Gas prices fall below $5 per gallon in the first weekly drop since April
The drop doesn't signal a rapid descent to the low prices of 2021, but drivers could see modest decreases continue in the coming weeks, analysts say.
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News brief: Children's vaccines; Colombia's new president; Jan. 6 hearings continue
Colombia elects a new president. Parents can now vaccinate kids under 5 against COVID. And, Elise Stefanik's defense of former President Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad.
Far right groups shift focus to LBGTQ events. Their hateful aim hasn't changed
As anti-LGBTQ narratives ramp up in the mainstream, far-right groups Patriot Front and Proud Boys have used the moment to target Pride events. But their goal remains the same, extremism trackers say.
The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas
Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.
New body armor rules in New York miss the vest worn by the Buffalo killer
Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.
The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events
The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.
Matthew Fitzpatrick wins the U.S. Open
Fitzpatrick just barely outplayed Will Zalatoris to win his first major golf tournament, winning by one stroke in Massachusetts on Sunday.
4 inmates escaped from a minimum security prison in Virginia
The four escapees were found to be missing at approximately 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Details about their disappearance were not released by the Bureau of Prisons.
Jan. 6 hearing preview: Trump's efforts to overturn election results
The next hearing of the January 6th Committee on Tuesday will focus on how Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the election results — most prominently in Georgia.
The evolving grief of Uvalde residents
Almost four weeks after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, the town of Uvalde, Texas has begun to quiet down, and its residents have been left with their grief and in search of a way forward.