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Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans was lauded for his dedication to country, love for his job and for a mischievous sense of humor as President Joe Biden and congressional leaders honored him during a memorial service Tuesday

Pre-pandemic, colleges granted spots to about 20% of waitlisted applicants, but that number falls to just 7% at the most selective colleges.

As U.S. Covid cases rise, the country is also administering vaccine shots aimed at preventing the spread of the virus at a faster pace than ever.

The CDC and FDA have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots that occurred in six women in the days after vaccination. More than 6.8 million people have received the J&J vaccine in the United States, the vast majority with no or mild side effects......

Residents across South Florida saw quite the bright light over the sky late Monday night from a possible meteor.

More than a dozen of the country’s top law firms have committed to join forces to challenge voting restrictions across the country NBC News reports, adding legal might to the corporate pressure campaign opposing Republican-led attempts to overhaul elections in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss. One of the effort’s l...

The price of bitcoin climbed as high as $63,236, according to data from Coin Metrics.

India is experiencing its worst pandemic surge, with average daily infections exceeding 143,000 over the past week

President Joe Biden has begun publicly courting Republicans to back his sweeping infrastructure plan, but his reach across the aisle is intended just as much to keep Democrats in line as it is a first step in an uphill climb to any bipartisan deal

Muslims in many parts of the world are marking the start of Ramadan as coronavirus cases spike in some countries

Mayor Kim Janey is baffled that a former Boston police officer and union chief who is charged with molesting multiple children reportedly first faced child abuse allegations back in the mid-1990s.

More than three months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Congress is still trying to figure out how to move forward and prevent future attacks

President Joe Biden says he will nominate a former senior Pentagon official to be the first woman to lead the Army

A San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist was bitten Monday by a venomous snake while they were in an area away from the public, an official said.

The Biden administration has struck an agreement with three Central American nations to temporarily surge troops to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of migration to the U.S. border

A Los Angeles judge Monday denied a defense motion for a mistrial in the case of Robert Durst, a New York real estate scion charged with murder for a longtime friend’s killing in Benedict Canyon just before Christmas Eve 2000, ruling that evidence the defense sought to exclude can be admitted.

A student opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, and police shot back, authorities said. The student was later pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting wounded an officer and comes as the community reels from off-campus gun violence that has left three other students dead this year. ...

Muslims are navigating coronavirus regulations for their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic

A North Carolina man who survived a shooting in front of his house two weeks ago was shot to death while he sat on his porch last weekend

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that critically injured a young girl

A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years and 9 months in federal prison for pretending to be an attorney and filing hundreds of fake immigration applications

The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged to an all-time high of $1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year

A federal judge has approved a partial deal between players on the women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal working conditions

The Minnesota Twins postponed their game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area.

The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dog Major will get professional help adjusting to his new home after a pair of biting incidents

Most taxpayers have about one month left to file their 2020 tax returns amid a confusing tax season. Here’s what experts say to do now.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that trying to fight Michigan’s Covid surge with vaccines alone would lead to disappointment.

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot a Black man in a traffic stop over the weekend. Brooklyn Center’s police chief said the officer had apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as 20-year-old Daunte Wright struggled with fellow officers.

A shortform podcast called “Recognize” aims to educate listeners about accomplished female athletes and provide more media coverage of women’s sports.

FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program will reimburse individuals and households for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred between Jan. 20, 2020 and December 2020 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic.

Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery

Uber could start delivering cannabis once federal regulation allows the company to do so, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC on Monday.

Experts weigh in on the climate change-friendly jobs that could be created by President Joe Biden’s “American Jobs Plan.”

Princes William and Harry issued separate statements Monday paying tribute to their grandfather, Prince Philip, who died last week at 99

“Emancipation,” a slave drama directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith, will no longer be filmed in Georgia due to the passage of a restrictive voting law.

La Soufrière volcano has fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space 60 years ago

Iran has blamed Israel for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges

The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with state-by-state breakdowns showing the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability

Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was fast from the start

U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it

 Some longtime Republican voters are validating Joe Biden’s early approach to the presidency

George Floyd’s younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a football, and the way George used to mark his height on the wall as a boy because he wanted to grow taller.

Regeneron said a phase three clinical trial of the drug reduced the risk of symptomatic infections in individuals by 81%.

The slew of new regulations is seen as part of a broader effort by China to rein in the power of its internet giants such as Alibaba and Tencent.

Mourners have gathered in a Minnesota city where a man was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop, then crashed and later died

A Virginia town has announced that one of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired

Bubbles drifted through the air and mourners linked arms in song at the vigil for four South Carolina family members who authorities say a former NFL player killed.

The cyclist killed Friday night in a crash that involved five other cars had tweeted just hours before his death about the dangers of biking through a traffic circle in Northeast D.C.

As President Joe Biden approaches his 100th day in office, he has yet to fill a number of key positions throughout the federal government, which former officials and advocacy groups warn could hobble agencies responsible for the influx of migrants at the border to the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Across the federal government, there are more than&n...

