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U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint
Friday, April 02, 2021
Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed, and another was injured.
CDC Says Travel Is Safe For Fully Vaccinated People, But Opposes Nonessential Trips
Friday, April 02, 2021
Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining, but advises them to keep practicing mitigation measures to protect others.
'Based On A Lie' — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash
Thursday, April 01, 2021
A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia's new voting law, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.
Shooting At California Office Building Leaves 4 Dead, Including 9-Year-Old Boy
Thursday, April 01, 2021
Authorities identified the suspect as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, 44. He's believed to have had a personal and professional relationship with the victims.
CDC: COVID-19 Was 3rd-Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.
Suspect Arrested On Hate Crime Charges Over Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges including assault as a hate crime. Elliot is a lifetime parolee convicted of killing his mother in 2002 when he was 19.
NFL Expands Regular Season To 17 Games Per Team In Long-Expected Revenue Boost
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
NFL owners voted Tuesday to approve the scheduling change, the first of its kind in more than four decades. It's been widely expected and follows a finalized round of lucrative media agreements.
Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan, As Bystanders Watched, To Be Probed As Hate Crime
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Video of the assault, as well as the seeming inaction of apartment staff standing nearby, has drawn fury in and beyond New York. State and city authorities are investigating the attack.
Italian Mob Fugitive Caught In Caribbean After Posting Cooking Videos Online
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is allegedly a member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
Remembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99
Monday, March 29, 2021
Sarah Obama, the former president's step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans.
George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins
Monday, March 29, 2021
Members of George Floyd's family and legal team, kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Courthouse just moments before the start of Derek Chauvin's murder trial.
At Least 4 Dead, 130 Rescued As Nashville Sees Worst Flooding In Over A Decade
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Floodwaters submerged roads and left people clinging to trees, authorities said. The rain has subsided, but officials are warning residents to stay vigilant as creeks and rivers rise.
Race To Free Giant Ship From Suez Canal Continues After Failed Refloating Attempts
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Efforts to free the Ever Given — as more than 320 ships wait to pass through the blocked canal — have made incremental progress over the weekend, with another refloating attempt set for Sunday.
Nearly Half Of States Will Make All Adults COVID-19 Vaccine Eligible By April 15
Friday, March 26, 2021
Officials said Friday that 46 states and Washington, D.C., have announced plans to expand eligibility to all adults by President Biden's May 1 deadline, with many set to do so in the coming weeks.
Jacob Blake Files Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Him
Friday, March 26, 2021
Attorneys for Jacob Blake have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey over the August shooting, which left Blake paralyzed and sparked days of unrest.
New U.K. Currency Honors Alan Turing, Pioneering Computer Scientist And Code-Breaker
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Bank of England unveiled the new £50 note on Thursday, nearly two years after saying it would honor the pioneering mathematician who died an outcast because of his homosexuality.
Stunning New Image Of Black Hole Reveals Surrounding Magnetic Fields
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The Event Horizon Telescope project, which produced the world's first image of a black hole in 2019 in the M87 galaxy, unveiled a new view of its magnetic fields as captured by polarized light.
First Dogs Return To White House After Major Biden Causes Minor Injury
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Champ and Major Biden are back in Washington, D.C., after spending some time in Delaware, where Major underwent remedial training after causing a "minor injury" at the White House earlier this month.
Here's What We Know About The Victims Of The Boulder Shooting
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Ten people died in the shooting at a Colorado grocery store on Monday. They ranged in age from 20 to 65. Here are their stories, as we learn them.
In Likely First, Chicago Suburb Of Evanston Approves Reparations For Black Residents
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The new program, which aims to address harms suffered by Black residents due to the city's past discriminatory housing policies, is part of a larger reparations fund established in 2019.