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By Emma Tucker, Melissa Alonso and Chuck Johnston, CNN As the number of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations slowly falls, cities and states are loosening vaccine and mask requirements. Boston lifted the city’s proof of vaccine policy which required patrons and staff of indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Friday.

By Maya Brown, CNN Five current and former employees of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, alleging that MPD management created a hostile work environment and retaliated against them for speaking out. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the US District Court for DC, is the

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN To scroll through We The Diaspora is to meditate on the mundanities of Black life. Vintage photos show Black people splashing around in water, dancing in a nightclub, kissing their partner on a balcony. Portraits capture Muhammad Ali waiting in a hallway before an exhibition match, Prince playing basketball, Diana Ross

By Kelly Murray and Melissa Alonso, CNN Treacherous winter driving conditions are being blamed for a series of pileup crashes on Friday involving 39 vehicles in central Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Ten people were injured, according to CNN affiliate WAOW, citing Wisconsin State Patrol. “The injured have been transported to local hospitals.

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an alert that various products purchased within the last year from Family Dollar Stores across six states may be contaminated and unsafe to use. Items ranging from dietary supplements and medication to cosmetics and pet foods may have been exposed to insanitary

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The photos look like a scene out of science fiction: Robot dogs patrolling the US-Mexico border, climbing over harsh terrain to search for threats and contraband. But these images are real. The Department of Homeland Security recently released them as it revealed details about how it’s testing the technology. Officials

By Emma Tucker and Rosa Flores, CNN Nine-year-old Arlene Alvarez, sitting in the backseat of her parents’ car, wore headphones to watch a movie on the way to a Houston restaurant for Valentine’s Day dinner. The girl’s father, Armando Alvarez, made a stop at a drive-thru ATM, where he witnessed a robbery underway. Gunfire suddenly

By Jenn Selva, CNN Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has vowed to end tenure for new hires at public universities and colleges in an attempt to stop the teaching of critical race theory. Patrick spoke at a press conference Friday where he responded to a resolution by the Faculty Council at the University of Texas

By Mallika Kallingal, Michelle Watson and Andy Rose, CNN A 7-year-old girl was fatally shot while in a vehicle with her mother and 5-year-old sister in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday morning, and Terriance D. Armstrong Jr., 29, has been arrested in connection with the shooting, according to Glendale Police. Armstrong has been charged with first-degree

By Mallika Kallingal, Andy Rose and Danielle Sills, CNN A Las Vegas woman who admitted to pushing an elderly man off a public transit bus in 2019 was sentenced to prison Friday as part of a plea bargain. Cadesha Bishop, who was 25 years old at the time of the crime, received a sentence of

By Maya Brown, CNN Robert Rabang Sr. has been a member of the Nooksack Tribe in Washington State for almost 40 years — but about six years ago he was told he would be evicted from his home on tribal-managed land. What hurt the 77-year-old the most was the attack on his family’s history. Six

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN While dismantling the pedestal that once held a Jefferson Davis statue in Richmond, Virginia, workers on Wednesday discovered a box encased in stone, the city said. “Until we see what’s inside, it’s just a box, but most historians believe it is a time capsule,” James Nolan, the mayor’s press secretary wrote to CNN on Friday. Protesters