Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid
When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only 28 and, at the…
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Pepsi’s newest flavor has Peeps in it
Good news, Peeps fans! Not only will Peeps be back on store shelves in time for Easter, but they’ll come in a new form too. Pepsi and Peeps are…
Continue ReadingSBA’s watchdog received more than 1 million fraud referrals for disaster loans, House select committee says
The Small Business Administration’s watchdog received more than 1 million referrals for suspected fraud in loans from small business relief…
Continue ReadingBiden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children
The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…
Continue ReadingVigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the suspect’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
Continue ReadingMegan Rapinoe shines spotlight on pay fight and unequal NCAA amenities in Capitol Hill testimony
World Cup champion, US soccer player and longtime equal pay advocate Megan Rapinoe highlighted the ongoing inequities and discrimination women face…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s second coronavirus wave was much worse than the first, analysis shows
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit Africa much harder than the first wave, a new analysis has shown. Daily new infections across the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia House set to pass sweeping bill that would restrict voting access
The GOP-led Georgia House is expected on Thursday to approve a sweeping election bill that would limit voting rights by imposing restrictions like an…
Continue ReadingDislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles, South Korea says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff…
Continue ReadingVigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the gunman’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
Continue ReadingHospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago
The Board of Trustees for Loretto Hospital accepted the resignation of its COO and CFO Dr. Anosh Ahmed on Wednesday following a discovery that the…
Continue ReadingThe Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come
It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan’s recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that…
Continue ReadingHow to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack
Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…
Continue ReadingThe terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store
The horror began in the parking lot. A gunman, wearing an armored or tactical vest, had just shot an elderly man outside the King Soopers on Monday…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 variants make reopening more dangerous, infectious disease expert says
The emergence of Covid-19 variants makes reopening efforts in the United States a riskier proposition, an infectious disease expert said Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingBiden to highlight gains and face tough scrutiny in first formal news conference
President Joe Biden’s first two months in power went remarkably smoothly considering he took office amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, a…
Continue ReadingAn Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco plans to donate almost $1 million to fight racism
A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million donated for her medical bills and using it to combat racism,…
Continue ReadingSee inside the two types of border facilities for unaccompanied migrant minors
A delegation of White House officials and lawmakers visited Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Wednesday to see an influx facility designed to accommodate…
Continue ReadingDefense Department watchdog finds former auditor general of the Navy ‘engaged in a pervasive and egregious pattern’ of sexual harassment
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General found that former Auditor General of the Navy Ronnie J. Booth “engaged in a pervasive…
Continue ReadingNews outlets ask for access to Sicknick assault videos shown in court
A coalition of 14 major national media outlets, including CNN, is asking a federal court to make public police body camera and other close-up footage…
Continue ReadingMichigan Republicans push for sweeping voting restrictions with new election bills
Michigan Republicans on Wednesday introduced a package of election bills that would bring a raft of voting restrictions to the state, the latest…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles, senior US official says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday, a senior US official told CNN citing an intelligence assessment — the second such…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears’ attorney files petition to remove her father from overseeing her medical decisions
Britney Spears’ attorney is requesting the judge overseeing her court ordered conservatorship, remove her father, Jamie Spears, as the…
Continue ReadingAtlanta police detain man with five guns, body armor in grocery store
A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…
Continue ReadingPentagon approves HHS request to house migrant children at 2 military bases
The Pentagon on Wednesday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at…
Continue ReadingNew AstraZeneca report says vaccine was 76% effective in preventing Covid-19 symptoms
Drug giant AstraZeneca updated its data on how well its coronavirus vaccine works, saying late Wednesday the vaccine showed 76% efficacy against…
Continue Reading‘Insecure’ creator Issa Rae just signed a deal to produce new shows and films for WarnerMedia
The hit HBO show “Insecure” is set to premiere its fifth and final season later this year, but the series’ end is just the…
Continue ReadingBiden reaches out to some Republicans on Capitol Hill — but not party leaders
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s spoken with President Joe Biden just once since he took office. “We just talked about Burma…
Continue Reading30 questions for Biden’s first press conference
It’s not that President Joe Biden keeps quiet, exactly. But after four years of former President Donald Trump’s constant tweeting and…
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