By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent As a third vaccine against Covid-19 stands ready to be evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization, I feel the same awe and thrill that I did back in December when the first vaccine took that same consequential step. After reporting on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sterling K. Brown became involved with the CNN Original Series “Lincoln: Divided We Stand,” in part, to learn more about the man who served as America’s 16th president. “I was just trying to get more information. He’s always been a fascinating character to me,” he told CNN. “He’s probably more
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Pharmacies around the United States are preparing to administer about a million doses of Covid-19vaccines that officials say can help in the fight against the virus. Beginning Friday, Americans who meet their state’s eligibility guidelines can receive vaccines in 6,500 CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and Rite Aid locations. The doses are in
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By Amanda Davies and Steven Poole, CNN If you haven’t seen enough of boxer Claressa Shields — or if you may not even know the name — that’s her point. She’s an elite athlete in her prime, suffering from an apparent case of under-exposure. The 25-year-old Michigan native had a glittering amateur career, winning Olympic
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By Eryn Mathewson and Zoë Saunders, CNN This year, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is bringing some extra attention to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sponsoring a bill that would make it the US national hymn. “My goal is to make a contribution to trying to bring this country back together,” he told CNN’s Don
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By David Williams, CNN Kendall Jackson went on her first Boy Scout camping trip with her mother and older brother when she was just a toddler, and now the Indiana teen is one of the first Black females to become an Eagle Scout. Jackson was 15-years-old when the Scouts started admitting girls in 2019, so
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN At a time of national reckoning and outcry over systemic racism, prominent proposals for addressing police brutality call for law enforcement agencies to more closely reflect the demographics of communities they serve. Now, one of the first studies of its kind — published Thursday in the journal Science — finds that
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Opinion by Lindsay M. Chervinsky Every year on Presidents Day, the country celebrates our past leaders. In recent years, however, many Americans have begun to question whether we have crossed the line between remembering and worshipping. If the past four years have taught us anything, we’ve learned that presidents are far from perfect, but they
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Judas and the Black Messiah” recounts a fascinating fact-based story in somewhat disjointed way, as it oscillates between two key characters. Despite that imbalance the movie has plenty to recommend it — beginning with Daniel Kaluuya’s crackling performance — while serving as kind of a companion to two other recent
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will begin processing migrants forced to stay in Mexico under a Trump-era policy into the United States on February 19, according to administration officials. It’s the first move toward addressing the thousands of non-Mexican migrants subject to a controversial policy under the Trump administration that required them to
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