Tennessee is hoping to make Dolly Parton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ an official state song
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its…
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Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode…
Continue ReadingWhy kids are hitting the pandemic wall
After almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London…
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Texas governor lifts mask mandate despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety…
Continue Reading Most states now require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don’t
While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gets the COVID vaccine
In the past, Gov. Ducey said he would not ‘jump the line’ to take a coronavirus vaccine but would wait until it was his…
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FBI Director Wray knocks down conspiracy theory that January 6 rioters were ‘fake Trump protesters’
FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Tuesday that the FBI has not seen any evidence indicating that the rioters who took part in the January 6 US…
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Third woman accuses Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019 as crisis deepens
A third woman has accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019, The New York Times reported Monday, adding to an…
Continue ReadingMurkowski seeks White House’s ‘attention’ on Alaska’s economic concerns as she weighs Biden budget pick
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who holds the key to President Joe Biden’s nominee for budget director, is pushing the White House about some…
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More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
Continue ReadingAtlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Gina Raimondo as Biden’s commerce secretary
The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. The vote was 84-15. Raimondo is…
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Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s former press secretary, is joining Fox News
Kayleigh McEnany, the last White House press secretary under the Trump administration, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor. “It is my…
Continue ReadingUS needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing Covid-19 measures, experts say. Here’s what’s at stake
Americans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But the country is not yet in the clear, experts warn. A third Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading 15 killed in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from…
Continue ReadingMother charged with killing 6-year-old son and throwing body into Ohio River
After initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River,…
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Biden to announce that Merck will work with Johnson & Johnson to manufacture coronavirus vaccine
President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson,…
Continue Reading 15 killed in major vehicle crash in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people crashed into a semitruck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead and others hospitalized,…
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