Vaccinated American Tourists May Soon Travel to Europe  —  The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel.  —  BRUSSELS — American tourists who have been fully vaccinated …

Poll: At 100 days, Biden's approval remains strong.  Can the honeymoon last? … WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden nears his 100th day in office, slightly more than half of Americans say they approve of his job performance.  Biden gets his highest marks on handling the Covid-19 pandemic …

CBS News poll: Widespread agreement with Chauvin verdict  —  Three in four Americans think the jury reached the right verdict in which former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, a majority view that spans across all racial, age and partisan groups.

Michigan's Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients  —  Even as vaccines roll out, more younger people in Michigan are being hospitalized than at any other point in the pandemic.  And they're coming in sicker.  —  ROYAL OAK, Mich. — At Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak …

Millions Are Skipping Their Second Doses of Covid Vaccines  —  Nearly 8 percent of those who got initial Pfizer or Moderna shots missed their second doses.  State officials want to prevent the numbers from rising.  —  Millions of Americans are not getting the second doses of their Covid-19 vaccines, and their ranks are growing.

KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24  —  Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose.  —  Aviva Okeson-Haberman, an accomplished KCUR reporter known for her thoughtful, aggressive and compassionate reporting …

Even after being fully vaccinated, many still wrestle with a fear of catching Covid  —  Since the start of the pandemic, Kit Breshears has been terrified of catching the coronavirus.  Getting vaccinated did not magically change that.  —  For the past 13 months, Breshears, 44, of Buffalo …

Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden's inner circle during a consequential week  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with CNN's Dana Bash for her exclusive first one-on-one interview with the network airing on CNN's “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” at 9 a.m. ET Sunday and again at noon ET.

Young adults' relocations are reshaping political geography  —  Garima Vyas always wanted to live in a big city.  She thought about New York, long the destination for 20-something strivers, but was wary of the cost and complicated subway lines.  —  So Vyas picked another metropolis that's …

Half a Year After Trump's Defeat, Arizona Republicans Are Recounting the Vote  —  An audit of the vote in Arizona's most populous county was meant to mollify angry Trump voters.  But it is being criticized as a partisan exercise more than a fact-finding one.  —  PHOENIX — It seemed so simple back in December.

Howard Students Protest Cut of Classics Department, Hub for Black Scholarship  —  Howard University's board of trustees approved the decision to scrap the program, the only such department at a historically Black university.  —  As an alumna of Howard University, Anika Prather remembers feeling …

Top general says military in Afghanistan begins closing down  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — America's top general in Afghanistan said Sunday that the U.S. military has begun closing down operations in the country and that Afghanistan's security forces 'must be ready" to take over.

Isaac Newton latest historical figure swept up in ‘decolonisation’ drive  —  Sheffield University said the mathematician may have benefited from “colonial-era activity” as it looks to overhaul its physics curriculum  —  Sir Isaac Newton has been labelled as a potential beneficiary of …

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval of India … National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone today with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, expressing deep sympathy for the people …

Does Biden's Climate Plan Include Cutting 90% of Red Meat From Our Diets?  —  President Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from Americans' diets by 2030.  —  Rating  —  False  —  Biden announced that his administration would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

Slow-Motion Suicide of the West  —  Some people thought James Burnham's identification of liberalism with civilization's suicide was hyperbolic.  In light of American institutions' embrace of anti-Americanism, what would they say now?  —  I have been thinking a good deal recently …

School board surprised by recommendation to expand police presence in Berkeley high schools  —  School resource officer program wins over committee but school board members still question if police are needed to keep schools safe.  —  The Berkeley school district is considering what role, if any, police should play in its schools.

Asian Man Brutally Beaten In East Harlem Reportedly In Coma  —  A 61-year-old Asian man who was brutally attacked in East Harlem is now in a medically induced coma, according to news reports.  —  His family identified him as Yao Pan Ma, according to the NY Post.

Portland mayor urges residents to ‘unmask’ rioters after weeks of violence  —  Mayor Ted Wheeler asks residents to stand together and ‘take the city back’  —  The mayor of Portland, Ore., asked residents for help Friday in putting an end to violent protests that have erupted in recent weeks …

NYC mayoral candidate Yang and his loyal ‘Gang’ under fire for attacking foes online  —  Of all the mayoral candidates, Andrew Yang is the only one with a legitimate claim to having his own Gang.  —  And while that has its advantages, it has also cast Yang in a harsh light at times.

India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling  —  The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter (TWTR.N) to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of COVID-19 again hit a world record.

New photos show Epstein and Maxwell were VIP guests in Clinton's White House  —  Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were once White House guests of former President Bill Clinton, new pictures prove.  —  The images were published by The Sun, days after Maxwell's last court appearance …