Singer Demi Lovato has announced that they are non-binary and will use the pronouns they/them. Lovato said the “revelation” followed “a lot of healing and self-reflective work.” CBSN’s Tanya Rivero has more. Source
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Mask comes off: Indoor mandates for vaccinated people ending in at least 25 states
While dozens of states are lifting indoor mask mandates for the vaccinated, businesses are being left to figure out how to distinguish between the vaccinated and unvaccinated when it comes to enforcing the new CDC guidelines. Meg Oliver reports. Source
Southern states get lashed with heavy rain, winds, flash flooding
Parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been hit hard by torrential downpours as severe weather continues to inundate the region. Janet Shamlian has more from Baton Rouge. Source
Top of famed Darwin’s Arch collapses from erosion
The famed Darwin’s Arch rock formation in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top. Officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero has more. Source
Comedian Paul Mooney has died at 79
“The Godfather of comedy” died of a heart attack, his publicist said Wednesday. Source
“I have lived through the massacre every day”: Tulsa survivors testify
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties plans to consider legal remedies to atone for the damage done to the community. Source
Oldest survivor of Tulsa race massacre testifies before House committee: “I have lived through the massacre every day”
Viola Fletcher, who at 107 is the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, testified Wednesday before a House subcommittee studying legal remedies to atone for the damage a violent mob did to a thriving Tulsa neighborhood then known as “Black Wall Street.” Watch her testimony. Source
New report shows dangers LGBTQ youth faced at home during COVID
As the pandemic forced people to isolate at home, many LGBTQ youth “have been trapped” with families who are not supportive, and in some cases, abusive, advocates say. Source
Seattle loses almost 20% of police force amid year of protests
According to one social justice group, more than 840 million dollars were cut from U.S.police budgets in 2020. Source
Deadly arrest of Black man seen in bodycam video
The Associated Press obtained body camera video of the moments leading up to Ronald Greene’s death in 2019. Source