Do you have to take off your mask? Dr. Leana Wen explains
Will you or won’t you take off your mask? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines on May 13 that fully…
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Texas executes inmate for the first time in nearly a year
Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to Texas Department of…
Continue ReadingBlinken and Lavrov hold first high-level meeting of Biden’s presidency as US-Russia tensions simmer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US and…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Fauci says
While the world may be opening up because of the increase in Covid-19 vaccinations, top medical experts say there may be another round of shots…
Continue ReadingArrest warrants issued for 2 former Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman
Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with…
Continue ReadingSalma Hayek says she battled a near-fatal case of Covid-19
Salma Hayek is opening up about her battle with Covid-19. In a recent interview with Variety, the actress said she contracted the virus early on in…
Continue ReadingHere are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission
Thirty-five House Republican broke ranks Wednesday evening to support legislation that would establish an independent commission to investigate the…
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NY attorney general has been looking into the taxes of Trump Organization CFO for months, sources say
The New York attorney general’s office has opened a criminal tax investigation into top Trump Organization officer Allen Weisselberg,…
Continue ReadingHouse sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate
The House voted Wednesday to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy effort to lift mask rules for the House floor fails
A privileged resolution filed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seeking to change the current mask guidance in the House of Representatives and…
Continue ReadingPolice officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines
On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds…
Continue ReadingHamas predicts Mideast ceasefire is ‘imminent’ amid growing global pressure
A ceasefire in the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be “imminent, possibly within 24 hours,” Hamas officials told CNN Wednesday, as world…
Continue ReadingLollapalooza 2021: Megan Thee Stallion and Foo Fighters among headliners
Lollapalooza is returning with some major star power. The lineup for the four-day Chicago music festival was announced Wednesday and it’s chock…
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Exclusive: American Airlines’ largest regional carrier gets FAA warning
A commuter jet was seconds away from landing at a regional airport in Illinois last March when the pilots realized they’d made a potentially…
Continue ReadingBilly Porter reveals he’s been living with HIV for years
Billy Porter made history by winning an Emmy in 2019 for his role as Pray Tell, a character who is HIV-positive, on the FX series “Pose.”…
Continue ReadingLipstick sales just jumped more than 80%
Face masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup…
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Here’s how much HBO Max with Ads will cost
If you don’t mind ads, HBO Max just got cheaper. The streaming service from WarnerMedia, CNN’s parent company, announced on Wednesday…
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All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6…
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato says they are nonbinary and changing their pronouns
Singer Demi Lovato has revealed they are nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans they are “proud” to make the change…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO admits to authorizing $4.4 million ransomware payment
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized a ransom payment of $4.4 million in response to a cyberattack on the company’s network…
Continue ReadingGalapagos rock formation Darwin’s Arch has collapsed
One of the most famous rock formations in the Galapagos Islands has collapsed into the sea. The top of Darwin’s Arch, located in the northern…
Continue ReadingLawmakers unveil legislation to give ‘Havana syndrome’ victims better medical care
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation to boost medical care for those afflicted with “Havana syndrome,”…
Continue ReadingRepublicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed…
Continue ReadingLipstick sales are making a comeback as social calendars fill up again
Face masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup…
Continue ReadingAmazon is lifting its mask mandate for some fully-vaccinated US employees
Amazon will lift its mask mandate for its fully-vaccinated warehouse employees in the United States beginning May 24 in locations where local…
Continue ReadingBitcoin plunges below $40,000 as China widens its crypto crackdown
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging as anxiety spreads through the market — this time, after China took more steps to crack down on the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes kill 11 children in Gaza being treated for trauma, aid agency says
World leaders are dialing up their pressure for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after news emerged that an Israeli airstrike killed…
Continue ReadingPaul Mooney, ‘Bamboozled’ and ‘Chappelle’s Show’ actor and comedian, has died
