Yaphet Kotto, ‘Alien’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ actor, dead at 81
Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for bringing gravitas to his roles across television and film, has died, according to his agent, Ryan Goldhar. He was…
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New York City buys a historic home believed to have been part of the Underground Railroad
New York City has purchased a historic Brooklyn home, believed to have once harbored those fleeing slavery. City officials announced the purchase of…
Continue ReadingDebt collectors can seize the new stimulus checks. Lawmakers are trying to fix that
The latest round of stimulus payments that started going out over the weekend are open to being seized by private debt collectors — a problem…
Continue ReadingBiden sells government as a solution in Covid-19 relief sales pitch
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to…
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Científicos quieren crear un ‘arca lunar’ para el fin del mundo
(CNN) — Un grupo de ingenieros quiere construir un arca lunar subterránea y llenarla con millones de semillas, esporas, espermatozoides y óvulos…
Continue Reading A Houston baby is ‘fighting for his life’ after police shot him while pursuing an armed robbery suspect
A 1-year-old boy is “fighting for his life” and struggling to breathe on his own after being shot in the head by Houston police, the…
Continue ReadingHarris uses UN speech to champion women’s role in democracy
Kamala Harris declared “the status of women is the status of democracy” on Tuesday, in her first speech before the United Nations as the…
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First GameStop, now gorillas. Redditors are pouring money into saving apes
The WallStreetBets community is moving beyond GameStop and AMC. But its latest investment target isn’t a stock, bitcoin or even NFTs.…
Continue ReadingBiden to hold first formal news conference on March 25
President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference since taking office on March 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.…
Continue Reading A small plane crashes into a car on a Florida road leaving three dead, including a child
Three people died, including a child who passed away at a hospital, after a single-engine plane crashed into a car on a Florida road, officials said…
Continue Reading Nicaragua recibe 135.000 vacunas contra el covid-19, como parte del mecanismo Covax
(CNN Español) –– Nicaragua recibirá este martes 135.000 dosis de la vacuna Covishield contra el coronavirus, las cuales se fabricaron en la…
Continue Reading A man with autism asks future employers to ‘take a chance on me’ in a heartfelt, handwritten viral letter
A soon-to-be high school graduate started his job search in a unique way — he wrote a candid open letter and posted it on LinkedIn. Ryan Lowry…
Continue Reading Loyola’s good luck charm Sister Jean gets her March Madness ticket after being vaccinated
In a sign that one small part of March Madness is inching back to normalcy, Chicago’s favorite basketball-loving nun will soon be in the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris usa su discurso en la ONU para defender el papel de las mujeres en la democracia
(CNN) — Kamala Harris declaró el martes que «el estatus de las mujeres es el estatus de la democracia», durante su primer discurso ante las…
Continue Reading Jesuits commit $100 million to the descendants of people the order once enslaved
In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university’s debts. Many of them baptized Catholic,…
Continue ReadingFeinstein says she plans to serve out full term after Newsom vows to appoint a Black woman to replace her
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after…
Continue Reading After a stranger helped her dad score a vaccine, here’s how she’s paying it forward
Vivi Zayas remembers how relieved she felt when a woman she’d never met helped her dad sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. That moment marked…
Continue ReadingThe ‘benefit year end’: A tough Covid anniversary for the unemployed
Unhappy anniversary, jobless Americans. This week marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic began upending the US economy, costing millions of…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama says it ‘wasn’t a complete surprise’ to hear Meghan talk of racism in the royal family
For many people of color, hearing Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly…
Continue Reading Post-pandemic primping: Lashes, waxes and blowouts are coming back
After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are…
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