In the past week, America took two big steps closer to a semblance of the normalcy we’ve longed for. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration expanded its emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to include people 12 to 15 years old. And on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully…
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Asian American history is American history. These AAPI leaders transformed the US for generations to come
Imagine getting through this pandemic without Zoom. Or not having any days off work, toiling seven days a week with no overtime pay. Asian Americans have improved the lives of fellow Americans in countless ways. But some of the biggest contributions don’t end up in history books. Here’s how five Asian Americans of different ethnicities…
It’s easy to nod off to ‘sleep stories.’ Making them is hard
Elizabeth Skipper, a freelance copywriter in Cincinnati, has done something that might make a lot of people jealous. She’s gone to bed with Idris Elba dozens of times. No, not in the flesh. Skipper drifts off to sleep at night listening to Elba’s deep baritone narrating a story via the Calm app on her phone.…
How to watch the MTV Movie & TV awards
The MTV Movie & TV Awards, a popular vote and popcorn trophy celebration of the best entertainment of the year, will take place Sunday. The Elizabeth Olsen-led Disney+ series “Wandavision” leads with five nominations. Other top nominees are “Emily in Paris” and “The Boys,” with four nominations each, and “Bridgerton” with three nods. On Monday,…
Mandatory wildfire evacuations are ordered for parts of western Los Angeles County
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the area near Topanga Canyon due to the Palisades Fire, a tweet from the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Saturday night. The area affected, at Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, is approximately 20 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Approximately 750 acres have burned and…
Kobe Bryant among Class of 2020 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. “I wish my husband was here to accept this incredible award,” Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, said at the ceremony, as she was joined onstage by basketball legend Michael Jordan. “He and Gigi…
Media offices destroyed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
The Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and media advocacy groups are demanding answers after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building with offices belonging to news outlets in Gaza on Saturday. The Israeli Defense Forces said the building contained “Hamas military intelligence assets.” The IDF accused Hamas of treating the journalists as “human shields.” But the blowback…
Former aide to Rep. Doug Lamborn alleges ‘reckless and dangerous’ approach to Covid-19 in office
A former aide for GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday he was fired for being outspoken against the Colorado congressman for his “reckless and dangerous” approach in his congressional office to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, which was filed by former aide Brandon Pope, claims that Lamborn endangered his staff…
Tiger missing in Houston turned in to authorities, police say
The nine-month old Bengal tiger that has been missing for days in Houston was found Saturday and was transferred to the appropriate authorities, officials said. “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed,” Houston police tweeted. Houston Police Commander…
Brooklyn Center City Council approves sweeping police reforms in the wake of Daunte Wright’s death
The Brooklyn Center City Council voted 4-1 Saturday afternoon to dramatically reduce the power of its police department in a sweeping new measure. Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, where Daunte Wright died after being shot by an officer who said she thought she was holding her Taser rather than her handgun. “Our community has…
Former Uber driver earns bachelor’s degree after a passenger paid off her debt
A single mother who used to drive for Uber has a bachelor’s degree now thanks to a passenger from three years ago. It’s a big milestone for Latonya Young, who dropped out of high school when she was 16 to raise her first child, then later dropped out of college. In 2018, Young was an…
Space Force commander fired after comments made on conservative podcast
A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book, “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” which alleges that Marxist ideologies are…
Arizona mother charged with murder after her two children are found dead in Tempe
The mother of two children who were found dead in a Tempe, Arizona, apartment has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths, police said Saturday. Police found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead in the apartment after the children’s mother flagged down an officer about 7 a.m. and told…
Rombauer wins Preakness Stakes
Rombauer was the first horse to cross the finish line on Saturday at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Child reporter who interviewed President Obama dies at age 23
Damon Weaver, who as a child landed an interview with President Barack Obama in 2009, has died at the age of 23, according to a medical examiner. At age 11, Weaver was selected to meet and interview President Obama at the White House to ask questions primarily about education. Weaver died on May 1, according…
A loggerhead sea turtle was hit and killed by a car in Florida. Researchers saved dozens of her eggs
A large loggerhead sea turtle was killed when she wandered onto a busy Florida highway while looking for a spot to lay her eggs. But researchers rescued 70 of her eggs intact and buried them in hopes they will hatch normally. The turtle was struck by at least one vehicle early Wednesday morning on State…
US condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation
The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, following an exclusive CNN investigation published earlier this week that found that Eritrean soldiers were blocking critical humanitarian aid to starving and wounded civilians. In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of…
Union Pacific train derails in southern Minnesota
A Union Pacific train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities. No injuries have been reported among the crew, according to the rail operator. The 50-car train was traveling by Goose Lake when the accident happened, per the Albert Lea Police Department, about 10 miles north of the state border with…
University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after settlement reached
The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after reaching a settlement agreement, a statement from the UC system said. UC first announced the new policy on April 1, 2020, for incoming freshman in fall of 2021, and in May of 2020 the regents board extended the policy…
FBI and DHS report finds deaths at hands of racially motivated violent extremists on the rise in US
A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest terrorism threat to the US and the number of people dying at the hands of racially motivated extremists every year is on the rise since 2017. The joint report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
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