House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats have a strong argument on why there is a need for hiking the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareTens of thousands of New York City middle school students are returning to their school buildings for the first time since city schools were closed in November amid a rise in coronavirus infections.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The House lawmaker who is chairing a hearing on the Jan. 6 riot says the U.S. Capitol Police's acting chief failed to understand the threat facing lawmakers that day. (Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert has been charged in Michigan with two-dozen crimes (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBicameral Democratic group join forces on Capitol Hill to push through a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Collins Aerospace in Charlotte, North Carolina is celebrating its 20th anniversary of supporting Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, hosting more than 55 events in 13 countries. (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMississippi's capital of Jackson is struggling to repair its water grid. The city is under a boil-water advisory, and city workers are delivering drinking water to older and homebound residents.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A public service ad campaign unveiled Thursday aims to convince Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, telling them "It's Up to You." The campaign by the Ad Council and its partners is focused on those who may be hesitant to get the shots.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Despite their own personal struggles due to the pandemic, Sofia Moncayo and several volunteers are helping feed over 1,000 families twice a week through a food distribution program run by Mosaic West Queens Church.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
While the death of Daniel Prude has received national attention, the possible disclosure of grand jury records could be seismic in its own way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is testifying before Congress as lawmakers press for answers about intelligence failures that allowed thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump to storm the Capitol last month.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman denies law enforcement failed to take warnings of violence prior to Jan. 6 seriously because many of the people traveling to Washington before the Capitol insurrection were white.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Hate crimes are on the rise against communities of color. In 2019, they reached their highest level in more than a decade. Here's why.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden's call with Saudi King Salman regarding the intelligence report on journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder will happen "very soon," adding Biden is considering "a range of actions." (Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Police officers in Georgia pulled two people from a fiery wreck early Sunday in a dramatic scene captured on body-camera video. It shows the passenger on fire as a Fayetteville police officer puts out flames on their clothes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Gov. Brian Kemp says child care workers and K-12 school employees in Georgia can start getting COVID-19 vaccines starting March 8, an effort that aims to get students across the state back to in-person schooling every day of the week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Democratic-led House has voted to pass a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden. (Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The event data recorder, sometimes known as a 'black box', will help investigators determine what happened when Tiger Woods crashed his car.
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The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Griddy customers who allegedly faced price gouging amid the historic winter storm in Texas last week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareVice President Kamala Harris visits a local pharmacy in Washington DC to highlight the need for residents to get the vaccine when its their turn. (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | SharePolice say a man hired two of his friends to kill a rape victim. Instead, investigators say the suspects killed the man's sister.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA dog walker working for Lady Gaga was shot and two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen in an armed robbery in Hollywood Wednesday night. (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | SharePress secretary Jen Psaki insisted Thursday the White House is "continuing to fight" for the confirmation of Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's embattled nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Here are the top stories for Thursday, Feb. 25: Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America; Chief: Capitol Police prepared, but not for a riot; Caution, excitement as NYC middle schools reopen; India, Pakistan move to defuse Kashmir tensions.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to quell fears about a new "New York variant" of the coronavirus on Thursday. De Blasio emphasized that a lot more research needed to be done before it is known whether the new variant is any more or less dangerous.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The optics make it look like Niagara Falls are frozen, but the water continues to flow.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe head of a major Texas energy corporation appeared before lawmakers and apologized for a blackout during a deadly winter freeze. "We could not solve the riddle of a winter storm.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Joe Biden had his first known conversation as president with the Saudi king at a time of tensions over the expected release of a declassified U.S. intelligence report examining any role the king's son played in the killing of a journalist.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Robert Irwin has long acted as a voice for animals. Now he's actually voicing an animal - playing a dog on the popular animated children's TV show "Bluey." (Feb. 25)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareGet ready for the full snow moon on this final weekend of February. Interesting fact: About once every 19 years, February has no full moon at all.
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