The U.S. averaged about 19,455 new cases per day over the last seven days, a 47.5% increase from the previous week. Latest COVID-19 news.
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‘We are fed up’: Thousands of demonstrators throughout Cuba protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans took the streets Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices, in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Western wildfires: Over 300K acres burned across 6 states; 2 firefighters dead after plane crashes in Arizona
More than 300,000 acres are burning across six states across the western United States on Sunday as the region battled yet another brutal heat wave.
‘Troubling’ rise of delta variant cases among unvaccinated; new study confirms vaccines’ protection; Latest COVID-19 updates
CDC chief Rochelle Walensky said Thursday that the rise of the delta variant in the U.S., while expected, has been “troubling.” Latest COVID news.
Possible tornado sweeps through DC, surrounding areas; thousands of utility customers left without power
A possible tornado swept through Washington D.C., on Thursday, passing through the National Mall and disrupting flights at Reagan National Airport.
Authorities investigate hundreds of deaths linked to torrid Pacific Northwest weather
Authorities from Oregon to British Columbia are investigating hundreds of deaths linked to the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest corridor.
Text messages may boost vaccination rates, study says; Supreme Court allows federal eviction pause: Latest COVID-19 updates
Researchers found people who were texted on flu vaccines were more likely to get a shot. Some states are trying that with COVID shots. Latest news.
Northern California Lava fire explodes to 13,300 acres, prompting evacuations and threatening marijuana farms
The Lava Fire in northern California was ignited by lightning during mountain thunderstorms. The blaze has burned over 13K acres and is 19% contained.
‘We’re going to have to get used to this’: Pacific Northwest scorched in dangerous, record-breaking heat wave
Record-breaking temperatures Saturday and Sunday. A risk of heat exhaustion. “We’re going to have to get used to this,” said one expert.
3 killed in Denver-area shooting, including a police officer and suspect, authorities say
Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a Denver suburb Monday, the latest high-profile shooting in Colorado this year.