1st virus vaccine batch ships out from Pfizer plant for all 50 states
PORTAGE, Michigan — Freight trucks carrying about 184,275 vials of coronavirus vaccine departed a Pfizer plant in Michigan on Sunday, a…
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Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86
Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced. Pride died in Dallas of complications from…
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This writer found an old typewriter and rekindled a traditional way of easing isolation just in time for the holidays
When New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme bought an old-school typewriter, she thought it might be fun to send friends and family letters they could…
Continue Reading The son of an Iraq War veteran designed an app to stop his dad’s PTSD nightmares
When US Army veteran Patrick Skluzacek returned from Iraq in the mid-2000s, life was good — every day was another welcome home party, he had a…
Continue Reading A New York businessman donated a $1 million art collection to Morehouse College
A Morehouse College alumnus has gifted the historically black college an art collection worth $1 million in an effort to diversify the world of art.…
Continue Reading Two North Atlantic right whale newborns have been spotted off the US coast
The year is ending on a positive note for North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species, with the spotting of two newborn calves. The…
Continue Reading New York City’s iconic 21 Club is closing down
New York City’s famed 21 Club restaurant will be “indefinitely ceasing operations,” a restaurant union president told CNN. Bill…
Continue Reading Man was taken into custody after he climbed onto the wing of an airplane preparing to takeoff in Las Vegas
A man was taken into custody after he climbed onto the wing of an Alaska Airlines plane at the Las Vegas airport Saturday, an airport spokesman said.…
Continue Reading Two LA County sheriff’s deputies involved in the fatal shooting of Andres Guardado relieved of duties following unrelated investigation
The two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies involved in the shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado in June have been…
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Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86 in Dallas from virus
DALLAS, Texas — Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced. Pride died in Dallas of…
Continue Reading Undercover cops dressed as Santa and his elf fight crime at a California shopping center
Cops dressed as Santa Claus and his elf jumped into action when they saw car being stolen, said police in Riverside, California. The undercover…
Continue Reading New comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny…
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Initial Pfizer virus vaccine shipments set to arrive in states on Monday
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s first Covid-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the…
Continue Reading Navy football player honors fallen teammate during Army-Navy rivalry game
When the Navy football team takes the field for its annual showdown with Army on Saturday afternoon, at least one Midshipman will have more than the…
Continue Reading Chef José Andrés says US needs the ‘political will’ to end the hunger crisis
Chef José Andrés, who has spent much of 2020 feeding people on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic, called the United States government’s…
Continue Reading A Minnesota elementary school teacher donates kidney to her school’s custodian
Third-grade teacher Erin Durga says chills ran through her body the moment she learned a school custodian needed a kidney donation. She had an…
Continue Reading Tensions over eviction of Black-Indigenous family in Portland reach boiling point as protesters clash with police
A small red house on North Mississippi Avenue in Portland, Oregon, has become a focal point in the city’s struggle with the issues of race,…
Continue Reading She lost her Army Vet husband and gave birth to their premature baby in 48 hours
Jeffery Michael Keene was a devoted husband, father and an Army combat veteran. He had served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq during his 12 years…
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She lost her Army Vet husband and gave birth to their premature baby in 48 hours
Jeffery Michael Keene was a devoted husband, father and an Army combat veteran. He had served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq during his 12 years…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting
A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy was in Columbus, Ohio, on December 4 looking for violent offenders. Instead, he fatally shot Casey…
Continue Reading Covid-19 took the personal out of personal training. Here’s how trainers adapted
Things were looking up for Jason Zenga in late 2019 and in early 2020. The personal trainer worked out of a gym based in Santa Monica, California,…
Continue Reading Former gang member is named Missouri’s Teacher of the Year
Darrion Cockrell hated school as a child, as he navigated the the foster care system. He joined a gang by age 10. But with the help of the educators…
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FDA approves U.S. emergency use authorization of Pfizer virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday night issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus…
Continue Reading A grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
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A grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
Continue Reading Utah State football game canceled after players reportedly vote not to play because of comments from university president
Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday’s game against Colorado State in Fort Collins,…
Continue Reading Two Black men have been executed within two days. Two more are set to die before Biden’s inauguration
Anger over federal executions continued to grow Friday after two Black men died by lethal injection within nearly 24 hours. Alfred Bourgeois was…
Continue Reading Casey Goodson shooting is renewing calls for change in a city fighting deeply rooted racism
Casey Goodson was returning home from a dental appointment and picking up Subway sandwiches for his family, his mother says, when he became the…
Continue Reading Star of Netflix series ‘Cheer’ indicted on new child pornography and sex charges
“Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been indicted on new federal charges that allege he enticed minors to engage in…
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