Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for hisRead More
States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money
State governments will get a big influx of federal money from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that could suddenly enable them to undertake large,Read More
Matthew McConaughey says he is considering running for Texas governor
(CNN) — Matthew McConaughey says he is seriously considering a run for Texas governor. The “True Detective” star, whose home state is Texas, says he is thinking itRead More
Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill before speech to nation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that heRead More
Judge reinstates 3rd-degree murder charge for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer charged in GeorgeRead More
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resistingRead More
A retired teacher tracks down dozens of students across Canada to return their childhood diaries
(CNN) — A retired Canadian teacher is giving some of his former students a look back at their childhoods by returning long-forgotten diaries they wroteRead More
Prince William defends UK royal family against racism claims
LONDON (AP) — Prince William insisted Thursday that his family is not racist as he became the first British royal to speak out about accusationsRead More
A woman crashed her car into a freezing river. A FedEx driver saw it happen and saved her
(CNN) — A FedEx Express driver is being hailed a hero by police after he jumped into freezing water to save a woman who hadRead More
Brazil plunges into crisis as a second wave and deadly new variant overwhelm hospitals
(CNN) — A second wave of Covid-19 is ripping through Brazil, pushing hospitals and ICUs toward collapse and claiming record numbers of daily deaths. While a new variantRead More