A lawyer representing three of the alleged robbery victims has been charged with extortion. Source

Moderna early data shows coronavirus vaccine is nearly 95% effective; Shelter dog becomes a K-9 officer in New York Source

International students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy from 2019-2020. Source

Photodom is one of the first Black-owned camera shops in Brooklyn. Source

Anyone above age 2 must wear face coverings when indoors within 6 feet of others who aren’t members of their households, the governor said. Source

American pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is nearly 95% effective. The news comes one week after Pfizer announced its inoculations are also successful. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has the latest. Source

It’s been a little more than a year since the Islamic State terrorist group lost its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and its control over territory in Iraq and Syria. But the group is still very active, carrying out attacks around the world and recruiting new members. Asha Castleberry, a national security and foreign policy expert, discusses the current state of the Islamic State and the threat the group poses around the world. Source

Patients have accused Heaps of sexual assault and sexual misconduct between 1983 and 2018, when he worked at the UCLA student health center and UCLA Medical Center. Source

Moderna says their COVID vaccine highly successful; FBI: massive rise in hate crimes in 2019 Source

Hospitals are overwhelmed with the growing number COVID-19 patients being brought in, while state leaders have announced new measures to try to control the spread of the virus. Source