February 2021

Jim Weatherly, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter, dies at 77

February 6, 2021 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

Jim Weatherly first gained notice as a University of Mississippi football player, and then as a hit songwriter. And his love for the game led to his…

Las medidas de Biden en inmigración y más noticias de la semana

February 6, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — En Estados Unidos grupo de 10 senadores republicanos presentó su propio plan de estímulo de aproximadamente US$ 618.000…

How a freed slave triumphed over a White lynch mob in the Jim Crow South

February 6, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

On the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…

Nurses rally for safer working conditions

February 6, 2021 10:00 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday, nurses with the Oregon Nursing Association held…

UPDATE: Pedestrian in serious condition after getting hit by a car

February 6, 2021 9:44 AM April Hettinger

A man is dead after crossing Highway 95 near County 20 1/2…

Harris and Yellen work with Black business leaders on recovery plan

February 6, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

Vice President Kamala Harris called on America’s Black business leaders to help spread the word that it is critical for Black Americans to take the…

Americans are wondering: Will I get the vaccine or the virus first?

February 6, 2021 9:34 AM CNN

“It’s a black hole.” That’s how one reader described the process of trying to sign her elderly parents up to receive the…

China’s top diplomat takes hardline stance in first call with new US Secretary of State

February 6, 2021 9:07 AM CNN

In his first phone call with new United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China’s top diplomat has again pinned the blame on Washington…

More than 100 students and staff quarantined in San Diego County 2 days after resuming in-person learning

February 6, 2021 9:03 AM CNN Newsource

Two days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were…

Four family members, including three children, killed in fire in Georgia

February 6, 2021 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

Four family members, including three children, were killed in an early Saturday morning mobile home fire in Snellville, Georgia, according to…

Fox Business suddenly cancels ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ its highest-rated show

February 6, 2021 8:36 AM CNN Newsource, April Hettinger

Lou Dobbs, the longtime host of the signature right-wing talk show on the Fox Business Network, was canned by the network on Friday night. “Lou…

Biden administration to propose significant increase in refugees admitted to US

February 6, 2021 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration is proposing to revise the number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in fiscal year 2021 to 62,500, a…

‘Definitely getting better’: The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged

February 6, 2021 6:34 AM CNN Newsource

The United States has seen progress on several fronts against Covid-19 this week — including the opening of new mass inoculation sites and a…

NBA superstar Kevin Durant pulled from game twice due to Covid-19 protocols

February 6, 2021 5:46 AM CNN

In one of the more extraordinary scenes in this NBA season, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was forced out of Friday’s game twice due to…

A student athlete sparked national change after being disqualified from a volleyball match for wearing a hijab

February 6, 2021 5:23 AM CNN Newsource

US high school volleyball players no longer need approval to wear religious head coverings during matches, thanks to a 14-year-old Muslim player who…

Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ is leading a romance novel renaissance

February 6, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

There’s no question that “Bridgerton,” the saucy Regency-era “Netflix” series, has hit iconic status. In a few short…

8 questions for David Culver about what it was like to return to Wuhan, China

February 6, 2021 4:27 AM CNN

More than a year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Wuhan, China, Go There travels back to the city of 11 million people to hear…

1 year after the first known US coronavirus death, over 450,000 families will never see a loved one again

February 6, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

When Patricia Dowd passed away last February, no one knew it was from Covid-19. She was 57 and very active, her brother said. Dowd had come down with…

Super Bowl LV will be unlike any other (except, of course, for Tom Brady)

February 6, 2021 3:04 AM CNN Newsource

Super Bowl LV will be more than a battle between two of the premier quarterbacks in the National Football League. The crown jewel of American sports…

Identifican en Uruguay 6 casos de variantes del covid-19

February 6, 2021 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN Español) — Investigadores en Uruguay detectaron cinco casos de una variante de covid-19 identificada primero en Brasil. En conferencia de…

Month: February 2021