Paul Mooney, the actor-comedian famous for starring on “Chappelle’s Show” and “Bamboozled,” has died at 79, a rep for the actor, Cassandra Williams,…
Continue ReadingChina releases the first images taken by its Mars rover
China has released the first images taken by its Mars rover, Zhurong. A black-and-white image taken by the rover’s obstacle avoidance camera…
Continue ReadingMurder trial begins in death of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Nearly three years after the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was found in a cornfield, prosecutors delivered opening statements in an Iowa…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia has dimmed its skyline after a ‘mass collision’ killed thousands of migrating birds
Nearly twenty buildings in Philadelphia are dimming their lights this spring after thousands of birds perished in the city’s largest mass…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is holding steady on bitcoin as crypto markets tumble
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged Wednesday after China took steps to further crack down on digital currency. Anxiety is spreading through…
Continue ReadingEthiopian soldiers armed with guns and grenades raid hospital featured in CNN report
Ethiopian soldiers armed with machine guns, sniper rifles and grenades raided a hospital in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region earlier…
Continue ReadingBiden dramatically scales up the pressure on Netanyahu as decades-long relationship faces its most consequential moment
President Joe Biden on Wednesday dramatically escalated his public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with…
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An 11-year-old girl fought off a knife-wielding man who tried to kidnap her at Florida school bus stop, sheriff says
An 11-year-old girl waiting for her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, was able to fight off an alleged kidnapping attempt on Tuesday morning and get…
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Biden singles out competition with Russia and China in Coast Guard commencement
President Joe Biden singled out competition with Russia and China as part of his vision for the military branch’s role in national security as…
Continue ReadingThis is what it looks like when a star is born
Our lives happen in the blink of an eye compared to the course of a star’s lifetime. Now, a team of scientists have developed a realistic and…
Continue ReadingWhat the cast of ‘Friends’ think their characters would be up to today
The “Friends” reunion made the cast imagine who their characters would be today. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt…
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New York attorney general adds ‘criminal capacity’ to probe of Trump Organization
New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization,…
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Christie’s CEO: Andy Warhol is the next NFT star
After auctioning off some of the world’s first NFT artworks for $17 million last week, Christie’s is trying to one-up itself by turning…
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EU agrees to allow entry to vaccinated travelers
lmost a year after closing its borders, the European Union has agreed to allow entry to vaccinated travelers from countries with low infection rates,…
Continue Reading10 reasons why young, healthy people really do need to get vaccinated
Young adults are now steering the course of this pandemic as the biggest spreaders of coronavirus. But many say they don’t plan to get…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine rollout for ages 12 to 15 is ‘better than expected,’ health officials say
Appointment slots are quick to fill. Excited grins are hidden behind masks. Syringes are filled and shots are ready to go into…
Continue ReadingBerlin zoo says its polar bear cub’s parents were brother and sister
Genetic testing has revealed that a baby polar bear at Tierpark Berlin zoo is the product of breeding between siblings. A clerical error meant that a…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to keynote star-studded CNN special honoring Class of 2021
CNN will air a star-studded prime-time special on Sunday honoring the class of 2021, as millions of students across the nation graduate following a…
Continue ReadingWhat the cast of ‘Friends’ think their characters would be up today
The “Friends” reunion made the cast imagine who their characters would be today. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt…
Continue ReadingOatly could be worth $10 billion after New York IPO
Fast-growing Swedish oat milk brand Oatly is headed for a splashy New York IPO that will test investor demand for companies that make plant-based…
Continue ReadingNearly 2 million Americans will lose pandemic unemployment benefits early as more Republican states drop relief
Nearly 2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia, Arizona and Ohio becoming the latest…
Continue ReadingTexas governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called “heartbeat ban” abortion bill — barring most abortions at the onset…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Truly taps Dua Lipa’s star power as spiked seltzer wars escalate
Hard seltzer sales are surging but competition continues to grow, so Truly Hard Seltzer is using some star power to help the brand break through. The…
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