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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…

From sermons to WhatsApp messages, these Britons are trying to dispel Covid-19 myths in minority communities

February 12, 2021 1:43 AM CNN

Christine Lloyd-Jones was at work when the first call came: One of her friends, Annette, 62, had died of coronavirus. The following day, as she ate…

Yoshiro Mori resigns as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee

February 11, 2021 11:08 PM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — Yoshiro Mori resigned Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women…

Colorado police officer fired for excessive use of force in Taser incident

February 11, 2021 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

An Aurora, Colorado police officer was fired on Thursday for using excessive force during an arrest last August, according to a press release from…

A funeral home van with a body inside is stolen in Missouri

February 11, 2021 8:56 PM CNN Newsource

Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside.…

A California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers

February 11, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19…

Family of Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by LA Sheriff’s deputies, files $35 million claim

February 11, 2021 7:53 PM CNN Newsource

The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has…

Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem

February 11, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health…

At least 9 dead in crashes across Dallas-Fort Worth area due to winter storms

February 11, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a…

Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground

February 11, 2021 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

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…

North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden

February 11, 2021 4:54 PM CNN Newsource

A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court…

Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes

February 11, 2021 4:46 PM CNN Newsource

A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this…

At least 6 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say

February 11, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

At least six people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…

Over 9,000 virus patients in New York were released from hospitals into nursing homes under state order

February 11, 2021 3:47 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes under a…

She never won a Nobel prize. But today this pioneering physicist is getting her face on a stamp

February 11, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

Chien-Shiung Wu isn’t a household name, but the pioneering physicist’s portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is…

Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse case denies motions for new arrest warrant, increased bond

February 11, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August will…

Criminal complaint describes chaotic scene in Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic shooting

February 11, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

When police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and…

US pharmacies could administer up to 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine a month. Here’s how

February 11, 2021 2:57 PM 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.…

Biden decree brings end to Trump ’emergency’ to build border wall

February 11, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that President Donald Trump declared in order to take…

Study finds police officers of color make fewer stops and arrests and use less force than White officers

February 11, 2021 1:35 PM CNN Newsource

At a time of national reckoning and outcry over systemic racism, prominent proposals for addressing police brutality call for law enforcement…

At least 5 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say

February 11, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

At least five people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…

An Indiana teen is one of the 1st Black female Eagle Scouts

February 11, 2021 12:28 PM CNN Newsource

Kendall Jackson went on her first Boy Scout camping trip with her mother and older brother when she was just a toddler, and now the Indiana teen is…

Jeffrey Epstein estate executors are ‘indispensable captains’ of his criminal enterprise, US Virgin Islands AG says

February 11, 2021 12:27 PM CNN Newsource

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate coexecutors were “indispensable captains” of his criminal enterprise to traffic girls, according to a…

America’s biggest cities face racial inequities in vaccine distribution

February 11, 2021 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

In recent weeks, the United States has seen a stabilization of reported Covid-19 cases, but for Black and brown communities disparities in case and…

Why Rep. James Clyburn is pushing to make ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ the US national hymn

February 11, 2021 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sponsoring a bill that would…

Five people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges

February 11, 2021 12:02 PM CNN

The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move…

The suspect in the Minnesota shooting told a motel owner ‘tomorrow my work will definitely be done’

February 11, 2021 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

A 67-year-old man who appeared to have financial problems told a motel owner in Buffalo, Minnesota on Monday not to worry about giving him a discount…