Sorry, millennials. The 😂 emoji isn’t cool anymore
Bad news for people who frequently use the 😂 emoji: It is no longer cool. In recent weeks, two internet-savvy generations have been clashing in…
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Impeachment Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about the Cecil Hotel in Netflix’s latest crime show
Netflix has added another true-crime series to its ever-growing roster — and it certainly has people Googling all the dark details about the…
Continue ReadingBlack leaders want targeted federal funds for Black businesses hit hard by pandemic
Civil rights activists and business leaders have asked President Joe Biden’s administration to include targeted funding for Black-owned…
Continue ReadingBurr faces censure by North Carolina GOP for voting to convict Trump
The North Carolina Republican Party will meet Monday to vote on whether to censure Sen. Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Donald…
Continue ReadingHundreds of people are volunteering to escort elderly Asian Americans to help keep them safe
Jacob Azevedo’s stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a…
Continue ReadingBiden’s special Obamacare enrollment period opens Monday. Here’s what you need to know
Uninsured Americans who want to buy Affordable Care Act coverage have another three months to do so, thanks to an executive order President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading‘These numbers are people’: How Covid-19 death data honors lives lost
On April 16, Angelina Proia was one of thousands of people tuned in to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily Covid-19 briefing. That day early in…
Continue ReadingManchester United’s Anthony Martial racially abused on social media after draw
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has received racial abuse over social media following his side’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion…
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Black History Month: Frederick McKinley Jones
Frederick McKinley Jones was orphaned by age 8 and raised by a Catholic priest before he dropped out of high school. That didn’t stop him from…
Continue ReadingBitcoin soars, nearing $50,000 for the first time
Bitcoin is this close to $50,000, continuing a stunning rise that has sent it soaring nearly $20,000 this year. The digital currency hit a record…
Continue ReadingGM unveils its next ‘big’ electric vehicle: The tiny Bolt EUV
Last month, General Motors announced the “aspiration” to switch completely from traditional gas-powered cars to electric vehicles by…
Continue ReadingThe long, bumpy road to the Apple Car
For such a secretive company, Apple’s car efforts have been in plain sight for years. The headlines have been steady: prominent auto industry…
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The end of Trump’s trial lifts an oppressive cloud from Washington
The conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial finally ends the ex-President’s stranglehold on Washington’s every waking moment…
Continue ReadingWidespread vaccinations in the US won’t come until the summer. Here’s what’s been driving down Covid-19 cases so far
More than 38 million Americans have so far received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not the vaccinations that…
Continue ReadingCNN Exclusive: WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Republican Tom Rice faces down impeachment backlash in pro-Trump US House district
At first, his colleagues thought he made a mistake. Rep. Tom Rice, a South Carolina Republican, voted to impeach former President Donald Trump on…
Continue Reading‘As good as it gets’ — US golfer Daniel Berger sinks eagle putt on the final hole to win at Pebble Beach
American golfer Daniel Berger came up clutch with an impressive eagle putt on the final hole to win the AT&T Pebble Beach on…
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5 things to know for February 15: Trump, Covid-19, Myanmar, India, winter weather
It’s Presidents’ Day, the day the nation celebrates George Washington’s birthday — except today isn’t actually his…
Continue ReadingWhy this will be the hottest airplane seat in 2021
Premium economy. The two words might seem a weird combination in airline terms, since it’s a rare airline where economy seats feel premium…
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Rafael Nadal eases into Australian Open quarterfinals, remains on course for record-breaking grand slam
Rafael Nadal remains on course to earn his record-breaking 21st grand slam at the Australian Open with a comfortable victory over Fabio Fognini on…
Continue ReadingDaily game of dress-up teaches 5-year-old about Black history
One Michigan mother is using a daily game of dress-up to teach her daughter about some of the most influential Black figures. For the third year in a…
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An officer stopped to help who he thought was a stranded motorist. Instead, he helped deliver a baby
It was a Valentine’s Day miracle. An officer who stopped to help who he thought was a stranded motorist near Chicago’s O’Hare…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard searching for 16 people missing off the coast of Florida
The US Coast Guard is searching for 16 people missing off the coast of Florida from two different boats. The first search began after a man was…
Continue ReadingAn earthquake at the Olympic torch relay start point is just the beleaguered Tokyo 2020 Games’ latest crisis
