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A stream of nearly 500 stars in the Milky Way is actually a family

January 18, 2021 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

Our Milky Way galaxy is filled with streams of stars, but one of them appears to be a family that includes nearly 500 relatives, according to a new…

Here are the Martin Luther King Jr. words that inspire today’s social justice leaders

January 18, 2021 10:35 AM CNN Newsource

More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality…

A teenager saved her family when they lost their sense of smell from Covid-19 and didn’t realize their house was on fire

January 18, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn’t smell…

Don’t delay key medical appointments in the pandemic — advice from Dr. Wen

January 18, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

As many people postpone necessary medical care due to the pandemic, medical professionals are worried that their patients will get sick or even die…

MLK Day encourages service

January 18, 2021 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, although Dr. King was actually born on the 15th of January 1929, 92 years…

Man ‘lived undetected in Chicago airport for three months’

January 18, 2021 9:26 AM CNN

A Californian man who was “scared to go home because of Covid” lived undetected in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport for three months,…

Military nurses continue to help YRMC during COVID-19 pandemic

January 18, 2021 8:39 AM Sumiko Keil, The Associated Press

YRMC officials say it’s been a struggle to maintain staffing of 900 to 1,000 nurses while competing for medical workers in an overwhelmed national…

Covid-19 ‘superspreader’ in northeast China linked to 102 infections

January 18, 2021 8:21 AM CNN

A so-called Covid-19 “superspreader” who traveled around northeastern China has been linked to 102 confirmed infections, according to…

Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones turns herself in to authorities

January 18, 2021 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

The former Florida data analyst who has accused state officials of covering up the extent of the pandemic has turned herself in to authorities days…

Biden administration tells migrant caravan: Don’t come now

January 18, 2021 8:13 AM Sumiko Keil, NBC News

“The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight,” a senior Biden transition official…

How to serve on MLK Day while quarantining at home

January 18, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike…

1 dead, 4 injured after shooting at party in Mexicali

January 18, 2021 5:30 AM Sumiko Keil, Gabriel Salazar

A 21-year-old woman was transferred to Yuma Regional Medical Center due to her…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What’s open and what’s closed

January 18, 2021 5:15 AM CNN, Gabriel Salazar

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan officially declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, but it wasn’t until 1986 that it was celebrated…

FBI vetting Guard troops in D.C. amid fears of insider attack

January 18, 2021 5:09 AM The Associated Press

Insider threats have been a persistent law enforcement priority in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001,…

Mexico says it’s OK with getting less Pfizer vaccine for now

January 18, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press

Mexico has so far received almost a half million doses of the Pfizer vaccine and used nearly all of…

The US has ‘screaming level’ of Covid-19 transmission, expert says, as country adds nearly 4 million cases this month

January 18, 2021 4:31 AM CNN Newsource

Just a little more than halfway into January, the US has added a staggering 3.9 million new Covid-19 cases and more than 51,000 virus-related deaths.…

What Mars sounds like, and the rover’s welcome party

January 18, 2021 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

Mars is about to be a very busy place when three separate missions arrive at the red planet in February. One of those missions includes NASA’s…

Today’s ‘Blue Monday’ depression peak isn’t real, but seasonal blues are. Here’s what to do about them

January 18, 2021 2:52 AM CNN Newsource

As if we needed any more reason to ruminate over pandemic life’s daily plights, today (January 18) is Blue Monday — the third Monday of…

Air quality regulator temporarily suspends cremation limits for LA County amid ‘backlog’ from pandemic

January 18, 2021 2:17 AM CNN Newsource

As Los Angeles County battles against the unrelenting coronavirus, an air pollution control agency says it has temporarily suspended limits on…

Imperial County’s most vulnerable brave the cold for COVID-19 vaccine

January 17, 2021 6:19 PM Alexandra Rangel, Lisa Sturgis

CBS 13’s Alexandra Rangel gives us a look at the long lines ahead of Monday’s coronavirus vaccine clinic in the Imperial Valley.…