Around this time every year, Americans come together to share a feast commemorating a myth about its first inhabitants. An indigenous tribe did eat with the Pilgrims in 1621 and sign a treaty with the colonists that had settled on their shores — an act of survival rather one of goodwill and friendship. But the…… MORE
Iris Meda loved her craft so much, she left retirement to teach nursing students at a Texas community college in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The 70-year-old nurse retired in January, but applied for a teaching job at Collin College in Allen, Texas — just under 30 miles north of Dallas — to help…… MORE
More than 60% of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans due to Covid-19, a new poll shows. Whether you’re doing turkey or takeout, have a safe and happy holiday. We’ll be back in your inbox Friday morning. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also…… MORE
There may have been mixed feelings about the Rockefeller Christmas tree this year, but there was nothing of the sort for the tiny, adorable owl that was found in it. Rocky — short for her nickname of “Rockefeller” — was released back into the wild after spending several days at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, where…… MORE
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to sign a new city budget that includes an 18% cut to the city’s police department funding, according to a statement issued by her office Tuesday. A vote by the Seattle City Council approved the budget Monday 8-1, with Councilmember Kshama Sawant voting against. She had pushed for the full…… MORE
El Paso County, Texas, has ordered a new curfew starting Thanksgiving eve as it continues to grapple with rising Covid-19 cases and so many deaths that 10 additional morgue units have been brought in to accommodate the surge. The situation is so dire that 1,500 additional medical professionals and the National Guard have been deployed…… MORE
On the night of a recent Million MAGA March in Washington DC, a large man in a Proud Boys polo shirt runs at a Black woman from behind and punches her in the head. She falls to the pavement. Russell Schultz sent video of the episode to CNN, saying the puncher should go to jail.…… MORE
Fred Sasakamoose, the National Hockey League’s first Indigenous player, died Tuesday at 86, according to his son Neil Sasakamoose, who delivered the news in an emotional video on Facebook. Fred Sasakamoose’s death came five days after being hospitalized in Saskatchewan, Canada, with Covid-19. “This Covid virus just did so much damage into his lungs, he…… MORE
Thousands of inmates throughout California — including death row inmates — may have bilked the state’s unemployment benefits system of up to a billion dollars in what prosecutors called “the largest ever taxpayer fraud to occur in this state’s history.” Murderers, rapists, child molesters and serial killers are among thousands of prisoners implicated in a…… MORE
The Canadian Army is celebrating the promotion of one of its furriest members. Juno the polar bear, who lives at the Toronto Zoo, was adopted by the army shortly after she was born on Remembrance Day 2015. Polar bears are the army’s official mascot, and given her birthdate, she was named for the Canadian landings…… MORE
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