Cities may be underestimating their carbon footprints, study warns
The U.S. emits the second-most carbon dioxide in the world annually, and inaccurate emission data could prevent cities from effectively tackling climate change.
Arctic seals experiencing dramatic weight loss as temperatures rise
Seals are typically resilient and adaptable to their environment, but a new study found that rapid warming in the past decade is causing a rampant physical decline in seals and their pups.
How #NativeTikTok is preserving culture while educating the world
Stereotypes about the thousands of Native and Indigenous tribes around the world have existed for years. Now, #NativeTikok is using one of the most popular apps to change the narrative.
White House briefings to include American Sign Language interpreters
The National Association of the Deaf called the move a "historic win."
Climate change will cause shift in tropical rain belt, study says
Southern India will likely experience increased flooding while southeastern Africa and Madagascar will suffer from worsening drought.
Researchers are developing stickers for masks to detect COVID
The test would be similar to that of a home pregnancy test, with users being able to quickly tell if COVID-19 molecules were detected on their breath.
Dallas rescinds plan to prioritize COVID vaccines for vulnerable areas
The state threatened to cut the county's vaccine supply after Dallas made plans to first vaccinate vulnerable people in the hardest-hit zip codes, which are primarily communities of color.
White House site allows users to choose their pronouns
The changes may seem minor, but advocates say they're meaningful.
Howard University students celebrate as Kamala Harris makes history
"You have proven that we, as Black women, no longer have to wait in line for the right moment to be the change we want to see in this nation," one student said. "...because of you, Madam Vice President, we are all speaking."
Officer who held back rioters escorted Harris at inauguration
After he alone stood between a mob of Trump supporters and Congressional leaders, Goodman was promoted to acting deputy Senate Sergeant at Arms.
Frontline nurse performs "Amazing Grace" at COVID-19 memorial
A video of Michigan-based nurse Lori Marie Key went viral in April after she was filmed singing "Amazing Grace" to her hospital coworkers.
Sotomayor slams "unprecedented rush" in federal executions
"The Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it had in the previous six decades," Sotomayor dissented. "...This is not justice."
Facebook blocks new events near White House and Capitol
Facebook made the announcement hours after CBS News learned that the Department of Homeland Security said that domestic extremists pose the highest threat to Joe Biden's inauguration next week.
6 conspiracy theories about the 2020 election – debunked
Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Here's why conspiracies saying otherwise are false.
Virginia holiday commemorating Confederacy no longer celebrated
For 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day commemorated Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson for being "defenders of causes."