World Anti-Doping Agency to review athlete cannabis ban
The announcement comes two months after U.S. sprinting star Sha'Carri Richardson was disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics for using marijuana after she had learned that her mother had died.
Florida governor threatens to fine counties for mandating vaccines
At a press conference filled with false information related to how COVID vaccines work, DeSantis threatened to fine local governments $5,000 for every employee they require to be vaccinated.
Met Gala fashion highlights social issues
From "tax the rich" to celebrating queer love and visibility, some attendees delivered messages with their Met Gala looks.
On 9/11 anniversary, Bush warns of dangers of domestic extremism
While commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the former president warned "we have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders, but in violence that gathers within."
Actor Steve Buscemi discusses working at Ground Zero after attacks
Actor Steve Buscemi accompanied Engine 55 for five days following the attacks on September 11, 2001, helping them dig through rubble at the World Trade Center.
In COVID pandemic, rate of stillbirths doubles in Mississippi
"That's quite a number of tragedies that sadly would be preventable right now," Mississippi State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said.
TikToker's final video before death was a plea for vaccinations
"I did not get vaccinated. ... I shouldn't have waited," the 31-year-old said in her final viral TikTok video. "Go get it, because hopefully if you get it, you won't end up in the hospital like me."
Vermont State Troopers under investigation for fake vaccine cards
The accusations involve "an extraordinary level of misconduct — a criminal violation of the law," Vermont State Police Director Colonel Matthew Birmingham said.
Senator Amy Klobuchar reveals breast cancer diagnosis
The former Democratic presidential candidate said her lumpectomy and radiation treatment "went well."
Polar bears are inbreeding as ice melts away, scientists say
A new study issues "an early warning" about the fate of polar bears if their habitats continue to melt away.
"Blue's Clues" host Steve is back with a message to millennials
"We started out with clues. And now it's what? Student loans, and jobs, and families," the beloved host told his now-adult viewers. "...After all these years, I never forgot you, ever."
Robert E. Lee statue taken down in Richmond, Virginia
"The public monuments reflect the story we choose to tell about who we are as a people," Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said. "It is time to display history as history."
Texas governor vows to "eliminate" rapists in defense of abortion law
Governor Greg Abbott said that the state will "eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them."
This Labor Day saw 300% more new COVID cases than last year
Average weekly cases have only been increasing since the end of June.
Human Rights Campaign president fired for helping Andrew Cuomo
Alphonso David, among others, was "actively consulted" about the sexual harassment allegations against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the state attorney general report found.