource

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Lockdown has made London a boomtown for rats

February 25, 2021 12:15 AM CNN

It’s just before daybreak in Richmond on the southern bank of the River Thames, and pest controller Michael Coates is patrolling the rubbish…

New Mars image from rover landing site shows the red planet in high definition

February 24, 2021 11:36 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Texas storm victims are facing a now-familiar battle: Covid

February 24, 2021 7:46 PM CNN Newsource

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…