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Black History Month: Constance Baker Motley

February 10, 2021 6:12 AM CNN Newsource

Constance Baker Motley graduated from her Connecticut high school with honors, but her parents, immigrants from the Caribbean, couldn’t afford to…

TV host Laura Berman says her son died of an overdose after a drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat

February 10, 2021 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

Relationship therapist and TV host Laura Berman is grieving her teen son who she says died of an overdose from drugs he purchased from someone he…

Biden administration considers COVID testing requirement for domestic travel

February 10, 2021 5:27 AM Sumiko Keil, CNN, Dominique Newland

Airlines disagree with the administration adding mandatory testing takes away from other…

Mexico to require appeals on social media account blocking

February 10, 2021 5:02 AM The Associated Press

The new law proposed Monday by López Obrador’s Morena party would open the companies to fines of up to $4.4 million for violating users’ right…

California probes whistleblower allegations from COVID lab

February 10, 2021 4:59 AM The Associated Press

Former lab employees who claim to have found COVID-19 test swabs found in restrooms and witnessed technicians dozing off while processing samples for…

A proposed law in California seeks to ban NDAs that prevent workers from speaking up about discrimination and abuse

February 10, 2021 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

A California state legislator has introduced a bill aimed at empowering more workers to speak up about alleged discrimination and abuse by banning…

Airbnb announces 70 listings suspended in Arizona due to party policies

February 10, 2021 4:55 AM The Associated Press

Arizona Public Policy Director for Airbnb, said the listing service is committed to cracking down on irresponsible behavior, protecting public…

5 things to know for February 10: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, India, climate

February 10, 2021 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

There’s hardly any flu this year, and experts point to coronavirus restrictions as a reason. But, they warn, flu season isn’t over.…

Why bad news for AstraZeneca’s vaccine is a roadblock on the way out of the pandemic

February 10, 2021 3:40 AM CNN

It’s the news that many feared: early data shows the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may provide only “minimal protection” against mild…

Keep paying attention to your kids’ mental health in this pandemic

February 10, 2021 2:37 AM CNN Newsource

For nearly a year, most of our children have been navigating the new, difficult normal: social isolation; deeply stressed parents; the effects of…

Chicago public school teachers back tentative deal to return to in-person learning, union says

February 10, 2021 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have voted to return to in-person learning, according to a news release from the union. The CTU backed the…

Texas authorities search for tanker truck after heartbreaking 911 calls from people claiming to be inside

February 10, 2021 2:23 AM CNN Newsource

Texas authorities are searching for a white tanker truck after disturbing 911 calls in which people pleaded for help in Spanish and claimed they were…

China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication

February 9, 2021 10:59 PM CNN

Reading Chinese state media coverage, you could be forgiven for thinking the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of…

Covid-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?

February 9, 2021 10:48 PM CNN, Jenny Day

Covid-19 cases continued to decline over the last four weeks, with the seven-day average down nearly 20% from the week before, meaning we may have…

February 9 coronavirus news

February 9, 2021 9:58 PM CNN

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Government officials share their thoughts on Trump’s second impeachment trial

February 9, 2021 12:46 PM Arlette Yousif

As Former President Trump is faced with his second impeachment trial, Republicans and Democrats are speaking up about the…

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest Marine Corps base and an investigation is underway

February 9, 2021 9:02 PM CNN Newsource

Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest US Marine Corps base, according to military officials who said Tuesday an investigation is…

Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

February 9, 2021 5:48 AM The Associated Press, Christian Galeno

Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The…

Disney California Adventure Park to bring back 1,000 workers in limited reopening

February 8, 2021 3:30 PM CNN Newsource, Christian Galeno

Some Disney fans will finally have the chance to return to the California Adventure Park next month for a limited-time experience, about a year after…

Chicanos Por La Causa taking nominations for outstanding Latino teachers

February 9, 2021 8:02 AM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

$20,000 in total cash prizes will be awarded to four winning…