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AP: US Military Guns Lost, Stolen From North Carolina Bases

Military weapons including assault rifles and a light machine gun have been lost or stolen from bases in North Carolina.

US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal To Yearly Cancer Toll

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.

Bojangles Heads to the Great State of Texas, with Stores Planned for Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth

Bojangles is on a mission to find out if even the made-from-scratch biscuits are bigger in Texas, so it’s opening up shop in two major cities in the Lone Star State.

VP Harris In South Carolina To Push COVID Vaccination Drive

Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Carolina on Monday to kick off a nationwide push to vaccinate millions more Americans against the coronavirus as July 4 holiday celebrations loom.

Novavax: Large Study Finds COVID-19 Shot About 90% Effective

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against variants in a large study in the U.S. and Mexico, potentially offering the world yet another weapon against the virus at a time when developing countries are desperate for doses.

Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts Have Millions Of Unsold Cookies

The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies.

Justices Consider Harvard Case On Race In College Admissions

With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.

President Biden To Name Pulse Nightclub A National Memorial

President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.

Teachers Wary Of New Laws Limiting Instruction On Race

As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how she might have to go about it differently next year under a new Tennessee state law that prohibits teaching certain concepts of race and racism.

Winning Auction Bid To Fly In Space With Jeff Bezos: $28 Million

An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday.

Tropical Update - Watching the Bay of Campeche

Eyes on the Bay of Campeche for potential tropical development.

In U.S., Pride Month Festivities Muted By Political Setbacks

It’s Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate, but Congress has so far failed to extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people.

VP Harris Making Southern Stops To Promote Vaccination

Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration’s top environmental official are making stops in several Southern states to promote an intensive White House coronavirus vaccination effort.

Wife Of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Pleads Guilty To US Charges

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.

Autopsy: Andrew Brown Jr. Died From Gunshot Wound To Head

The unarmed Black man who was fatally shot in April by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of the head,” according to the official autopsy results released Thursday.

US Extends Expiration Dates For J&J COVID Vaccine By 6 Weeks

Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks.

CMT Awards To Honor Country Stars As Well As Pop, R&B Acts

The CMT Music Awards will honor acts in country music but will also share its stage with pop and R&B stars, including Gladys Knight, Pink, John Legend, Halsey, H.E.R. and Noah Cyrus.

U.S. Drops Trump Order Targeting TikTok, Plans Its Own Review

The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders intended to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, officials said Wednesday.

‘In The Heights’ Lifts Hopes For A Latino Film Breakthrough

Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast! The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group that’s been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films.