By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the , are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity.Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday.But instead of celebrating, they have spent the day trying to stay warm. “They have been in the car all day with the heater on,” he said. “The inside of their home has dropped below 40 degrees.”Rolling power blackouts were...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Some of the warmest places in Texas, where rolling power outages are occurring across the , are inside cars and trucks parked in the driveway of a home without electricity.Chey Louis of Irving told CNN his family in Grand Prairie had planned a small socially distanced gathering to celebrate his younger brother’s birthday.But instead of celebrating, they have spent the day trying to stay warm. “They have been in the car all day with the heater on,” he said. “The inside of their home has dropped below 40 degrees.”Rolling power blackouts were...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.“Every single one of our young people – we’re going to give a $100 savings bond to every single one that steps up and takes their vaccines,” Justice, a Republican, said at a news conference.About 52% of the state’s 1.5 million eligible residents have received at least one dose, according to the governor. If at least 275,000 of younger West Virginians get vaccinated, it will increase the state’s total to more...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.“Every single one of our young people – we’re going to give a $100 savings bond to every single one that steps up and takes their vaccines,” Justice, a Republican, said at a news conference.About 52% of the state’s 1.5 million eligible residents have received at least one dose, according to the governor. If at least 275,000 of younger West Virginians get vaccinated, it will increase the state’s total to more...WW…

(CNN)Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed "Men Working" signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they were concerned about the language. "They would ask me well, 'Why do the signs say men?'" their mother Leslie Babione told CNN. "Can girls do construction too?"With the message to speak up when they see something wrong being taught at their school, youth groups, and church, the girls wanted to know what they could do to make a change."They asked me specifically how they could...…(CNN)Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed "Men Working" signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they were concerned about the language. "They would ask me well, 'Why do the signs say men?'" their mother Leslie Babione told CNN. "Can girls do construction too?"With the message to speak up when they see something wrong being taught at their school, youth groups, and church, the girls wanted to know what they could do to make a change."They asked me specifically how they could...WW…

(CNN)Jacob Azevedo's stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a sidewalk in San Francisco.It was the second video of an unprovoked attack on an elderly Asian American that Azevedo, a resident of Oakland, had seen on social media out of the Bay Area within an hour, he told CNN. Ever since the world learned of the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, harassment and violence targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has rapidly increased across the United States. More than 2,808 firsthand...…(CNN)Jacob Azevedo's stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a sidewalk in San Francisco.It was the second video of an unprovoked attack on an elderly Asian American that Azevedo, a resident of Oakland, had seen on social media out of the Bay Area within an hour, he told CNN. Ever since the world learned of the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, harassment and violence targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has rapidly increased across the United States. More than 2,808 firsthand...WW…

(CNN)A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school board delivering a passionate speech. "You're a bunch of cowards hiding behind our children as an excuse to keep our schools closed," Brandon Michon said at a Loudoun County School Board meeting on Tuesday. "Figure it out or get off the podium." A video capturing the heated discussion has circulated on social media and has been viewed more than 486,000 times. In the video, Michon points and shouts at school board members."You should all be...…(CNN)A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school board delivering a passionate speech. "You're a bunch of cowards hiding behind our children as an excuse to keep our schools closed," Brandon Michon said at a Loudoun County School Board meeting on Tuesday. "Figure it out or get off the podium." A video capturing the heated discussion has circulated on social media and has been viewed more than 486,000 times. In the video, Michon points and shouts at school board members."You should all be...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Kohut spends his days fulfilling two duties: serving to protect the Capitol building and holding band class online as a commitment to his students’ education.“This is what a hero looks like,” wrote Canterbury Woods Elementary School, a school where Kohut teaches in Fairfax County, Virginia, . “A member of the DC National Guard, our band teacher Dr. Jake Kohut has been working around the clock since Wednesday to protect our nation’s capital. And between shifts, he is dedicated to CWES students, teaching from DC.”This...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Kohut spends his days fulfilling two duties: serving to protect the Capitol building and holding band class online as a commitment to his students’ education.“This is what a hero looks like,” wrote Canterbury Woods Elementary School, a school where Kohut teaches in Fairfax County, Virginia, . “A member of the DC National Guard, our band teacher Dr. Jake Kohut has been working around the clock since Wednesday to protect our nation’s capital. And between shifts, he is dedicated to CWES students, teaching from DC.”This...WW…

(CNN)Nicole Salgado and her family woke up on New Year's Day to frantic knocking at the front door of their home in Avondale, Arizona.Her house was on fire, and she didn't know it. "We were all asleep," Salgado told CNN. "Then all of the sudden around 7:30 in the morning, we hear banging on our door and our doorbell is going off and we kind of get scared."Salgado, a mother of four, ran to check on the kids while her husband hurried to the front door. There, he found their next-door neighbor, Carolyn Palisch, alerting the family to leave the house. "He opened the door and all I heard was our...…(CNN)Nicole Salgado and her family woke up on New Year's Day to frantic knocking at the front door of their home in Avondale, Arizona.Her house was on fire, and she didn't know it. "We were all asleep," Salgado told CNN. "Then all of the sudden around 7:30 in the morning, we hear banging on our door and our doorbell is going off and we kind of get scared."Salgado, a mother of four, ran to check on the kids while her husband hurried to the front door. There, he found their next-door neighbor, Carolyn Palisch, alerting the family to leave the house. "He opened the door and all I heard was our...WW…

(CNN)One couple in Hawaii got an unexpected delivery earlier this month after a security guard from a local grocery store turned up at their front door.Chloe Marino said she was in a hurry at a Foodland grocery store in Kahului, Hawaii, with her 5-month-old son Cooper, when she lost her wallet.But luckily, one of the store's security guards, Aina Townsend, spotted the wallet in a shopping cart. So after his shift ended, he pedaled on a bike 3 miles -- about an hour uphill -- to Marino's address to return the wallet. "You know, I lost a wallet before too and it's the worst thing in the...…(CNN)One couple in Hawaii got an unexpected delivery earlier this month after a security guard from a local grocery store turned up at their front door.Chloe Marino said she was in a hurry at a Foodland grocery store in Kahului, Hawaii, with her 5-month-old son Cooper, when she lost her wallet.But luckily, one of the store's security guards, Aina Townsend, spotted the wallet in a shopping cart. So after his shift ended, he pedaled on a bike 3 miles -- about an hour uphill -- to Marino's address to return the wallet. "You know, I lost a wallet before too and it's the worst thing in the...WW…

(CNN)A 4-year-old Texas boy was rescued Tuesday night after first responders worked hours to chisel him out of an 8-inch wide water well."Through prayers and actions from everyone involved a little boy lives today," said Starr County Sheriff Rene "Orta" Fuentes Wednesday.Authorities responded to an emergency in Garceño around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday for a child who fell down a water well at a ranch property, . The incredible moment rescuers pulled out a 4-yr-old boy that fell into a well hole in Garceño. So proud of our Mission firefighters & all 1st responders that rescued the child after 6...…(CNN)A 4-year-old Texas boy was rescued Tuesday night after first responders worked hours to chisel him out of an 8-inch wide water well."Through prayers and actions from everyone involved a little boy lives today," said Starr County Sheriff Rene "Orta" Fuentes Wednesday.Authorities responded to an emergency in Garceño around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday for a child who fell down a water well at a ranch property, . The incredible moment rescuers pulled out a 4-yr-old boy that fell into a well hole in Garceño. So proud of our Mission firefighters & all 1st responders that rescued the child after 6...WW…