Perseverance will search for ancient life on Mars. These places are next
When NASA’s Perseverance rover begins surveying the Martian surface in the coming months, the robotic explorer will be searching for signs of…
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Investigators to examine data from the black box of the car Tiger Woods was driving in crash
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will retrieve data from the black box in the Genesis SUV courtesy vehicle that golf legend Tiger…
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6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published anymore because they portray people in ‘hurtful and wrong’ ways
Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the business that…
Continue Reading Indiana girls bring concerns over ‘Men Working’ signs to their lawmakers, and the city vows action
Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine given to first patients in Ohio
The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the…
Continue Reading Smith College controversy highlights struggles schools face in making racially equitable campuses
In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a Smith College residence hall that required keycard…
Continue Reading A Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity has been suspended after the death of a 19-year-old student
Virginia Commonwealth University has suspended a fraternity and announced a review of all Greek life after a student was found dead at an off-campus…
Continue Reading Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton has received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it’s done by receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination shot. The country music star got the shot at…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts plan fund with at least $300 million for sex abuse victims, court documents show
The Boy Scouts of America, amid bankruptcy and allegations of widespread sexual abuse within the organization, is proposing a trust fund of at least…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden withdraws nomination to head White House budget office amid bipartisan opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she…
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13 dead in SoCal crash of big rig, SUV with 25 inside
IMPERIAL COUNTY, California — At least 13 people have died from a crash between a big rig and an SUV in Southern California on Tuesday, according to…
Continue Reading Biden says vaccines for all adults by end of May, directs states to prioritize teachers
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by…
Continue Reading Some Chicago children return to classroom for the first time in almost a year
Leigh Oquendo welcomed her kindergarteners on Monday as they filed into her Hawthorne Scholastic Academy classroom in Chicago, as any teacher would.…
Continue Reading Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for every adult American by the end of May, dramatically…
Continue Reading Tennessee is hoping to make Dolly Parton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ an official state song
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its…
Continue Reading Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode…
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Biden directs states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is directing states to prioritize vaccinating all teachers during the month of March, and announced that the…
Continue Reading Biden announces Merck to work with Johnson & Johnson to make vaccines
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden was set to announce on Tuesday afternoon that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by…
Continue Reading A fight has erupted over Myanmar’s seat at the United Nations
The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations. In a letter seen by CNN, the Myanmar UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun,…
Continue Reading Most states now require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don’t
While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
Continue Reading More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
Continue Reading Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the…
Continue Reading Louisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to…
Continue Reading 15 killed in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading Lee Boyd Malvo Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of convicted DC-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1985 Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica…
Continue Reading Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from…
Continue Reading Mother charged with killing 6-year-old son and throwing body into Ohio River
After initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River,…
Continue Reading 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects…
Continue Reading Harry Belafonte Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and award-winning singer and actor. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1927 Birth…
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