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Officials in Victoria imposed a snap lockdown after several new cases of the highly contagious U.K. variant of the coronavirus were discovered.

Oil production is ramping up on federal public lands despite President Biden’s promise to end new drilling. Approvals for new projects are on pace to hit their highest levels since the Bush administration. Environmentalists are objecting to the approvals saying it exacerbates climate change.

After 16 months of closure, the Canadian government announced that vaccinated Americans will be able to travel north of the border, starting Aug. 9.

Record-breaking storms dropped more than 9 inches of rain on areas of Middle Tennessee. At least 21 people are dead and dozens are still missing.

Kumar Rocker is headed for the big leagues — literally. And his pick to pitch for the New York Mets is monumental for people who haven't seen themselves represented in baseball very often.

Sajid Javid tested positive two days before the United Kingdom is set to reopen following months of lockdowns. Cases, driven by the delta variant, are up sharply in the U.K.

A civil war that began last year in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has the international community concerned as hundreds of thousands of people in the region now live in famine.

The shootout had it all: Both teams missed crucial shots, and the goalkeepers made huge saves. Then a 20-year-old first-time Olympian sealed the game.

An Amtrak train derailment in rural north-central Montana on Sunday killed three people and sent several passengers to far-flung hospitals, further burdening ICUs full of COVID-19 patients.

The latest acting secretary of defense, Mark Esper, will join an acting secretary of homeland security and other key officials serving without Senate confirmation in the Trump administration.