President Biden signed an executive order repealing the Trump transgender ban in his first week in office, directing the Pentagon to begin the process to allow transgender people to serve openly.
Read more ...Biden Unveils What He Calls A 'Once-In-A-Generation' Infrastructure Proposal National News
The package has a heavy focus on climate change and the environment, and it has already drawn Republican criticism for its size and scope.
Read more ...Cashier Says He Offered To Pay After Realizing Floyd's $20 Bill Was Fake National News
Testifying in Derek Chauvin's trial, Christopher Martin said that while George Floyd was being placed on a gurney, he felt disbelief and guilt.
Read more ...CDC: COVID-19 Was 3rd-Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest National News
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.
Read more ...India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year National News
Wednesday's death toll was 354. Scientists are investigating what's making cases of infection rise precipitously after a decline last fall. "This race is really against time," says one immunologist.
Read more ...Through Jonathan Meiburg's inquiring lens, readers will find themselves with a new favorite animal — a bird of prey aptly described as "one of the strangest and most wonderful animals on Earth."
Read more ...Journalist Investigates Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of 'One-Click America' National News
Alec MacGillis, author of the new book Fulfillment, says a union vote by Amazon workers in Alabama could determine "what life is going to look like for the working class in America in years to come."
Read more ...Italy Expels 2 Russian Embassy Officials, Arrests Navy Captain On Spying Charges National News
The captain, identified by Italian media as Walter Biot, was reportedly caught Tuesday evening as he handed over allegedly top-secret documents to one of the Russian diplomats in exchange for money.
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