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Why Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry drew a staggering 17 million viewers

Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey was a cultural earthquake, with upwards of 17 million viewers measured by Nielsen's TV ratings scale.CBS, citing Nielsen data, said the two-hour special averaged 17.1 million viewers on Sunday night in the United…

Cuomo faces mounting Democratic backlash as top New York state lawmakers call for resignation

The walls are closing in on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Powerful state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for her fellow Democrat's resignation on Sunday after two more former aides came forward alleging inappropriate conduct by the governor, including one…

New York City high schools to reopen for in-person learning on March 22

New York City's public high schools will reopen for in-person learning on March 22, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.The city's high schools are the final group within the largest school district in the country to be welcomed back to…

Why you should wear a face mask even if your state doesn't require it

Health experts have long argued that face masks are critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus and ending the pandemic. But some elected officials and their constituents still refuse to wear them.Last week, President Joe Biden criticized states, including…

Novak Djokovic surpasses Roger Federer's all-time record of weeks spent as world No.1

Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer's all-time record for most weeks spent as the men's world No.1.The Serbian has now topped the ATP rankings for a combined 311 weeks, surpassing Federer's tally of 310 on Monday.Djokovic has enjoyed five different…

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott remarries, tying the knot with a Seattle schoolteacher

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest people, has re-married after her 2019 divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Seattle teacher Dan Jewett acknowledged his marriage to Scott this weekend on the couple's webpage for the Giving Pledge, a philanthropic…

How to watch Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan

Did you miss it? Oprah Winfrey's long-awaited interview with Prince Harry and Meghan aired Sunday night, but you can still watch the bombshell discussion online.Here's what fans (and skeptics) of the Sussexes need to know:When did the interview air?"CBS Presents…

New body cam video shows man telling officers 'I can't breathe' before he died in 2017

Newly-released police body camera footage shows a California man telling Fresno police officers, county sheriff's deputies and paramedics that he can't breathe as they restrain him in the moments before he died in 2017.In an introduction to the edited video…