January 2021

Higher minimum wage takes effect January 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 12:07 PM Arlette Yousif

New laws take effect on January 1, 2021, including minimum wage increase…

Yuma couple gives birth to one of the first babies in 2021

January 1, 2021 11:51 AM Adonis Albright

The family said their biggest hope for the new year is for everyone to get through this pandemic…

Commit to healthy lifestyle changes in the new year

January 1, 2021 11:26 AM April Hettinger

As we rang in the new year and said goodbye to 2020, many people are looking to be the best versions of themselves in…

Mitt Romney slams vaccine distribution roll out: ‘As incomprehensible as it is inexcusable’

January 1, 2021 10:57 AM CNN

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday warned the process of distributing vaccines is “falling behind” in a statement blasting the plan…

Obtaining oxygen in Mexico becomes a struggle as cases surge

January 1, 2021 10:55 AM The Associated Press, Sumiko Keil

The city of nine million has seen a surge in coronavirus infections and the city’s hospitals are 87% occupied, straining oxygen…

New coronavirus variant reported in Florida

January 1, 2021 10:47 AM Sumiko Keil

The COVID-19 variant is believed to be more transmissible but not more deadly than the strain that started the…

MF Doom, influential rapper, died in October at 49

January 1, 2021 10:05 AM CNN

MF Doom, a masked rapper who was much respected in the industry, died in October, his wife and record label shared on social media Thursday. He was…

It’ll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the tide of the pandemic in the US, experts say

January 1, 2021 9:56 AM CNN

As the world ushered in 2021, the US set a Covid-19 hospitalization record for the fourth straight day and left behind its deadliest month of the…

‘Call Me Kat’ stars Mayim Bialik in a sitcom that’s more of a big bore than a ‘Big Bang’

January 1, 2021 9:52 AM CNN

After a long supporting run on “The Big Bang Theory,” Mayim Bialik is back front and center in “Call Me Kat,” a Fox sitcom…

California ends year struggling to keep hospitals afloat

January 1, 2021 9:16 AM The Associated Press

Officials warned that failure to social distance for the holidays could lead to yet another COVID-19 surge that could send the state’s medical…

Arizona starts 2021 with over 10K virus cases, 151 deaths

January 1, 2021 9:13 AM The Associated Press

Arizona began 2021 by reporting over 10,000 additional known COVID-19 cases as the state’s death toll from the coronavirus passed…

A new year brings same problems with delayed vaccine distribution

January 1, 2021 9:04 AM CNN

The Trump administration enters 2021 well short of its goal to vaccinate 20 million people by January 1, leaving state health officials across the…

Despite Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, 2020 saw an increase in homicides across the US

January 1, 2021 8:50 AM CNN

It’s been a deadly year, and that’s not just due to Covid-19. Despite less activity outside with the closing of businesses and schools,…

‘Queer Eye’ star Jonathan Van Ness reveals he got married

January 1, 2021 8:11 AM CNN

Jonathan Van Ness revealed he had some personal good news in 2020. The “Queer Eye” star revealed in a lengthy Instagram post that he…

UK chief medical officers defend delay of second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses

January 1, 2021 7:24 AM CNN

The UK’s chief medical officers have defended a decision to delay second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in order to prioritize first…

Families of US hostages and detainees look to Biden to keep up efforts to free loved ones

January 1, 2021 7:00 AM CNN

As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over from the outgoing Trump administration, the goal for the families of Americans unlawfully detained…

It’s a new year but the politics of 2020 aren’t going away

January 1, 2021 6:02 AM CNN

It is officially, finally 2021. But while everyone on Earth has had enough of the year that was, Americans need to gird themselves for a bit more…

Covid-19 hospitalizations across the US are the highest they’ve ever been as nation rings in new year

January 1, 2021 5:21 AM CNN

As the US ushered in 2021, more than 125,300 Covid-19 patients remained hospitalized — another record for the fourth day in a row. The high…

The science of how to stick to New Year’s resolutions and truly change your habits

January 1, 2021 4:48 AM CNN

Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a…

It’s a new year but the politics of 2020 isn’t going away

January 1, 2021 4:48 AM CNN

It is officially, finally 2021. But while everyone on Earth has had enough of the year that was, Americans need to gird themselves for a bit more…

Month: January 2021