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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…

The reckoning over the nation’s schools and Covid is coming

January 27, 2021 6:07 AM CNN

The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should…

‘Too little, too late’: Dethroned Italian prince criticized over apology for King’s role in rubber-stamping fascist laws

January 27, 2021 5:31 AM CNN

A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies…

AstraZeneca says it has not pulled out of talks with the EU on vaccine deliveries

January 27, 2021 4:26 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries as the deepening…

12 Houston police officers have been charged in connection with a botched 2019 raid

January 27, 2021 3:58 AM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A total of 12 officers have now been indicted in connection with a 2019 botched raid that left two people dead in Houston. Six…

AstraZeneca denies pulling out of meeting with EU to discuss delayed vaccine commitments

January 27, 2021 3:53 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca has intensified with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that…

Russian parliament approves extension of New START nuclear treaty with US

January 27, 2021 3:15 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control, a fast-track action…

As California lifts restrictions, a top health official worries about Covid-19 variants and the slow vaccine supply

January 27, 2021 2:58 AM CNN

The stay-at-home order in California has ended, but a top Los Angeles health official worries that another spike could be on the horizon as Covid-19…

Newly released incident reports paint timeline of the fire that led to Tony Hsieh’s death

January 27, 2021 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

The investigation into the house fire that led to former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s death is now concluded, the New London, Connecticut, Police…

Florida sheriff accuses ‘Paramedic of the Year’ of forging Covid-19 vaccine paperwork

January 27, 2021 1:31 AM CNN Newsource

Police arrested a man recently honored as a local 2020 Paramedic of the Year after Polk County, Florida, law enforcement officials alleged he…

January has been the deadliest month for Covid-19 deaths in the US

January 27, 2021 1:14 AM CNN

January has already become the worst month for US Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of Tuesday, there have been more than 79,000…

Covid-19 has killed 100,000 people in the UK. Experts say the government is still getting it wrong

January 27, 2021 12:56 AM CNN

In March last year, the UK government said it was hopeful the country could cap its coronavirus deaths at 20,000. It was a bleak target to set, but…

Groups launch first class-action lawsuit against France for systemic racial discrimination by police in ID checks

January 27, 2021 12:31 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Six nongovernmental organizations have opened the first class-action lawsuit against France for alleged systemic discrimination by…

Even with coronavirus vaccine distribution set to increase, upcoming months could be rough

January 26, 2021 11:59 PM CNN

As the federal government promises more help against the coronavirus pandemic with better distribution of vaccines, the President is joining the…

January 26 coronavirus news

January 26, 2021 9:59 PM CNN Newsource

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Vaccine appointments canceled in U.S. amid confusion over supply. — U.K. is first country in Europe to pass 100K…

Wisconsin pharmacist to plead guilty to tampering with Covid-19 vaccine vials

January 26, 2021 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

The Wisconsin hospital pharmacist who in December allegedly removed 57 vials of Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage because he believed the vaccine…

There will be no inductees in the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2021

January 26, 2021 8:26 PM CNN Newsource

The National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2021 is empty. None of the 25 eligible candidates received the minimum of 75% of ballots cast to be…

A rise in student suicides has pushed the 5th largest US school district to speed up a return to in-person learning

January 26, 2021 8:19 PM CNN Newsource

The fifth-largest district in the United States is expediting its plan to bring students back for in-person learning after a rise in student…

Business exec and his wife charged after flying into remote Canadian town to get Covid-19 vaccine, officials say

January 26, 2021 8:16 PM CNN

The former president and CEO of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and his wife are facing charges — including failure to self-isolate…