President-elect Joe Biden, who plans to make the coronavirus pandemic his top priority, will begin his presidency by asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days and requiring their use on federal property. His first executive order, the “100 Days Masking Challenge,” will symbolize the administration’s sharp turn from the Trump era by emphasizing recommendations…… MORE
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, and state capitols across the country were under tight security as President-elect Joe Biden was inaugurated on Wednesday. After a pro-Trump mob attacked the US Capitol two weeks ago, the FBI warned of possible armed protests at the Capitol and all 50 state capitols in the days leading up…… MORE
It’s Inauguration Day in America, and CNN will have live coverage all day, so you can tune in (or stream online without a cable log-in) and watch a little history being made. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You…… MORE
The Navajo Nation has identified 75 communities with an “uncontrolled spread” of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of January, according to a Tuesday news release. That’s more than double the number of communities with uncontrolled spread the Nation had identified in November. At the time, Navajo leaders said the spread was “largely due to…… MORE
State leaders are clamoring for more Covid-19 vaccine doses as newly inaugurated President Joe Biden takes office Wednesday with an eye toward changing approaches to the pandemic that has claimed 400,000 lives in the US. Some state officials say they aren’t seeing as many doses as the federal government reports distributing and demand for the…… MORE
One in 10 babies around the world is born prematurely, and the vastly improved survival rates of preemies is one of the most striking advances of modern health care — with the overwhelming majority of those born preterm reaching adulthood. But what are the long-term health risks of being born too early as these infants…… MORE
Daniel Mark Wright, 47, is facing charges after Utah authorities accused him of impersonating an officer, possessing a stolen vehicle and stealing a doughnut. A 7-Eleven employee approached a police officer Sunday, saying a suspicious person entered his store earlier that day wearing a sheriff’s deputy jacket, but he didn’t seem to be an officer,…… MORE
The next ten days are sure to be historic, and it’s not just because of the inauguration. Wednesday marks the beginning of a slew of palindrome dates, which are dates that can be read the same forward and backward. For 10 consecutive days, from 1/20/21 to 1/29/21, the dates are mirrored. And, according to the…… MORE
An American Sign Language interpreter who helped keep the deaf community informed during Covid-19 press briefings in Hawaii has died from the virus. Patty Sakal, 62, passed away on Friday morning at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in La Mesa, California during a trip to visit family, her sister Lorna Mouton Riff told CNN. Her health…… MORE
The sale of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream — co-owned by outgoing US Sen. Kelly Loeffler — is close to being finalized, a league spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. The news of the sale was first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Loeffler, who lost to Rev. Raphael Warnock in the historic Georgia senatorial runoff earlier this…… MORE