In-Crisis
Heather Paul via Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A powerful storm system unleashed violent tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the U.S. on Friday. At least 23 people were killed in the South and Midwest on Friday and one person was confirmed dead in Delaware on Saturday as the powerful storm pattern moved to the Northeast. Damage […]
Heather Paul via Getty Images (ARKANSAS) — At least 18 people are dead across six states and dozens have been hospitalized after a tornado outbreak moved through the Midwest and South on Friday night, according to local officials and The Associated Press. Dozens of tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, […]
Heather Paul via Getty Images (TENNESSEE) — A powerful storm system unleashed violent tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the South and Midwest on Friday. Damage assessment is still underway, and it’s unclear exactly how many tornadoes have been confirmed so far. But here’s a look at the extent of the storms so far. 57 tornado reported […]
Heather Paul via Getty Images (ARKANSAS) — At least 18 people are dead across six states and dozens have been hospitalized after a tornado outbreak moved through the Midwest and South on Friday night, according to local officials and The Associated Press. Dozens of tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, […]
Andrew Merry/Getty Images (COLLEGE STATION, Texas) — An evacuation order has been lifted after authorities responded to 24 new wildfires that burned 7,774 acres in north Texas on Tuesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Services. Officials say that hot temperatures, winds and drought conditions will continue the threat of fires in the area. The evacuation […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The effort to create a commission to look into the events of the January 6 seige of the U.S. Capitol will face its first major test when it heads to the Senate, where it faces stiff opposition from Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his opposition and aims to unite Republicans against […]
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden will honor George Floyd on the one year anniversary of his death this Tuesday by meeting members of his family to discuss police reform. The meeting will go ahead as scheduled even though Congress is stalled on a police reform bill that is named after Floyd — George Floyd Justice in […]
CBS 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live events in New York City last March, Stephen Colbert and his Late Show will be returning to Broadway’s Ed Sullivan Theatre. CBS says the first show from the historic venue — with a full audience — will be Monday, June 14. […]
Hotels.com We’re all dreaming to get away after the 2020 we had, so Hotels.com is offering some lucky would-be travelers the vacation of their dreams — literally. As part of a new contest, the booking site has tapped expert dream interpreters Anna Toonk and Nina Endrst to translate what your actual dreams mean, and then they’ll base your ideal travel destination […]
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes from popular TV shows, like Golden Girls and The Office, were pulled by streaming services. And, along with all the new racial equity initiatives announced […]
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