Less than six weeks before the Olympic torch relay was due to begin in Fukushima, showcasing the region’s recovery from a catastrophic nuclear…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases have declined sharply. Experts say these factors will determine how the pandemic unfolds
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the…
Continue Reading4 questions for CNN reporter Vedika Sud about what it was like at a farmer protest camp in India
Rows of tents clog a six-lane highway outside the Indian capital of New Delhi where thousands of farmers are protesting against new farm laws.…
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How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how pandemic unfolds from here, group of experts says
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the…
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Six takeaways from Trump’s impeachment trial
After a brief Saturday morning surprise, when it appeared former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial could feature…
Continue ReadingA suspect is dead after 12-year-old shoots at intruders during attempted robbery, police say
A 12-year-old shot at two masked intruders who broke into his grandmother’s home just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to police in…
Continue ReadingDC attorney general weighs legal viability of charging Trump under local statute
Lawyers inside the Washington, DC, attorney general’s office are investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in…
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Graham says he spoke to Trump after his acquittal and the former President is ‘excited’ about 2022
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he spoke to former President Donald Trump after his acquittal in his second impeachment trial and…
Continue ReadingChris Harrison ‘stepping aside’ from ‘The Bachelor’ after controversial interview
“Bachelor” host Chris Harrison said Saturday he is “stepping aside” from the show “for a period of time” after…
Continue Reading$1,500 gift boxes and romantic poetry: Restaurants are getting creative for Valentine’s Day
Andrew Markert used to serve carefully plated Valentine’s Day specials to couples at his Washington, DC restaurant, Beuchert’s Saloon.…
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The world watches, stunned as Trump is cleared
The whole world watched the second impeachment of former US President Donald Trump and his acquittal. In many cases, if media coverage is an…
Continue ReadingBiden has no good options on Afghanistan with deadline for troop withdrawal looming
The Biden administration is just weeks away from having to make a decision whether to end the nearly 20-year military deployment in Afghanistan that…
Continue ReadingBBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in the UK
In an apparent tit-for-tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and…
Continue ReadingPlaskett on Trump’s acquittal: ‘We didn’t need more witnesses, we needed more senators with spines’
Del. Stacey Plaskett on Sunday defended the Democratic House managers’ decision not to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s…
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The one thing impeachment accomplished
On March 2, 1797, President George Washington wrote a letter comparing himself to a “wearied traveler who sees a resting place, and is bending…
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Novak Djokovic becomes just second man in history to reach 300 grand slam wins
Novak Djokovic became just the second man in history to reach 300 grand slam wins with victory over Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the…
Continue ReadingUAE’s Hope Probe Mars mission sends back its first picture of red planet
The United Arab Emirates’ first Mars mission has returned its first picture of the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope…
Continue ReadingTrump acquitted for second time following historic Senate impeachment trial
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly…
Continue ReadingJapan rocked by ‘aftershock’ from devastating 9.0-magnitude quake that hit in 2011
A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake that struck the same area almost 10 years…
Continue Reading‘SNL’ takes on Trump’s impeachment acquittal
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, and “Saturday Night Live” made sure to…
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Hogan says he would have voted to convict Trump in Senate trial and looks to future of GOP
Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday praised Senate Republicans who broke with the party ranks and voted against former President Donald Trump in…
Continue ReadingHow the dark and sordid past of the Cecil Hotel inspired Netflix’s latest crime show
Something you have on your 2021 bingo card? Netflix is adding another true-crime series to its ever-growing roster. “Crime Scene: The Vanishing…
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George Washington’s message for Donald Trump
On March 2, 1797, President George Washington wrote a letter comparing himself to a “wearied traveler who sees a resting place, and is bending…
Continue ReadingWhite House deputy press secretary resigns after threatening reporter over story about him
White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo, who threatened a reporter who asked about his relationship with another reporter, has resigned.…
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