She’s 102. She lived through the 1918 flu and now she’s beat coronavirus — twice
Angelina Friedman is a survivor, in every sense of the word. When she was a baby, she lived through 1918 flu. Throughout her life she survived…
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Mysterious monolith appears along California’s central coast region
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, California – Another sighting of a mysterious monolith has appeared in the world, this one in California’s central coast…
Continue Reading Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according…
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Parents of 628 migrant children separated at border still have not been found, court filing says
SAN DIEGO, California –The parents of 628 migrant children separated from their families due to Trump administration policies at the US-Mexico…
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Pelosi, Schumer back bipartisan $908B pandemic relief proposal as basis for potential deal
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday they are backing a new $908 billion…
Continue Reading An Alabama woman is raising 12 kids after her sister and brother-in-law died from Covid-19
Francesca McCall and her younger sister Chantale had always promised to take care of each other’s kids if anything ever happened to either.…
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An Alabama woman is raising 12 kids after her sister and brother-in-law died from Covid-19
Francesca McCall and her younger sister Chantale had always promised to take care of each other’s kids if anything ever happened to either.…
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Free education for essential workers in Michigan is expanding into a pathway toward a four-year degree
The opportunity for essential workers in Michigan to earn a tuition-free degree during the coronavirus pandemic has just expanded. Eastern Michigan…
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San Francisco votes to ban smoking inside apartments, with exception for weed
Smoking is set to be banned in San Francisco apartments, with one exception: weed. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to ban…
Continue Reading NYPD body cameras are ‘a powerful tool’ but don’t reduce use of force, report says
Body cameras more accurately captured the number of stop and frisks conducted by New York City police officers but “did not reduce use of force…
Continue Reading Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency say
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who became a champion of European integration during his 1974-1981 presidency, has…
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The man who was found clinging to his boat in Florida is safely on shore and heading home
The man who was found clinging to his capsized boat off the coast of Florida is safely back on shore with a story to tell. Stuart Bee, 62, was…
Continue Reading Potential life on ancient Mars likely lived below the surface, study says
If life ever existed on ancient Mars, it may not have found a way on the surface — but several miles below it. A new study suggests that the…
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Young Texas family faces financial ruin trying to protect their baby from Covid-19
DALLAS, Texas — Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying…
Continue Reading A young family faces financial ruin trying to protect their baby from Covid-19
Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying to keep their youngest…
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Stimulus negotiations: 3 routes to Covid relief all face fierce headwinds
It’s almost like everyone woke up Tuesday and realized that there was a massive cliff coming at the end of December if lawmakers couldn’t…
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41 attendees of last month’s swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for Covid-19
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The owner of a company that hosted a swingers convention in New Orleans last month said 41 of the roughly 300…
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CDC says 14-day virus quarantine can be shortened for some people
ATLANTA, Georgia — New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday says quarantine periods can be shorter than 14 days for some…
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UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, first shots roll out next week
The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic that paves the…
Continue Reading Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller tells young girls ‘the path to success is a lot of ups and downs’
Sarah Fuller had one message for young women Tuesday when she spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper: “You can’t expect it to be easy.…
Continue Reading Humanity is waging a ‘suicidal’ war on nature, UN chief warns
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a searing indictment of humanity’s “war” on the environment Wednesday, in a speech on…
Continue Reading Nightmares and tears: Covid-19 takes a heavy toll on health care workers in Colorado
Dr. Shannon Tapia, a geriatrician in Denver, cries as she talks about her work with the elderly during the Covid-19 crisis in Colorado, where…
Continue Reading We’re at a turning point on climate change. But most countries are still choosing fossil fuels over clean energy, report says
Governments of the world are at a “critical juncture” for shaping the climate’s future but are on course to produce too many fossil…
Continue Reading California dive boat captain indicted on multiple counts of manslaughter in connection with fire that left 34 dead
The captain of the Conception dive boat, which went up in flames off the coast of California last year leaving 34 people dead, was indicted on…
Continue Reading Israeli lawmakers give preliminary approval to dissolve parliament, setting up possible fourth election in two years
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has taken a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years. Lawmakers supported by Prime…
Continue Reading Michigan couple married for 47 years die of coronavirus within a minute of one another
Patricia and Leslie McWaters spent 47 years together, raising their children, then grandchildren and then great-grandchildren. And last week, the…
Continue Reading 2020 set to be one of three hottest years on record despite La Niña’s cooling effect, report says
Record wildfires. A deadly hurricane season. Arctic sea ice at its lowest ever. Drought. Floods. Heatwaves. The World Meteorological…
Continue Reading Louisiana bank turns its multi-storied building into a large Advent calendar
December is the month of Advent calendars — and one Louisiana bank is taking the tradition to new heights. The First National Bank of Louisiana…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 2: Covid-19, pardon probe, economy, China, Brazil
The CDC is going to change the recommended coronavirus quarantine time from two weeks to 7 to 10 days if you’ve been in close contact with…
Continue Reading UN says it and Ethiopia have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access to the embattled Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a breakthrough, the United Nations says it and Ethiopia’s government have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded”…
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