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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committee Majority Counsel Daniel Goldman during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. The hearing is being held for the Judiciary Committee to formally receive evidence in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, whom Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding they investigate his political rivals. The White House declared it would not participate in the hearing. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

GOP senator floats compromise on policing legislation as bipartisan talks pick up pace

By Manu Raju, Jessica Dean and Ted Barrett The lead Senate GOP negotiator over new policing legislation is floating a compromise on a major sticking point that has derailed past efforts to curb excessive force by law enforcement: civil lawsuit protections currently afforded to police officers. The issue of so-called qualified immunity has been a

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Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, right, listen as President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the White House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to announce US will aim to cut carbon emissions by as much as 52% by 2030 at virtual climate summit

By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden on Thursday will kick off a climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders by announcing an ambitious cut in greenhouse gas emissions as he looks to put the US back at the center of the global effort to address the climate crisis and curb carbon

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US has the opportunity to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says

By Christina Maxouris On the road toward a return to normalcy, the rapidly climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations is good news. But a major challenge may lie ahead, a leading health expert says. Tens of millions of Americans haven’t started their vaccinations yet, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN on Wednesday,

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ATLANTA - FEBRUARY 9: Kobe Bryant #8 of the Western Conference All Stars talks with Michael Jordan #23 of the Eastern conference All Stars during the 2003 NBA All-Star Game at the Phillips Arena on February 9, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. The West won 155-145 in the first ever double-overtime All-Star Game. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2003 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA great Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for basketball Hall of Fame induction

By David Williams When Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is posthumously enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame next month he’ll be welcomed in by arguably the sport’s greatest player — Michael Jordan. Bryant’s family selected Jordan to present him at the May 15 ceremony at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, according to

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Ask a Black therapist: 4 ways to support Black people’s mental health

By Ashley Vaughan “There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized.” That’s what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images that resurfaced during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churned up a persistent trauma. The frequent replay of George Floyd’s final moments may

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An ER technician tests patients for Covid-19 outside of the emergency entrance of Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

The US is vaccinating millions of Americans daily. But here’s why Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are up

By Christina Maxouris Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the US are continuing at an impressive pace, and now all Americans 16 and up can get a shot. But a leading health official said that the country remains in a “complicated stage” of the pandemic. “More people in the United States are being vaccinated every single

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LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 11: Tamika Palmer listens during a press conference held in front of Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine's office on March 11, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Members of the civil rights group "Until Freedom" and family members of Breonna Taylor spoke about the upcoming one year anniversary of Taylor's death during a no-knock raid executed by police on March 13, 2020. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Here’s how the families of Black Americans who died after encounters with police reacted to the Chauvin verdict

By Christina Maxouris In the hours after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, George Floyd’s family said they could breathe once again. “Just listening to those words, guilty and guilty and guilty on all counts, that was a moment that I will … always have it inside of me,” Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, told

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Philonise Floyd (3-L), Attorney Ben Crump (C) and Reverend Al Sharpton (R) react following the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 20, 2021. - Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on april 20 in the death of African-American George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

George Floyd’s family says verdict is a ‘victory for many’ but the fight for justice is not over

By Nicole Chavez George Floyd’s brothers shared their pain and grief with the world for nearly a year. On Tuesday, they finally felt some relief. “Today, we are able to breathe again,” Philonise Floyd told reporters. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes last year, was

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