
Virginia nixes holiday honoring Confederate generals
Lee-Jackson Day honored two Confederate generals and was celebrated the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Lee-Jackson Day honored two Confederate generals and was celebrated the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The measure to officially prohibit discrimination based on sex was approved by Congress back in 1972, but not enough states passed it before the 1982 deadline for ratification.
Voters who were sometimes sitting inches from each other had very different views on the issues.
Kentucky is one of the most hostile states toward abortion access and passed a so-called "heartbeat" ban earlier this year
Democrats now control all three branches of government in Virginia for the first time in a generation
The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in March.
Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the killing of George Floyd.
The president spoke with George Floyd's family after the judge read the guilty verdict.
She had told protesters to "get more confrontational." After Chauvin's guilty verdict, Waters said, "Someone said it better than me: 'I'm not celebrating, I'm relieved.'"
Senator Shelley Moore Capito told reporters she hoped to have a counter-proposal ready by the end of the week.
Massachusetts senator and former hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman have a history of public sparring.
Six in 10 think people convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses where it's legal should have those convictions removed.
The crowded May race, with 23 candidates, could give Republicans an early look at Trump's staying power in the GOP.
The president said that he is "praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is — I think it's overwhelming, in my view."
Sullivan's return to Washington comes after President Biden announced sweeping sanctions against Russia for election interference and the SolarWinds hack.
The teams deserted the proposal amid an escalating backlash from their supporters and warnings from the British government that legislation could be introduced to thwart it.
More than 150 British musicians, including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox, wrote to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for reforms.
Moscow unilaterally declares parts of the Black Sea, and the airspace above it, no-go zones as EU says Putin has put 100,000 troops in Crimea and along Ukraine's border.
Firefighters were battling "extreme circumstances" for a 3rd day to put out the blaze on the slopes of the iconic South African mountain.
Death of President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the African nation for more than 3 decades, came just hours after he was granted a new 6-year term.
Police didn't identify her but her family and Franklin County Children Services identified her as 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.
Protesters in Minneapolis cheered Tuesday after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of all three counts in the death of George Floyd.
Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
"Her bravery in that moment must never be forgotten," actress Kerry Washington said of Frazier.
The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in March.
The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in March.
Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the killing of George Floyd.
The president spoke with George Floyd's family after the judge read the guilty verdict.
She had told protesters to "get more confrontational." After Chauvin's guilty verdict, Waters said, "Someone said it better than me: 'I'm not celebrating, I'm relieved.'"
Senator Shelley Moore Capito told reporters she hoped to have a counter-proposal ready by the end of the week.
The teams deserted the proposal amid an escalating backlash from their supporters and warnings from the British government that legislation could be introduced to thwart it.
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"My hope will always be to allow Kobe's fans to get and wear his products," Vanessa Bryant said. " I will continue to fight for that. Kobe's products sell out in seconds. That says everything."
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Riz Ahmed earned his first Oscar nomination for his performance in "Sound Of Metal," becoming the first Muslim ever nominated in the Best Actor category. He talks with Anthony Mason about being drawn to rapping and acting as a child, and immersing himself in drumming, the deaf community and addiction recovery circles for his role as Ruben Stone.
Thursday morning's launch marks SpaceX's third piloted flight to orbit and the first with a "used" Crew Dragon ferry ship.
New AirTag device will require iPhone iOS 14.5 software which includes long-awaited App Tracking Transparency.
Apple says the social networking site's updated content moderation policy is now compliant.
Gaming service popular with kids and teens has struggled to keep sexually explicit material off its platform.
New mobile platform has privacy controls to limit how advertisers and companies like Facebook can track you online.
States easily met President Biden's April 19 deadline for expanding eligibility.
Scientists say COVID rebound fueling 2nd sharpest spike in carbon emissions ever, as some of the most advanced nations have serious old-school fuel addictions.
Americans weigh in on climate change objectives and how achievable they seem.
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet introduces legislation that would put billions into restoring and maintaining forests, watersheds and rangelands in the West.
Discovery in Utah of third mass grave site of the ferocious creatures may lend credence to the theory, but not all researchers agree.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day invites folks from across the country to clean out their medicine cabinets to safely and anonymously turn in unwanted prescription drugs. The next Take Back Day is April 24, 2021, from 10am - 2pm.
A survey by the University of Southern California found that 42% of current, full-time remote workers want to keep working from home.
Millions of Americans are getting CDC-issued "vaccination record" cards. Here's what to do with them.
States easily met President Biden's April 19 deadline for expanding eligibility.
A booster shot could provide extra protection against COVID-19 variants, according to drugmakers.
Higher commodity costs are trickling down to store shelves, raising fears that household budgets may soon feel pain.
New AirTag device will require iPhone iOS 14.5 software which includes long-awaited App Tracking Transparency.
Americans are buying homes in cities like Austin, Texas and Boise, Idaho as they seek more space amid still-low interest rates.
New mobile platform has privacy controls to limit how advertisers and companies like Facebook can track you online.
The U.S., along with some of the nation's biggest banks, are pumping big bucks into Minority Depository Institutions.
Police didn't identify her but her family and Franklin County Children Services identified her as 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.
Protesters in Minneapolis cheered Tuesday after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of all three counts in the death of George Floyd.
Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
"Her bravery in that moment must never be forgotten," actress Kerry Washington said of Frazier.
A grocery store worker allegedly killed one of the store's managers and wounded two of his co-workers in a shooting at a Stop & Shop on New York's Long Island Tuesday morning, police said.
Thursday morning's launch marks SpaceX's third piloted flight to orbit and the first with a "used" Crew Dragon ferry ship.
Amazon's Kuiper system of internet relay satellites will compete with OneWeb and SpaceX's Starlink program.
Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
A recent scientific experiment could impact our understanding about the laws of physics. It found evidence from the behavior of an atomic particle that points to undiscovered forces in the universe that may have played a critical part in its creation and expansion. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of the new book "Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going," joins CBSN AM to talk about the discovery.
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Prince Philip, who died at age 99, was the patriarch of the British royal family.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day invites folks from across the country to clean out their medicine cabinets to safely and anonymously turn in unwanted prescription drugs. The next Take Back Day is April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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