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By Amanda Jackson, CNN For over seven decades, Florence “SeeSee” Rigney, a nurse in Washington, has been taking care of patients and assisting doctors. Last week, at 96 years old, she officially hung up her scrubs and retired. Rigney, a beloved member of the MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, served as an operation room nurse where

By Jade Gordon, CNN An Alabama city councilmember has rejected requests to resign after he used the n-word earlier this week at a city council meeting. The Alabama Democratic Party asked Tarrant city councilmember Tommy Bryant to resign after video of Monday’s meeting began circulating. Bryant told CNN affiliate WVTM he’s not going to step

By Sarah Moon and Christina Maxouris, CNN The nation’s largest utility, its equipment having played a role in sparking some of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, announced Wednesday it will bury 10,000 miles of its power lines to reduce the risk of starting any more blazes. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly, CNN A teenage pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge Monday afternoon after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction. Landon Lucas, 18, was flying a banner plane over the southern New Jersey shoreline when he realized the airbox of his plane was dangling off

By Stella Chan and Eric Levenson, CNN Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to 11 sexual assault charges in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, a day after he was moved across the country from his New York prison. Weinstein, 69, appeared in a wheelchair in the hearing, while a medical mask covered

By David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf and blind, said being there without someone to help navigate took its toll. The two-time Paralympian announced on Tuesday that she would not be attending the Tokyo Games next

By Rebekah Riess, Tina Burnside and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Birmingham, Alabama, police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-month-old child of a sheriff’s deputy. Police responded to a call of a person shot as well as a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin said in a

By Mirna Alsharif, Laura Ly and Eric Levenson, CNN Workers at New York City’s public hospitals and health clinics will be required to either get vaccinated or take weekly Covid-19 tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday, as the city moves to lean harder on remaining vaccine holdouts. Speaking to CNN’s John Avlon on “New

By Kay Jones and Hollie Silverman, CNN Liberty University has been sued by 12 women who claim the school created an environment on its Virginia campus that increased the likelihood of sexual assault and rape. The lawsuit includes claims of sexual assault and accuses the Lynchburg school of creating a hostile environment toward the plaintiffs.

By AJ Willingham, CNN After successfully blasting off to the edge of space yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced he is donating $100 million apiece to chef and activist José Andrés and CNN contributor Van Jones. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5