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3rd-grader inspires legislation in Congress to help those with hearing loss

February 12, 2021 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in Congress that could help thousands of Americans pay for hearing aid devices by…

ICE takes suspect into custody during Texas search for trailer after 911 calls from people claiming to be inside

February 12, 2021 10:17 PM CNN Newsource

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Authorities looking into a suspected human smuggling event after panicked callers to 911 reported being inside a tanker…

Fire damages a summer camp Paul Newman started for sick children in Connecticut

February 12, 2021 7:41 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their…

New York governor’s top aide admits administration delayed the release of Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities over federal investigation concerns

February 12, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide says the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility…

Lunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox

February 12, 2021 5:22 PM CNN

Though travel and parties may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…

US-led sanctions on Venezuela “devastating” to human rights, says UN report

February 12, 2021 5:17 PM CNN Newsource

A United Nations Special Rapporteur has issued a scathing report on the international pressure campaign on Venezuela, calling on the United States,…

Trump trial day 4 ends after lawyers undergo Senate questions

February 12, 2021 10:07 AM ABC News, Associated Press

LIVE BLOG: The Latest details from the Trump impeachment trial WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate impeachment trial concluded day four on Friday with…

Famed Evangelist Ravi Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct, his ministry says

February 12, 2021 4:39 PM CNN Newsource

Ravi Zacharias, the prominent head of a global Christian organization who died in May, engaged in sexual misconduct that included “sexting,…

A cheerleading competition that may draw 40,000 people raises concerns about a superspreader event

February 12, 2021 4:07 PM CNN Newsource

A massive national cheerleading competition is descending on downtown Atlanta this weekend. Around 40,000 youth cheerleaders, coaches and spectators…

Teachers at a Los Angeles private school got Covid-19 vaccines — even though they weren’t eligible under county guidelines

February 12, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

Some teachers at a Los Angeles private school were able to get Covid-19 vaccines despite not meeting the vaccine eligibility requirements set by the…

Grand jury opts not to indict 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground

February 12, 2021 3:37 PM CNN

A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County…

Minneapolis officials seek input on a memorial for the intersection where George Floyd was killed

February 12, 2021 3:37 PM CNN Newsource

The city of Minneapolis will send a survey to community members to determine how to best memorialize George Floyd at the intersection where he was…

75-year-old protester knocked down by Buffalo police last June ‘a little surprised’ by grand jury decision not to indict

February 12, 2021 3:37 PM CNN Newsource

Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man who was knocked to the ground by Buffalo police officers last June during a protest, said he was “a little…

18 bags of hacked-up body parts found in Mexico

February 12, 2021 2:27 PM Associated Press

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Prosecutors in the western Mexico state of Jalisco say that police have found 18 plastic bags full of hacked-up body parts…

6 skeletons found at a pirate shipwreck site could point to its fabled captain

February 12, 2021 2:22 PM CNN Newsource

For the pirates of the 18th century, treasure meant gold. But for the investigators at Whydah Pirate Museum in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, treasure…

CDC gives new guidelines for re-opening schools, says in-person can be done safely

February 12, 2021 12:24 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top public health agency on Friday provided a road-map for reopening schools in the middle of a pandemic,…

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi tells Italy’s president he has secured support to form new government

February 12, 2021 11:42 AM Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has told Italy’s president that he has secured enough political support to form a new…

Aide to New York Gov. Cuomo says administration worried nursing home data would ‘be used against us’

February 12, 2021 9:44 AM Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide told Democratic lawmakers that his administration took months to release data on the…

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers in Mexico into U.S.

February 12, 2021 4:00 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next…

An Indiana university retires its mascot that shares a name with the Ku Klux Klan newspaper

February 12, 2021 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

Students who attend Valparaiso University are Crusaders no more. The Lutheran university, aligning with schools and professional sports teams that…

This fish looks like a hedge-trimmer — but its days could be numbered

February 12, 2021 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

The sawfish is one of the ocean’s stranger sights — with its unique long, narrow nose lined with teeth, it resembles a hedge-trimmer or…

What you need to know before making a vaccine appointment at your pharmacy

February 12, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly.…

Myanmar military releases more than 23,000 prisoners as protests against coup continue

February 12, 2021 6:40 AM CNN

Myanmar’s new ruling junta is releasing tens of thousands of prisoners Friday as angry protests against the military coup continue for the…

Trump’s Covid-19 condition was worse than his team let on

February 12, 2021 6:10 AM CNN Newsource

Former US President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 became so concerning last year that there was talk of putting him on a ventilator,…

Germany, fearing new coronavirus variants, imposes border checks with Austria and Czech Republic

February 12, 2021 5:14 AM CNN

Central Europe has become the continent’s latest coronavirus hotspot, with Austria struggling to contain an outbreak of the new variant first…

Meet the orbiters that help rovers on Mars talk to Earth

February 12, 2021 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

While robotic rovers may explore the surface of Mars on behalf of humans who can’t safely land there yet, they aren’t alone. A fleet of…

5 things to know for February 12: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, police, China

February 12, 2021 4:17 AM CNN Newsource

It’s going to be a bone-chillingly cold Valentine’s Day weekend — the perfect time to snuggle up with your sweetheart (or your…

Black History Month: Fannie Lou Hamer

February 12, 2021 4:11 AM CNN Newsource

Most of the civil rights movement’s leaders were Black male preachers with impressive degrees and big churches. Fannie Lou Hamer was a poor,…

San Francisco files emergency court order to reopen the city’s public schools

February 12, 2021 2:43 AM CNN Newsource

The city of San Francisco filed an emergency court order Thursday in an effort to force its public schools to open their doors for in-person…

Covid-19 vaccines could be available to the general public in April in the United States, Fauci says

February 12, 2021 1:48 AM CNN

The United States could start letting the general public have access to Covid-19 vaccines in April, and the country may be able to inoculate most…