Federal, state and local government officials nationwide have pushed vaccinations harder as cases linked to the Delta variant rise.

The agreement will begin at the end of 2021, with some troops remaining in the country after the deadline but only in an advisory and training role.

With the departure of US forces, the Taliban and other insurgent groups have taken aggressive action in Afghanistan resulting in the highest civilian dead and injured toll over two months since recording began in 2009.

Biles spoke to the media after the team finals and said her decision to withdraw from the competition was due to mental health reasons.

The last victim was identified in the Seaside, Florida condo collapse on Monday ending the recovery efforts that have lasted more than a month. Estelle Hedaya was the last of 98 victims to be found in the rubble. Police say that all missing persons have now either been found or identified from the June 24th tragedy. In a news conference announcing the discovery, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she prays that this will begin the process of healing for all of the victims’ families.

North and South Korea have agreed to restore the hotlines of communication that North Korea severed last year in an attempt to restore diplomatic talks and improve relations.

Now, sources familiar with an internal NSA review on the matter told the news outlet The Record that Carlson’s name was unmasked and leaked. The sources denied, however, that Carlson was a target of the NSA.

Lydia Jacoby, a 17 year old from Seward Alaska, became the first Alaskan to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming, in a stunning upset in the 100 meter breaststroke on Monday night. Jacoby knocked off fellow American and defending gold medalist Lilly King who was favored to win the event. King would go on to take the bronze medal after being barely out-touched by South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker. All three swimmers were within half a second of each other resulting in an incredible display.

28 of the kidnapped students were released over the weekend and returned safely to their families on Sunday.  To date, 34 of those originally kidnapped have either escaped or been released.