Five U.S. states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There's been an outcry from supporters of transgender rights — but little in the way of tangible repercussions.
The FBI announced a federal civil rights investigation into last week's shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina. Also Tuesday, an independent autopsy report released by Brown's family's lawyers showed that he was shot five times, including in the back of the head.
Toronto FC, which is playing its home soccer games in Orlando due to COVID-19, saw Monday's practice grind to a halt when a large alligator ambled onto the pitch. The gator prompted the team to run to safety, but not before they captured a few selfies.
New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance is that fully vaccinated Americans can forgo masks unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.
Egyptian officials say the Palestinian Authority later this week plans to call off its first elections in 15 years, citing Israel's refusal to allow voting in East Jerusalem. Israel told European ambassadors on Tuesday that it would not prevent Palestinian elections, but authorities have yet to say whether they will allow voting in East Jerusalem.
Life is inching back to normal in some parts of the world where COVID-19 rates are low. It might still be early to make travel plans, but it's closer than you might think.
Manitoba is in a "very precarious" place, the province's top doctor said Monday, as officials announced stepped up restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Though the world is more than a year into the pandemic and the United States has a robust vaccine rollout, Michigan nurse Nikki Hillis-Walters, who used to work in Windsor, Ont., says this time around is worse than when COVID-19 first hit.
Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.
