Black History Month: Jane Bolin
Jane Bolin made history over and over. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School. The first Black woman to join the New York…
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San Diego Zoo gorillas make full recovery from Covid-19
Several gorillas are back in public view for visitors at the San Diego Zoo after making a full recovery from Covid-19, according to an update from…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 16: Stimulus, Capitol riot, Covid-19, weather, Ebola
Happy Mardi Gras! Though Covid-19 canceled New Orleans’ legendary Carnival parades, residents have responded by turning their houses into…
Continue Reading 3 people were killed and 10 more injured after a tornado slammed a coastal North Carolina community
Three people were killed and 10 more were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, North Carolina, late Monday night, officials said.…
Continue Reading Rescue teams begin search for missing persons after tornado hits coastal North Carolina area
Search and rescue teams are heading to Brunswick County, North Carolina, to help find missing people after a tornado ripped through the area, leaving…
Continue Reading Explore Jezero Crater, the future home of NASA’s Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover is the fifth robotic explorer sent by NASA to journey across the Martian surface, but it’s going to land in a spot that…
Continue Reading An elementary school principal was killed in an avalanche in Montana on Valentine’s Day
An elementary school principal was killed by an avalanche while splitboarding in Montana on Valentine’s Day. Craig Kitto, 45, of Bozeman died…
Continue Reading After a damaging tornado, rescue teams head to coastal North Carolina area to search for missing persons
Search and rescue teams are heading Brunswick County, North Carolina to help find missing people after a tornado ripped through the area, leaving a…
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Ambulance crews report drop in Covid callouts in hard-hit Wales as vaccine rollout gathers pace
The bitter Cardiff cold, the dawn half-light, and the radio-static pulse of callouts are the same as every shift over the past year, but as paramedic…
Continue Reading Two die in separate Colorado avalanches on Valentine’s Day
Two people died in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday, the latest in a series of deadly avalanches that have already claimed the lives of 17…
Continue Reading LAPD launches internal investigation into Valentine-themed image with George Floyd and phrase ‘You take my breath away’
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether employees were involved in sharing or creating an offensive Valentine’s Day-themed…
Continue Reading Frozen wind turbines contribute to rolling power blackouts across Texas
Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the chilly state, are inside cars and trucks parked in the…
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Presidents Day 2021: What’s open and closed
The third Monday of every February is a day to remember the nation’s presidents, especially the first…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan donates $10 million to open new medical clinics in his North Carolina hometown
NBA legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to open two new medical clinics in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. The clinics, slated…
Continue Reading Cuomo defends decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths at long-term care facilities in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday defended his administration’s decision to delay releasing data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care…
Continue Reading As armored military vehicles roll onto Myanmar’s streets, protesters return for 10th day
Armored vehicles on the streets of major Myanmar cities, an internet blackout and nighttime raids on prominent critics on Sunday, did not stop…
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Texas is colder than it’s been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week’s historic cold…
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Power outages caused by winter storm force rolling blackouts across Texas
Rolling power blackouts were ordered across Texas on Monday as a winter storm and frigid temperatures gripped the state and knocked out service to…
Continue Reading Antarctic sponges discovered under the ice shelf perplex scientists
The accidental discovery of strange life forms on a boulder beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic has confounded scientists. Researchers were…
Continue Reading New York Democratic leaders discuss repealing Cuomo’s expanded powers in backlash to Covid-19 nursing home deaths
New York’s Democratic leaders are in active discussions to draft a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded executive powers after a…
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