We have a jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Now we stand on the precipice of one of the most important trials this country has ever seen. Anybody who tells you they know for sure what any jury will do has
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A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week — but he almost didn’t live to see it. William Torres battled COVID-19 in a Texas hospital for 64 days, partially in the ICU, before he was released. This week, his friends and co-workers at UPS celebrated his birthday with a parade, CNN affiliate KOSA
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The paralyzing effect of the stricken Ever Given container ship on global traffic became clear on Sunday as nearby Syria, already scarred by years of war, imposed fuel rationing to safeguard dwindling oil supplies. Suez Canal officials hoped that high tide and dredging efforts could see the giant ship freed on Saturday night, four days
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Lewis Hamilton held off pre-race favorite Max Verstappen to win a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. In a nail-biting finale, Verstappen’s car looked to have the speed to secure his 12th grand prix win and in the closing stages the Dutchman did briefly take the lead, only to hand it back to Hamilton after
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For the first time in two months, someone won the Powerball jackpot, selecting all six numbers to secure the $238 jackpot. The ticket was bought in Lutz, Florida, which is just north of Tampa. The winning numbers were 06-14-38-39-65-06 with a 3x Power Play. Before Saturday night, the jackpot was last won on January 30,
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The City of Yuma would like to remind citizens that effective April 15, the government will return to normal business practices regarding unpaid service bills.
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Hilary Duff has welcomed her third child, a girl named Mae James Bair. The former Disney Channel star shared a photo of her newborn daughter on Instagram, where she wrote, “we LOVE you beauty 3-24-21.” Since then, Duff has showed off pictures of her new baby on Instagram Stories, nicknaming her mae-mae. Duff announced her
Continue Reading When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean to voters, particularly Black voters. But Wallace, who is Black, noticed something else in the room where
Continue Reading New York state leaders announced an agreement on legislation that would legalize marijuana across the state — a move they say would create jobs and bring in millions in tax dollars. The bill would expand New York’s existing medical marijuana programs and establish the Office of Cannabis Management “to implement a comprehensive regulatory framework that
Continue Reading On Palm Sunday, Christians throughout the world celebrate the day Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion. Crowds left palm fronds and clothing in his path as a sign of praise and respect. But millions of American Christians will observe Palm Sunday at home this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has forced many US
Continue Reading An elected official in Ohio, fed up with people questioning his patriotism because he’s Asian American, bared his chest during a recent town meeting to reveal scars from injuries he suffered while in the US Army. Lee Wong, 69, says he came to America when he was 18 years old and has been a US
Continue ReadingLouisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her husband to complications of Covid-19. “Look at my family. Use my story,” the Louisiana Republican said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” when asked her message to Republicans, a group that recent polling shows is
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Children may not need to be vaccinated for Covid-19 for parents to send them to camps or playgrounds this summer, the nation’s top infectious disease expert told CBS News on Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has previously said that elementary school-aged kids won’t likely be vaccinated
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(CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden y el gobierno federal están atrasados en la reforma de la marihuana. A principios de este mes, cinco miembros del gobierno de Biden fueron despedidos al menos en parte por admitir haber usado marihuana en el pasado. La marihuana sigue siendo ilegal según la ley federal. Pero una mirada
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska committed on Sunday to supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the state’s other GOP senator, should she decide to mount a reelection bid next year, giving the moderate lawmaker another ally as top party leaders pledge to oust her. “If Sen. Murkowski runs again, I’m going to support her,” Sullivan told
Continue ReadingDr. Deborah Birx revealed in a CNN documentary clip released Sunday that she received a “very uncomfortable” and “very difficult” phone call from Donald Trump after speaking publicly about the spread of Covid-19 while serving in the former President’s administration. Birx, who had served as the Trump White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, said the phone
Continue ReadingIt’s not often that a freshman member of Congress — in office barely two months — gets a shout out from the House Speaker during a congressional signing ceremony for a major piece of legislation. But that’s what happened to Rep. Nikema Williams. Speaker Nancy Pelosi even said that in some ways Williams made passing
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Facebook congeló temporalmente la página del cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en la red social tras lo que llamó «reiteradas violaciones» a las políticas de desinformación relacionadas con el coronavirus, dijo un vocero de la empresa este sábado a CNN. «Removimos un video publicado en la página del presidente Nicolás Maduro
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ministro para la Defensa de Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino López, se pronunció este sábado en rueda de prensa sobre el conflicto que tiene lugar en el estado Apure, frontera con Colombia, donde aseguran que están “ejecutando acciones contra grupos irregulares armados colombianos” en el marco de la operación “Escudo Bolivariano 2021”. Ante
Continue ReadingTalia Kaganovsky has struggled with her mental health for years. But when Covid-19 hit, “it was almost like a giant slap in the face,” the 18-year-old freshman at University of Pittsburgh said. Kaganovsky, like all Americans, had to readjust her habits and expectations when the pandemic began a year ago. For many high school seniors,
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