US sets new daily record for number of vaccines administered, White House says
A new daily record for administering Covid-19 vaccines was set Friday, but many experts reiterate that the pandemic is far from over. The total…
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Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, gun shop owner says
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
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Attorney for arrested Georgia state representative: ‘We’re going to fight this’
An attorney for Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon vowed that the Democrat will contest the charges she faces after being arrested Thursday for knocking…
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Man arrested in 1979 killing after DNA match
A Kansas man was arrested and charged with murder in the 1979 death of a woman in Colorado after a DNA profile linked him to the crime, officials…
Continue ReadingSharon Osbourne is out of ‘The Talk’
“The Talk” and Sharon Osbourne have parted ways, CBS announced Friday. The news comes two weeks after controversy over an on-air…
Continue ReadingA quiet home and a lost wedding ring: How a mass shooting upended this family
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue ReadingHow a kiss with a pilot in an elevator changed this man’s life and could help fight LGBTQ discrimination in China
Former flight attendant Chai Cheng still has nightmares about the moment of passion that cost him everything. In October 2019, footage was leaked…
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Appeals court ruling paves way for release of alleged Capitol rioters with extremist ties, but at least one Oath Keeper will stay in jail
A handful of the US Capitol riot defendants whom prosecutors have grouped among the most extreme were told on Friday they could potentially be…
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Here’s why voting rights activists say Georgia’s new election law targets Black voters
Republicans in Georgia on Thursday passed a far-reaching overhaul of the state’s election laws that voting rights groups say will target the…
Continue ReadingChildren’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at age 104
Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on Thursday in Carmel, California, at 104 years old, her publishing company, Harper Collins…
Continue ReadingMore than 30 killed as two trains collide in Egypt
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two…
Continue ReadingAs some states open Covid-19 vaccines to all, many others are still weeks away. Here’s a timeline.
The tweet came as a surprise. John McGee, 21, told CNN on Tuesday that he was mindlessly scrolling through Twitter last Monday when he saw…
Continue ReadingDHS dissolves independent advisory council, ousting Trump-era officials
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday dissolved the Homeland Security Advisory Council, according to a letter…
Continue Reading‘It’s not a safe place’: Thierry Henry quits social media, hoping to inspire others to stand up to online abuse
Former France international Thierry Henry says he hopes his decision to step away from social media will inspire others to stand up against racist…
Continue ReadingUSA Today editor accuses company of being ‘subservient to white authority’ after she was fired for a tweet
A race and inclusion editor for USA Today’s Sports Media Group wrote in a blog post published Friday that she was fired over an inaccurate…
Continue ReadingBiden calls Georgia law ‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’ and says Justice Department is ‘taking a look’
President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an…
Continue ReadingTwo separate lawmaker trips to border highlight different messages on immigration amid surge of minors
Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in fire that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
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An Instacart shopper believed he heard someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
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