Новости за 20.02.2021

Ethiopia is moving closer to peace talks in its northern Tigray Region. On Friday, officials in Tigray laid out conditions for negotiations, including unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. Lana Zak spoke with Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, about the humanitarian crisis in that region.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused many people to experience mental health issues like depression and anxiety, and even suicidal tendencies. This has been exacerbated by the stressful loneliness of quarantine and isolation. Now, studies are finding these issues are hitting certain groups of people particularly hard. Dr. Roger McIntyre is a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto. He joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss how the global community can be more aware of these mental health issues.

Millions of Americans are still struggling to find work during the pandemic. But one idea gaining traction among some lawmakers and economists is for the federal government to provide jobs. New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the potential measure, which was previously implemented during the Great Depression.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott spoke to Lana Zak about the challenges Baltimore is facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the racial inequity of vaccine distribution. Mayor Scott says he's looking to the Biden administration to help close the racial gap and invest in local governments to improve COVID responses. The mayor also says he's working on vaccine distribution for educators who are skeptical to return to work as the pandemic continues.

As the nation reflects on and celebrates Black history this month, there's a growing debate over exactly how to teach Black history in American schools. Mary Frances Berry, a Geraldine Segal professor of American Social Thought and History at the University of Pennsylvania, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what works with the current school curriculums on Black history, and where improvements can be made.

Prosecutors have charged more than 235 people for their alleged roles in the riot.

"The toilet and water had been off for 24 hours. The sinks are dirty. It's just nasty. It's just not right — it's like we're not even human," one inmate told CBS News.

Supplies needed in Texas after deadly winter storm; Singer Ani DiFranco on career, new album “Revolutionary Love”

The Cygnus cargo ship is loaded with more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and equipment.

The declaration will allocate federal funding to help create temporary housing, repair homes and cover uninsured property losses for individuals in 77 Texas counties.

Manatee County Commissioner Misty Servia said a deal bypassed county protocol, allowing a select group of residents to go the front of the vaccine line.

95-year-old Friedrich Karl Berger guarded prisoners at a Neuengamme sub-camp near Meppen, Germany during the Holocaust, and continues to receive German pension for his "wartime service."

Ani DiFranco's "Revolutionary Love" is her 22nd album and is heavily influenced by jazz.

Food writer Mark Bittman has written dozens of cookbooks, but now he's out with something different. In his new book, "Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal," Bittman gives a revealing look at how our diet has changed, for better and worse, over thousands of years. Jeff Glor has more.

In the middle of this frigid winter, one Chicago restaurant owner is on an altruistic mission with a dual purpose: He's providing a warm meal for those who need it while getting those who prepare it out of the frigid weather. Charlie De Mar has the story.

It's easy to call Ani DiFranco a folk singer. But the Buffalo, New York, born singer-songwriter has never been constrained by one genre. Her new album "Revolutionary Love," is heavily influenced by jazz. Critics are calling it "searing" and "hopeful." DiFranco sat down with Jeff Glor at New York's legendary Irving Plaza to talk about the album and her career.

Vaccinating America: CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what’s happening with COVID-19 cases and efforts to vaccinate the country.

After two full weeks of demonstrations in Myanmar, anti-coup protestors paused to remember a young woman who died Friday. She was shot by police during a rally against the military takeover. Ramy Inocencio reports.

The governor has previously ordered flags to be at half-staff to honor the deaths of law enforcement officers killed on duty, members of the Navy killed in a mass shooting and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, among others.

Reactions continue to pour in after Buckingham Palace announced Prince Harry and Meghan will not be returning as working members of the royal family. The news comes just weeks before a 12-month trial separation was set to end. Roxana Saberi has the latest.

It’s easy to call Ani DiFranco a folk singer. But this Buffalo, New York, born singer-songwriter has never been constrained by one genre. Her new album “Revolutionary Love,” is heavily influenced by jazz. Critics are calling it "searing" and "hopeful." DiFranco joins this week’s Saturday Sessions to perform “Revolutionary Love.”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing a torrent of criticism for steering thousands of vaccine doses to communities developed by his political supporters. It comes weeks after DeSantis tapped a supermarket chain to be the sole distributor of vaccines in a handful of Florida counties following a $100,000 donation the company made to DeSantis' reelection PAC. Jim Axelrod has the story.

Fallout continues from a catastrophic winter storm that slammed the central and southern parts of the country. It brought dangerous cold, snow and ice to Texas, which is considered the epicenter. At least 46 deaths are tied to the storm. Omar Villafranca reports.

When author Les Payne died, he didn't live to see his life's work finished. Payne's biography, "The Dead Are Arising," about civil rights activist Malcolm X, recently won the National Book Award. Michelle Miller sat down with Payne's family to discuss his Malcolm X biography and why Payne was the only man who could have written it.

Frigid weather has shipping companies like FedEx and UPS playing catchup as they try to move six million eagerly anticipated doses of the coronavirus vaccine to all 50 states. More than 42 million Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Michael George has the details.