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After mayor of Washington town promoted QAnon, residents seek to oust him from office

January 30, 2021 4:18 PM CNN

The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…

California sheriff’s deputy accused of staging ambush

January 30, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a…

Canadian man sets his 4th world record for eating hot peppers

January 30, 2021 1:43 PM CNN Newsource

How fast could you eat a hot pepper? What about three of the world’s hottest peppers? Mike Jack of London, Ontario, ate three Carolina Reaper…

Virginia parent chastises school board officials over coronavirus shutdown

January 30, 2021 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school…

CDC orders travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation starting Tuesday

January 30, 2021 9:39 AM CNN Newsource

ATLANTA, Georgia — As health experts warn that highly contagious coronavirus variants could soon worsen the spread in the U.S., the country is…

White people traveled to a hard hit Latino neighborhood in New York and took many of the Covid-19 vaccine appointments

January 30, 2021 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from…

Louisiana cemetery told family of Black deputy he couldn’t be buried there because it’s only for White people

January 30, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the…

‘You can’t just remove the damage of the last four years’

January 30, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

For more than four years, countries that rely on American foreign aid have been reeling from the profound impact that Donald Trump’s…

Why JoJo Siwa’s coming out is such a massively big deal

January 30, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

JoJo Siwa’s coming out kicked off in a very 2021 way — on TikTok. In a rainbow-bedazzled hoodie and matching hair bow, she lip synced to…

When Covid-19 vaccines are about to expire, health care workers must scramble to make sure they are used

January 30, 2021 4:33 AM CNN Newsource

Mechanical breakdowns. Bad weather. Expiration deadlines. The earliest phases of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in some instances have left doctors,…

Some districts and parents are pushing for a return to in-person school after nearly a year of coronavirus

January 30, 2021 4:23 AM CNN Newsource

After nearly a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials are pushing for a return to in-person instruction for K-12 students. In Chicago, Mayor…

What exactly does it mean to be a patriot? Experts say it’s not easy to define

January 30, 2021 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

For many, being considered a patriot is as American as it gets. Of the millions of words in the English language, the word “patriot” has…

A dad and his young daughter turn their Covid isolation into a popular podcast

January 30, 2021 12:00 AM CNN Newsource

“How many people would fit in the state of Montana if you spaced them 6 feet apart?” “How do you make the perfect scrambled…

Sleep on the job? Company offers $3,000 for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to test out mattresses

January 29, 2021 11:03 PM CNN Newsource

What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is…

January 29 coronavirus news

January 29, 2021 10:14 PM CNN Newsource

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: The U.S. reports first case of South Africa virus variant found in South Carolina. More than 90 million doses of the…

NASA mission will zoom by asteroid before returning sample to Earth

January 29, 2021 9:56 PM CNN Newsource

A NASA spacecraft that took a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles away now has a plan to come back home. On May 10, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…

Michael Thompson is free after decades in prison. Now he wants to be an advocate for criminal justice reform

January 29, 2021 7:04 PM CNN Newsource

Michael Thompson spent more than two decades behind bars for convictions stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out…

Dow closes down over 600 points as GameStop soars

January 29, 2021 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

NEW YORK, NY — It has been a turbulent week on Wall Street. GameStop has been at the center of it, again soaring on Friday and ending the day up…

Philadelphia severs ties with Covid-19 testing and vaccine organization after losing ‘trust in them’

January 29, 2021 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a Covid-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost “trust in them as an organization,” after a slew…

Michael Thompson was behind bars for decades. Now he’s free

January 29, 2021 5:39 PM CNN Newsource

Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars after a marijuana sale led to a long sentence due to prior convictions. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he…

Three city police departments face upheaval after two deal with disheartening reports and one chief steps down

January 29, 2021 5:25 PM CNN Newsource

Police departments in cities nationwide have faced heightened pressure to reform their practices after widespread protests last summer against police…

Coachella, Stagecoach music festivals canceled for 2nd straight year due to Covid

January 29, 2021 5:12 PM CNN

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California — The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again been…

Coachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic

January 29, 2021 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again been canceled under an order issued…

Michael Thompson was behind bars for decades after a marijuana sale. Now he’s free

January 29, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a sentence stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of…

6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia food processing plant

January 29, 2021 4:22 PM CNN Newsource

Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in…

The pandemic took a teen’s schooling and his beloved game of football. He took his own life.

January 29, 2021 3:58 PM CNN Newsource

Spencer Smith was an outgoing 16-year-old high school sophomore who loved teasing his sisters, spending time with friends and — most of all…

John Chaney, basketball Hall of Famer who coached at Temple, dies at 89

January 29, 2021 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

Famed former Temple University men’s basketball coach John Chaney passed away at the age of 89 on Friday. Temple confirmed Chaney died after a…

Florida launches statewide preregistration system for Covid-19 vaccinations

January 29, 2021 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

Florida has launched a statewide preregistration system to schedule Covid-19 vaccine appointments for people 65 and older and frontline healthcare…

A Georgia city is replacing a Confederate monument with a statue of civil rights hero John Lewis

January 29, 2021 3:05 PM CNN Newsource

For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur. Erected by the United Daughters of the…

Coronavirus vaccine makes a long, cold journey to rural America

January 29, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

The Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine completed an arduous journey through development and approval — but still is left with hundreds of…