NewsNation Articles: February 18, 2021

Audio: Pressure mounts on Gov. Cuomo over COVID-19 deaths at New York nursing homes Audio: NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life Audio: Pres. Biden’s immigration bill being rolled out in Congress Audio: 13 million facing water issues across Texas; power restored to most Audio: At least 49 dead amid winter weather, power outages as storm moves east ‘He pulled my arm into his mouth’: teen recalls tiger attack at Tennessee sanctuary Fire overtakes Texas apartment complex, 50 people evacuated Colorado officials warning parents about fentanyl-laced black market drugs NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ sends back first images after 300 million mile journey to Mars Ford asks Texas dealers to loan F-150s with onboard generators to help power homes, businesses Immigrant mom to leave sanctuary in Ohio church after 3 years; ICE won’t immediately deport 13 million facing water issues across Texas; power restored to most Arkansas nurse hikes a mile in the snow to treat patients stuck at home Vincent Jackson dead for possibly 3 days in hotel room, preliminary report says FEMA warns of scammers using fake phone number for Texas disaster relief US says it’s ready to join talks to resume Iran nuclear deal Children’s COVID-19 vaccine trials underway Wyoming gets its first Black sheriff after shooting, unrest ICE agents ordered to focus on serious criminals, recent border crossers Emirati arrested for stealing camel for gift to girlfriend Texas power grid was ‘seconds, minutes’ away from catastrophic blackout event 6 children injured in gas explosion at Bronx home South Dakota’s attorney general charged in fatal crash Pressure mounts on Gov. Cuomo over COVID-19 deaths at New York nursing homes Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell secretly conducted psychic experiments after walking on the moon Pfizer, BioNTech start testing COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women Dolly Parton asks Tennessee not to put her statue at Capitol Miracle baby finally comes home after spending his first two-and-a-half years in the hospital South Carolina governor signs abortion ban; Planned Parenthood sues Baseball players return to COVID-19 protocols as spring training opens Burned firefighter leaves California hospital to cheers Texas regulator notifies producers of governor’s mandate to keep gas in state Medical imaging study shows how COVID-19 ‘can trigger the body to attack itself’ ‘Obviously a mistake’: Sen. Ted Cruz flies back to frozen Texas after criticism over Cancun trip Over 4,500 cold-stunned sea turtles from frigid Texas waters rescued Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan resigns seat Former Sen. Bob Dole announces he has Stage 4 lung cancer Country singer Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia? US weekly jobless claims rise to 861,000 South Carolina governor promises to sign bill banning most abortions NY to open amusement parks, summer camps in coming months Paris Hilton says she is engaged to entrepreneur Carter Reum Proposed California virus aid plan would pay $600 each to millions Serena stopped: Osaka beats Williams in Australian Open ☀ February 18: Another icy storm set to hit US, Biden to unveil immigration plan and NASA landing on Mars Pres. Biden’s immigration bill being rolled out in Congress At least 49 dead amid winter weather, power outages as storm moves east Long, tense with cat photo for relief; how the GameStop hearing unfolded Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president Texas hospital works to transfer patients after losing water pressure Krispy Kreme offering special doughnut to celebrate Mars landing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $1 million to 2 food banks US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII