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Representation of minorities in the entertainment industry, or rather a Hollywood that reflects America, has been a long overdue goal and oft discussed issue. Have we reached a tipping point? We talk to the producer of the hit Netflix show, “Selena: The Series.” RELATED: Two in three Black Americans don’t see themselves represented in movies and TV -https://bit.ly/2JJvMlZ In Virginia, …

Can health care workers decline COVID vaccine? RELATED: How to handle an airline seatmate who refuses to comply with mask rules https://youtu.be/KfTx5rKjv2s As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, people are wondering if they will be required to take it to go back to work. History provides some clues. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and …

Dover Post photographer Andre Lamar was arrested on Facebook Live while covering protests in Delaware. Lamar was later released from police custody. RELATED: https://youtu.be/bILjS5mVexY Andre Lamar, who has covered several demonstrations for The Dover Post since the death of George Floyd, was filming a Facebook Live when he was taken into custody. He was released more than an hour later …

The Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets to discuss the emergency use authorization requests for COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pfizer that has released some Phase 3 trial data. RELATED: https://bit.ly/2Z2VOoN » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3f4hzKx » USA TODAY delivers current local …

Hao Dong (China) and Binke Lenhardt (Germany) met in New York in 1999 whilst studying architecture at the Pratt Institute. Their approaches to work were very different – Hao was very conceptual and Binke was very practical – but they shared key values in their ideas about architecture. They became a couple in New York, and when they graduated they …

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead the Pentagon, according to The Associated Press. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sOUpRkuVjM Austin, who would be the nation’s first Black defense secretary, rose to the military’s loftiest ranks and has kept one of its lowest profiles. He was the Army’s vice chief of staff and led the military’s most consequential command, Central …

Holiday travel: What to do if your seatmate refuses to wear a mask. RELATED: How one millennial is surviving the pandemic https://youtu.be/oT-0zXFwqMA Some etiquette experts recommend letting the flight staff deal with a person refusing to wear a mask. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/30HuLzS » USA TODAY …

The largest mass vaccination campaign ever attempted in the United States could begin as soon as this week, with the federal government turning over millions of doses to the states and territories. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3gnODPc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, …

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce key health team nominees and appointees. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sOUpRkuVjM Nominees announced: Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra; Nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy; Appointment for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky; Appointment for COVID-19 Equity Task Force Chair, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith; …

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine begins UK rollout with 90-year-old grandma. RELATED: Get our latest news on COVID-19 here http://bit.ly/2SGVh9f The United Kingdom began nationwide distribution of Pfizer/BioNTech’s highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine with this woman. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/2SGVh9f » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, …

Dr Richard Jonas first travelled to China in 1984 to develop a pediatric heart surgery programme in Shanghai. There he met surgeon Dr Liu Jinfen, they became firm friends and today they are two of the world’s leading and most respected pediatric congenital heart surgeons. In the 1990s they collaborated to raise money and build Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre – …

Kelly Preston, actress and wife to John Travolta dies at 57 after battling breast cancer. RELATED: The double pain of being a Black police officer https://youtu.be/4mreR3NigdE Kelly Preston, actress and wife to John Travolta has passed away at 57 years old after a two-year battle with breast cancer. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and …

The second she realized who was in the truck, she burst into tears. 😭 RELATED: Paralyzed puppy proves everyone wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEoadSVenTw Elizabeth Arthur is a hairstylist at a salon in Arlington, TN. That’s where she was when some people who love her very much brought her a surprise visitor: her beloved horse. ****************************************************************** Check out more Animalkind stories! Subscribe to …

What do you say when the boy you raised into a man tearfully asks you to adopt him? “Hell yeah!” 🗣 RELATED: Patients surprised by paramedic son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5MEh67_8pA Keon Wiggins, a 17-year-old from Suffolk, Virginia, brought his stepdad Donzell Powell and everyone else in the room to tears when he asked Powell to adopt him. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: …

“They got the little brother they’ve always wanted.” Retired cop had no idea his “anonymous” organ donor would become like family. RELATED: Paramedic surprises dad at hospital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5MEh67_8pA Malcolm “Bubba” Laws, a retired cop, wanted his liver donor to be anonymous. However, when family friend Blair Casey decided to be the donor, Bubba’s family knew the pair had to meet. …