In semi-private, encrypted chats, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists planned rallies in dozens of cities Sunday to promote their racist movements and spread their ideologies to larger audiences.  Hyped by organizers as events that would make “the whole world tremble,” the rallies ran into a major problem: Hardly anyone showed up.  T...

An off-duty Pentagon police officer charged with murder in the shootings of two men outside a Maryland condominium building is facing separate assault charges stemming from an earlier incident at the same complex. Takoma Park Police Department detectives obtained video that shows David Hall Dixon assaulting a woman with a gun at Takoma Overlook Con...

A number of top executives and corporate leaders gathered online this weekend to discuss what to do in response to changes to some state voting laws, according to multiple news reports

An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot by a 9-year-old boy Sunday after police say they believe the younger child found a handgun in a vehicle parked outside a Dallas grocery store.

Ten years after Matsuyama made a sterling debut as the best amateur at Augusta National, he claimed the ultimate trophy Sunday with a victory in the Masters to become the first Japanese winner of the green jacket. Matsuyama closed with a 1-over 73 and a one-shot victory that was only close at the end, and never seriously in doubt after…...

About 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and that option has become all the more pivotal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Like any defense attorney, Eric Nelson has a broad strategy as he questions witnesses at Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death

A public health alert has been issued for more than 211,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products due to concerns it may have caused salmonella in some consumers.

More people have fled their homes on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as La Soufrière volcano rumbles loudly for a third day and the heavy weight of its ashfall is damaging some buildings

Las Vegas water officials want the region to become a model for conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on

The strong storms pushing through Florida have killed a 17-year-old girl

A standoff between Honolulu police and an armed man who fired shots through the door of his room at a luxury resort ended when the man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, local media reported Sunday

Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers said they’ve settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia

The head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program has called a blackout that struck the country’s Natanz nuclear facility “nuclear terrorism.”

A Florida woman who claimed she is Harry Potter struck and killed a federal judge visiting from New York and seriously injured a 6-year-old boy after swerving her car onto a sidewalk, officials said.

Prince Andrew says the death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, while Princess Anne paid tribute to her father as “my teacher, my supporter and my critic.”

“Saturday Night Live” opened this week with a tongue-in-cheek dialogue about George Floyd, Derek Chauvin and the justice system in America.

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organizers of the games, according to Japan’s Kyodo news agency, which cited unnamed officials with “knowledge of the plan.”

Reports from Myanmar say at least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters

In a rare acknowledgement, China’s top disease control official says current vaccines offer low protection against the coronavirus and mixing them is among strategies being considered to boost their effectiveness

A sixth person has died after a shooting earlier this week by a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South Carolina family

The University of Massachusetts won the men’s national college hockey championship Saturday, beating St. Cloud State 5-0. It’s the Minutemen’s first NCAA title, won despite playing part of the tournament short-handed because of coronavirus protocols.

A former sheriff’s dispatcher in a New Orleans suburb has been arrested, accused by authorities of refusing to return more than $1.2 million that had been accidentally deposited into her brokerage account

An 8-month-old boy died Saturday after being shot by his 3-year-old brother at a Houston apartment, police said. Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge of the Houston Police Department indicated the shooting unfolded accidentally after the toddler picked up an unsecured firearm. Two family members drove the baby boy to a hospital, where he was pronounced...

Ramsey Clark, the attorney general in the Johnson administration who became an outspoken activist for unpopular causes and a harsh critic of U.S. policy, has died.

More Black Americans say they are open to taking the coronavirus vaccine

The government has allocated only 700,000 J&J shots to states next week, down from 4.9 million the week prior, according to data from the CDC.

Georgia’s Republican governor has stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state in response to a sweeping new voting law

A grandmother went inside a Reseda apartment Saturday and found her three young grandchildren had been stabbed to death, Los Angeles police said.

A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which the officers drew their guns, pointed them at him and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution.

People who ignored an initial warning to evacuate the area closest to a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent are now racing to get clear

In a Saturday statement, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation accused Alibaba of abusing its market dominance.

The state health department is tracking 991 Covid outbreaks across Michigan, Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said.

An out-of-work electrician with a 2-month-old child has become the latest tri-state area arrest in connection to the deadly U.S. Capitol siege that took place Jan. 6, according to federal prosecutors.

Side effects are possible after receiving either one or two doses of any of the three coronavirus vaccines currently being administered in the U.S., but not everyone experiences them. So what causes the side effects and what does it mean if you get them when others don’t?

With three coronavirus vaccines now approved in the U.S., what is the difference between the vaccines and should you opt for one over the other?

Starting in April, Americans will be able to apply for reimbursement from the federal government of funeral costs for loved ones who died from COVID-19

With a third coronavirus vaccine now approved in the U.S., what is the difference between the vaccines and should you opt for one over the other?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant for first-place in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game voting on Thursday. The second returns for voting were released and it showed James overtaking Durant as the league’s leading vote-getter with just over 4.3 million votes total. Durant and Warriors’ guard Ste...

One year after a tragic helicopter crash took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on board, we reflect back on the year that was and the legacy he leaves behind.

Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.

Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to claim their record-tying 17th NBA Championship in team history.