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‘We must speak truth to fascism’

January 27, 2021 6:02 PM CNN

Wednesday was Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is more important than ever. Fewer people who can actually remember the Holocaust are still with us.…

Portland hit-and-run suspect faces second-degree murder and six assault charges

January 27, 2021 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

A man charged with second-degree murder and six counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly ran over pedestrians and cyclists Monday in…

Teacher unions flex their power in Covid school reopening chaos

January 27, 2021 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

Lori Torres knows the dangers of coronavirus are real. Fourteen members of her extended family tested positive after they grieved together for the…

Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks

January 27, 2021 5:28 PM CNN Newsource

Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…

Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV

January 27, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite…

After ‘7 minutes of terror,’ NASA’s Perseverance rover will begin an ‘epic journey’ on Mars next month

January 27, 2021 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on…

Some Oklahoma schools are telling kids to remember their masks or pay to get a new one

January 27, 2021 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

Some Oklahoma students will have to pay $1 to buy a new mask if they don’t have one when they get to class, as part of a school…

San Francisco school board votes to rename 44 schools, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington High Schools

January 27, 2021 3:58 PM CNN Newsource

The San Francisco Unified School District voted this week to rename 44 schools named after controversial public figures, including former Presidents…

Appalachian Trail Conservancy recommends that hikers delay long expeditions to 2022 due to Covid-19

January 27, 2021 3:03 PM CNN Newsource

For those who have hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) on their bucket list for the year, Covid-19 may prove to be an unexpected complication. The…

Biden signs climate orders, including halting new oil leases on federal land

January 27, 2021 11:34 AM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — In what is the most ambitious U.S. effort ever to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden is aiming to…

UC Berkeley removes the name on a school building over an anthropologist’s controversial past

January 27, 2021 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

The University of California, Berkeley has removed the name on its anthropology building, Kroeber Hall — named for prominent American…

Portland police name suspect in hit-and-run that killed 1 and injured 9

January 27, 2021 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

Police have named the suspected driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed a woman and injured nine other people in…

Fed warns of a slowing recovery, leaves rates unchanged

January 27, 2021 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday and again stressed it would use its “full range of tools” to support the US…

This artist just became the first Native American to win the Caldecott Medal for children’s book illustration

January 27, 2021 1:13 PM CNN Newsource

Michaela Goade just etched her name into the history books. This week she became the first Native American to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for…

Driver who ran over pedestrians and cyclists in Portland hit speeds of up to 60 mph, police say

January 27, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

The driver who killed one person and injured nine others was at times driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph as he raced through streets in southeast…

Lawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth

January 27, 2021 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local…

Census official says the numbers used for divvying up congressional seats won’t be ready until the end of April

January 27, 2021 12:19 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Census Bureau official says that the numbers used for divvying up U.S. congressional seats among the states won’t be ready…

Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of hydroxychloroquine

January 27, 2021 12:10 PM CNN Newsource

Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been…

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins conduct spacewalk Wednesday

January 27, 2021 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. It was the…

Sarah Palin Fast Facts

January 27, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February…

Covid-19 numbers are dipping in the US, even as variants are lurking and the vaccine rollout lags

January 27, 2021 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

Make no mistake: The United States still is at one of its worst spots of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily deaths are near a peak, and other daily…

A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, forcing the closure of Tallahassee International Airport

January 27, 2021 11:23 AM CNN Newsource

A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a…

Homeland Security issues rare bulletin warning of heightened domestic terrorism threat

January 27, 2021 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a threat bulletin due to the potential for violence from…

I witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand. We must act now to protect American democracy

January 27, 2021 10:47 AM CNN

I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a…

Lawsuit filed after police officers drew weapons on a Black family in a stolen vehicle mix-up

January 27, 2021 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

A woman is suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, after police officers drew guns on her and four minors last year after mistaking her car for one that…

Colombia’s FARC party is changing its name to ‘Comunes’

January 27, 2021 10:35 AM CNN Newsource

Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its…

Women can let down their hair under new U.S. Army rules for pony tails, nail colors

January 27, 2021 10:24 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the U.S. Army. But male…

A tornado strikes Florida, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, National Weather Service says

January 27, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

A tornado struck the south side of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, according to the National Weather…

FDA puts all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on ‘import alert’ due to safety concerns

January 27, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide…

Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner

January 27, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student. The boy’s…