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A mass vaccination event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA on Feb. 2.

Here are the states allowing teachers to get Covid-19 vaccines

17 FEB 21 11:26 ET By Yon Pomrenze, Evan Simko-Bednarski and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- As the debate rages over when it's safe for children to resume in-person classes, 28 states plus Washington, DC, are allowing some or all of their teachers and school staff to receive Covid-19 vaccines.Several...

People enter a Covid-19 testing site Saturday in Seattle, Washington.

Millions are still without power as another storm brings more ice and frigid air to hardest-hit states

17 FEB 21 10:24 ET By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Another winter storm is raking Texas and will menace the Southeast through the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, piling more misery on areas already struggling with power and water outages, freezing...

Santiago, free throws see Kent State through comeback win at WMU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 16, 2021

The Kent State men’s basketball team trailed Western Michigan University by as much as 11 and could not seem to find its bearings in the first half.In the second half, though, the Flashes’ shooting...

Gene Shelton, professor in the Media & Journalism department.

Students and professors alike manage the positive and negative aspects of classroom technology

Zach Shepherd Reporter February 16, 2021

As vaccines become more readily available, more schools are opening up. Students and teachers are looking for ways to improve the classroom environment using technology acquired during the pandemic, but...

KSU snowball fight aftermath: 400 students, 2 police officers and many viral videos

Gianna DaPra, TV2 Reporter February 16, 2021

Hundreds of kids gathered outside Taylor hall for a snowball fight on Feb. 15, but when police showed up, the students weren’t shy of running up the biggest and even iciest hills on Kent State's campus.With...

Backstage with Alton brown.jpg

Courtesy of Meaghan Chismar February 16, 2021

Meaghan Chismar (left), a community member near Kent State’s Tuscarawas campus, stands next to Food Network’s Alton Brown (middle) and her friend (right) at an event held at the Tuscarawas Performing...

The Performing Arts Center at Kent State’s Tuscarawas campus. 

Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center celebrates 10-year anniversary amid closure during the pandemic

Oliva Futo Reporter February 16, 2021

When Food Network’s Alton Brown came to the performing arts center at the Kent State Tuscarawas campus, fan and community member Meaghan Chismar knew she had to take her kids to the show. A meet and...

Bourbon street mardi gras

Sean Gardner/Getty Images February 16, 2021

Pedestrians are seen walking along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on July 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued three new restrictions for Phase II of reopening...

Pedestrians are seen walking along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on July 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued three new restrictions for Phase II of reopening that will be in place until at least until July 24 across Louisiana to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In New Orleans, Bourbon Street and bars are closed for Mardi Gras this year

(CNN) -- New Orleans residents and tourists are being asked to avoid large gatherings and exercise "personal responsibility" ahead of Mardi Gras, which will look very different this year."Please, I'm begging...

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 13: Wide receiver Vincent Jackson #83 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stands on the sidelines against the Tennessee Titans at Raymond James Stadium on September 13, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff McBride/Getty Images)

Vincent Jackson, former NFL wide receiver, found dead in hotel room, authorities say

By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN February 16, 2021

(CNN) -- Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday in a hotel room in Brandon, Florida, officials said.The 38-year-old had been staying at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, about 12...

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Students learn to cope with heightened separation anxiety due to pandemic

Cassondra Siaus reporter February 16, 2021

Anxiety is something everyone experiences on a day-to-day basis. Some have it when being late to work, some have it when getting an overwhelming number of assignments and some have it when they have to...

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