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The joy of snow days is no more for New York City public school students. Instead of building snowmen and finding little hills to sled down, students in grades K-12 will be expected to log onto their digital devices for classes — a change attributed to the success of remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

A Southern California air quality board voted Friday to require large warehouses to drastically cut diesel emissions in an apparent first-of-its-kind regulation to reduce pollution in the nation’s smoggiest region. “About half of the air pollutants that contribute to smog come from the goods movement industry, with the largest source being heavy-duty trucks heading to

A man who allegedly held five people captive during an eight-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, wanted a “big show,” authorities said. Those held hostage in the bank said the suspect wanted the robbery to “go viral” and wanted to be a “martyr,” according to a criminal complaint filed in

Scientists want to build a radio telescope on the far side of the moon to help pull back the curtain on the mysteries surrounding the beginning of the universe. While not an official full-fledged NASA mission, the concept of the Lunar Crater Radio Telescope, or LCRT, has been in development for years. The project recently

A Georgia woman was shocked to find a swarm of at least 100,000 bees living in her house — for the second time. Lisa Ohrmundt has been living in her home in Decatur for 14 years, and in that time she told CNN she has had to remove bees from her home four times. “Four

Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans sneaker and clothing company, has died at age 90, the company announced Friday. “It’s with a heavy heart that Vans announces the passing of our co-founder, Paul Van Doren,” the company tweeted. “Paul was not just an entrepreneur; he was an innovator.” Van Doren, a high school dropout,

Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — While the majority of Canadians will roll up their sleeve for a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn, there are some who may want to consider an alternate injection site, such as the thigh. Because the COVID-19 vaccines are designed to be delivered

There are only about 200 California condors in the wild in California, but for some reason, 15 to 20 of the massive birds decided to congregate in one location — on a woman’s deck. Cinda Mickols, who lives about two hours outside Los Angeles in Tehachapi, California, told CNN that she was coming back into