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FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020 file photo, cars pass the illuminated 'Allianz Arena' soccer stadium in Munich, Germany. Hungary may play its final group game at the European Championship in a stadium lit up in rainbow colors. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said Sunday June 20, 2021, he was going to write to UEFA to ask for permission for Germany’s stadium to be lit up with the colors as a sign against homophobia and intolerance when the team plays Hungary on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

German Stadiums Will Show Their Rainbow Colors To Support Hungary's LGBTQ Community

After a decision by UEFA to deny Munich's plan to light up its arena to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic, other stadiums across the country said they would go ahead anyway.

A Florida Principal Handwrote 459 Notes For Students Before Their Graduation Ceremony

A Florida principal spent nearly three months crafting 459 personalized, handwritten notes for the Matanzas High School class of 2021.

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - AUGUST 07: Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz as she takes part in a vaccine study at Research Centers of America on August 07, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Research Centers of America is currently conducting COVID-19 vaccine trials, implemented under the federal government's Operation Warp Speed program. The center is recruiting volunteers to participate in the clinical trials, working with the Federal Government and major Pharmaceutical Companies, that are racing to develop a vaccine to potentially prevent COVID-19. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

FDA Authorizes Third COVID-19 Dose For People With Weakened Immunity

The FDA amended its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow for an additional dose for some immunocompromised people.

FILE - In a Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La. Asylum seekers detained at an immigration jail in northern Louisiana are refusing to move into their cells in what their families say is a protest of their prolonged detention. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Tuesday, Dec. 2 that there is an ongoing protest at the Winn Correctional Center in rural Winnfield. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Detainees Say ICE Is Not Protecting Them From COVID-19. ICE Says It Follows Protocols

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

A draft map that Nagle included in his 2019 paper, using the same population data as Pennsylvania’s current congressional map. It’s designed to be more responsive — which in this case means more competitive for Democrats — while still comporting with traditional redistricting guidelines. Nagle notes, it’s still likely to advantage Republicans — just not as much as the current map. (Courtesy of John Nagle)

Census Data Drop Puts PA Lawmakers Closer To Drawing New Political Boundaries

“We’re hopeful that we can get through this process, but the census information coming at such a late time has really put us behind schedule."

KABUL, AFG- JULY 30: Murals are seen along the walls at a quiet US embassy on July 30, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 200 Afghan nationals who assisted American troops were evacuated on the first of many flights headed to Fort Lee military base in Virginia. About 20,000 Afghan nationals have applied to move to the U.S,. On July 14,2021 the White House announced Operation Allies Refuge to support relocation flights for Afghan nationals and their families who are already in the final stages of the Special Immigrant Visa process. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

U.S. Embassy In Kabul Tells Staff To Destroy Sensitive Material And Evacuate

A memo obtained by NPR lays out the emergency preparations being made by American diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul — including the destruction of sensitive documents and computers.

Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., speaks to the media with members of his caucus about the expected passage of the emergency COVID-19 relief bill, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

9 Moderate Democrats Threaten To Derail Pelosi's Infrastructure And Budget Plan

The move underscores the difficult job House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has at keeping her moderate and progressive members satisfied.

A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.?

Researchers looked at the impact of free masks, text reminders and celebrity endorsements. It's unclear if the best strategies will help counter anti-mask sentiment in the U.S. during the delta surge.

Iraqis buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, on July 2, 2021, amid power outages and soaring temperatures. - Anger has mounted among Iraq's 40-million population, with corrupt politicians at the centre of a blame game for its poor services and dilapidated infrastructure. Four southern provinces have been without electricity since June 29, including Basra -- home to Iraq's main port -- and sizzling temperatures have been compounded by high levels of humidity. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

July Was The Hottest Month In Recorded Human History

The global combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to NOAA, the hottest in 142 years of record-keeping.

Brachiosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork.

Scientists Discover Not 1, But 2 New Dinosaur Species In China

Scientists analyzing fossils from the country's northwest regions say two specimens were from previously unknown species.

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