First pilot to break sound barrier dies at 97
United States Air Force officer Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to surpass the speed of sound during a test flight in 1947. source
Alabama health official: ‘We need trusted voices’ to reduce mistrust in vaccines
Alabama Secretary of Health Dr. Scott Harris speaks with ABC News Live anchor Linsey Davis about how coronavirus vaccines will reach rural areas, and reducing mistrust in vaccines. source
New video shows home raid of Florida scientist
New police body camera video was released of the raid at the home of Florida scientist Rebekah Jones. The raid was part of an ongoing investigation into a hack of…
Nor’easter slams tri-state region
The Nor’easter dropped more than 3 feet of snow in some municipalities of New York state with more snow and temperatures in the single digits in the forecast. source
Businesses still in dire need of relief
Neil Bradley, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, talks about the agency’s push to get Congress to pass the COVID-19 relief bill to help businesses around the…
Elderly man wrongly ordered out of his home at gunpoint by police
A video from June 2019 showed 71-year-old Jethro DeVane being forced out of his South Carolina home by police, who were reportedly searching for four kids who allegedly broke into…
President Trump grants 15 pardons, 5 commutations
The pardons included two congressmen, Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, who were convicted of corruption charges and forced to resign. source
Solving health disparities
Lloyd Dean of CommonSpirit Health and Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice of Morehouse School of Medicine discuss a new program aiming to train more Black doctors source
No evidence UK variant causes more severe illness or increased risk of death: CDC
The White House is now considering a mandate for anyone traveling from the U.K. to test negative before flying due to early evidence that suggested the mutated virus may be…
How a man went from gang member to teacher of the year
Darrion Cockrell, a physical education teacher, turned his life around from joining a gang amid deep familial struggles to becoming Missouri’s teacher of the year. source