Virginia bans testing cosmetics on animals
Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill this month banning the testing of cosmetics on animals in Virginia. The Humane Cosmetics Act prevents a cosmetics…
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Louisiana is holding a special election today
Here’s who is on the ballot The first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for Saturday, when Louisiana voters go to the polls…
Continue ReadingPolice seize real gun disguised as Nerf toy in North Carolina drug raid
Police in North Carolina found a real gun disguised as a Nerf toy while conducting a drug raid in Catawba County, north of Charlotte, this week. The…
Continue ReadingIdaho Legislature halts session until April due to COVID-19 outbreak among lawmakers and staff
The Idaho Legislature has brought business to halt for the next two weeks amid an outbreak of COVID-19 among lawmakers and staff at the state…
Continue ReadingInvestigations into Cuomo heat up as new controversies arise in their wake
After stiff-arming calls for his resignation from leading state Democratic lawmakers, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is staking his political fate on the…
Continue ReadingTeen Vogue’s new editor out of a job after backlash over old tweets
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday. The…
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Spring cleaning: Science and allergy relief meet at the end of a broom
In generations past, the arrival of spring meant not just warming days, chirping birds and frolicking baby animals, but also an energy-intensive…
Continue ReadingBiden administration off to a combative start with tough rhetoric on Russia, China
President Joe Biden didn’t waste a beat when asked this week whether he believed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a…
Continue ReadingAttorney general: Michigan pizzeria owner continuously violated COVID-19 measures
A Michigan pizzeria owner was taken into custody early Friday morning after she “continued to willfully violate the state’s food laws,…
Continue Reading14 House Republicans vote against a measure condemning military coup in Myanmar
The House on Friday overwhelmingly supported a measure condemning the military coup in Myanmar that ousted the country’s civilian leader, Aung…
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A victim of the Atlanta spa shootings was a South Korean citizen, official says
One of the four victims of the Atlanta spa shootings who were of Korean ethnicity was a South Korean citizen and permanent resident of the US, an…
Continue Reading5 big signs that travel is roaring back
Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a travel boom, according to Expedia CEO Peter Kern. He told CNN’s Julia Chatterley earlier this…
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Louisiana holds elections to fill congressional seat formerly held by Biden official
Election will replace Republican who died of COVID-19 before swearing-in The first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for…
Continue Reading A more contagious coronavirus variant is spreading across the US. Can vaccines stop it?
A new, more contagious and potentially more deadly variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the US, and health officials are worried. The…
Continue Reading Spring, the most inspiring of the seasons (this year especially)
As the end of the pandemic tunnel gets brighter and brighter, has a season ever better aligned with where most people are in the world right now?…
Continue ReadingIceland reports a volcanic eruption near the capital of ReykjavÃk
Iceland has reported a volcanic eruption on the southwest Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital ReykjavÃk,the Icelandic Meteorological…
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Turkey withdraws from international convention to combat violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued…
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Food banks are bracing for shortages after Texas freeze killed many of the state’s produce
A month after winter storms blanketed the Lone Star state with snow, leaving millions of people in the dark and without water, food banks are…
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Phoenix-area colleges extend Spring Break after possible cyberattack
Community college students in the Phoenix area are getting an extra week of Spring Break after a suspected cyberattack crippled their schools’…
Continue ReadingVideo appears to show Atlanta shooting suspect parking in front of spa
Surveillance video recorded by a business next to Youngs Asian Spa, where a spate of shootings started that left eight people dead this week, appears…
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