Brazil variant found in Yuma County
The Yuma County Public Health Services Department (YCPHSD) has reported finding the Brazil COVID-19 variant in Yuma…
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‘Operation Pulse Lift’ aims to fight blood shortages
Nonprofit leads nation in blood collection…
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Border Patrol agent struck by car while helping others in Salton City
Agent Flores leaves behind his wife and three children. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the…
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8 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected.…
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Federal officials visit Yuma to discuss plans for asylum seekers
Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls told News 11, several federal officials visited Yuma Tuesday to discuss resources for the influx of undocumented immigrants…
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7 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left seven people dead and two wounded are connected.…
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Three people killed in massage parlor shooting in Atlanta suburb
At least three people were killed and two were wounded after a shooting Tuesday at a massage parlor in an Atlanta suburb, authorities…
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Houston police shoot a 1-year-old child in the head while pursuing a 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…
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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 ReadingA 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 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 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 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 ReadingAfter 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 ReadingMichelle 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…
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College applications in pandemic year show deepening inequities in access to higher education
Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions…
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After you’re vaccinated, it’s critical to keep masking up in many places (for now). Here’s why
The fastest way to get back to a safe, mask-free life is for everyone to get a Covid-19 vaccine. But just because you’ve gotten a shot of…
Continue ReadingAnyone in Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine, thanks to several Native tribes
Any resident of Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not because of the state’s health department. Instead,…
Continue ReadingA concerning variant is about to become dominant in the US, experts say, and how Americans act could help fuel or curb a surge
Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress…
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