Author: Audrey Rainey

A look at the week’s top photos from around the globe. Source: ABC News

A hourslong hostage standoff at a Minnesota bank comes to a dramatic end. https://abcn.ws/3erWqvZ Plus, good news for the state of California. Specialists say the state is on track to reach herd immunity by mid-June. https://gma.abc/3etkH4 SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube:…

Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report released by the Labor Department. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands…

Amazon is standing by its decision not to remove a controversial transgender youth book from its site. The book entitled, "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" by Abigail Shrier is being called harmful to trans youth by LGBTQ+ advocates.» Subscribe…

Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., are kicking off their “America First" Tour at The Villages, a well-known retirement community in central Florida. NBC News’ Leigh Ann Caldwell breaks down the goal of the tour and how other Republicans…

Colombia entered its eighth day of national anti-government protests as 24 deaths have been confirmed so far with roughly half have been linked to police violence.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a…

Gary Gensler, the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, takes questions from the House financial committee about the wild moves many saw in stocks like Gamestop earlier this year.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews…

Dr. Ashish Jha discusses news that the pharmaceutical company and partner BioNTech are beginning the submission process for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Source: ABC News

The 23-ton piece of equipment is being tracked by the Department of Defense and is expected to reenter the atmosphere this weekend, although its exact trajectory is unknown. Source: ABC News

CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from Varanasi, India, where makeshift crematoriums are being built to handle the bodies of those who died from Covid-19 and CNN’s John Vause speaks with Amy Kazmin, South Asia Bureau Chief at the Financial Times. #CNNi #CNN #News…

CNN’s Richard Quest speaks with ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus about the state of the music industry. #CNNI #CNN #News Source: CNN

Highway construction tore through Rondo in the 1950s, St. Paul’s largest Black Community. Now, they’re still dealing with the effects. But their story is not unique. It happened in scores of communities around the country. President Biden’s infrastructure plan seeks to address…

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Wallace Jr. got married less than a month before he was killed by Philadelphia police during a mental health crisis. The devoted father had a history of mental illness since childhood. WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES: https://abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: https://hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ #Nightline #Philadelphia…

San Francisco finds success in Covid vaccination outreach, Florida governor signs controversial voting bill, and new data shows rise in anti-Asian attacks. Watch “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT (or check your local listings).…

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer looks at calls to remove police from traffic enforcement in the wake of violent and deadly encounters from routine stops. Source: ABC News

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law a controversial voting bill aimed at curbing access to mail-in voting in the state, joining a host of other GOP-led states pushing new limits in connection with former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud…

More than 25 people in Colombia have been killed in violent protests fueled by frustration over Covid-19’s economic impact. #CNN #News Source: CNN

The United States has the lowest Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and daily deaths in months, prompting optimism from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm. #CNN #News Source: CNN

NBC News exclusive: Jacob Soboroff sits down with DHS Secretary Mayorkas, SEC chair Gary Gensler testifies before House committee on Gamestop, and Biden’s infrastructure plan seeks to address past harms to Black communities. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC​ » Watch more…

Video shows the moments a school bus full of children was hijacked by an armed man in South Carolina. Officials say the 23-year-old, Jovan Collazo is a soldier training Fort Jackson. Richland County Sheriff’s Department hailed the bus driver as a “hero.”…

The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism looked at police data from 16 major cities and found a 164 percent increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes compared to this time last year.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch…