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Video gaming association commits $1 million to support Black Girls Code

March 14, 2021 12:01 AM CNN Newsource

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced a $1 million partnership with Black Girls Code (BGC) to help educate and support girls…

10 common mistakes in fighting ‘coronasomnia’ — the inability to fall and stay asleep

March 14, 2021 12:00 AM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 has spawned another global health crisis some have dubbed “coronasomnia” — an inability to fall asleep or get good quality…

Lawmakers want the Justice Department to quickly review hate crimes reported during the pandemic

March 11, 2021 3:59 PM CNN Newsource

Two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation Thursday calling for the expedited review of hate crimes related to the pandemic. The…

The Blue Angels take flight in Imperial Valley

March 13, 2021 8:12 PM Cody Lee

Saturday afternoon, the Naval Air Facility El Centro put on its annual air show incorporating different demonstrations and a finale performance with…

Special Olympics prepares for fundraiser – money stays local

March 13, 2021 6:30 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Special Olympics Yuma (SOY) is organizing a Polar Plunge for 10:30 a.m., March 20, at 2291 E. 27th…

Keep masks on, NIH director pleads as Texas enters 1st weekend without statewide Covid-19 restrictions

March 13, 2021 5:39 PM CNN Newsource

As spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director,…

Kids detained in overcrowded border facility are terrified, crying and worried, lawyers say

March 13, 2021 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or…

Woman arrested after refusing to wear a mask in a Texas bank

March 13, 2021 4:13 PM CNN

Police body camera footage obtained by CNN affiliate KTRK shows a woman being arrested at a Galveston, Texas, bank after she refused to wear a mask…

UK business is looking to hire virtual landscapers to spruce up Minecraft

March 13, 2021 3:28 PM CNN Newsource

If you love to play Minecraft and call yourself a landscaper, a company in the United Kingdom may have a job for you. WhatShed, which calls itself…

CNN at the border: Why migrants say they’re making the dangerous journey now

March 13, 2021 2:00 PM CNN

On the banks of the Rio Grande near the south Texas city of Hildalgo, dozens of undocumented migrants — mostly women and young children —…

NASA astronauts conduct fifth spacewalk of 2021

March 13, 2021 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. spent their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk,…

Kids detained at US-Mexico border haven’t been able to shower for days or call their parents, lawyers say

March 13, 2021 1:05 PM CNN

Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or…

Chicago surprises the city with the traditional green river for St. Patrick’s Day after saying the event was canceled

March 13, 2021 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

The green river wasn’t supposed to flow for St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago this year, but the city surprised its residents by carrying on…

Here are the states where you can expect to live the longest and shortest

March 13, 2021 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

Good news for those living in the Aloha State: Hawaii residents have the highest life expectancy in the nation, according to newly released data by…

Chris Harrison is out as host of the next ‘Bachelorette’ season

March 13, 2021 7:42 AM CNN Newsource

Chris Harrison’s journey with “The Bachelorette” is over, at least for now, after a controversy over racially insensitive comments.…

A year into the pandemic, it’s time to take stock of our mental health

March 13, 2021 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

I spent the week of March 9, 2020, in the office, sitting across from my patients, one after another, in my office. We talked about relationship…

Watch NASA astronauts during their Saturday spacewalk

March 13, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are spending their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The…

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug could slow cognitive decline in patients, early results suggest

March 13, 2021 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

Eli Lilly and Company’s experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer’s disease,…

Researchers discover a dinosaur preserved sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, a first

March 13, 2021 6:11 AM CNN Newsource

Scientists are celebrating the first discovery of a dinosaur preserved while sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, including at least…

When your own family is racist toward you

March 13, 2021 5:54 AM CNN Newsource

Growing up as a child of a White woman and a Black man in a small town in Maine, Victoria Anderson was constantly reminded she was different. A close…