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Michigan's Snyder Vetoes Bill Allowing Concealed Guns In Schools

Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed a bill that would have allowed concealed pistols to be carried in schools and other places where they had been banned. The Michigan legislature had approved the legislation when its lame-duck session ended Thursday — one day before the Newtown school shootings.

Indiana Passes 14,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths With Push From Summer Surge In Cases

After months of COVID-19 deaths slowing to a trickle, the state’s daily deaths have begun to climb alongside its late-summer spike in cases. That climb…

Search and rescue personnel work alongside heavy machinery Wednesday to sift through the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing almost a week after it partially collapsed.

Death Toll Climbs To 18 In The Surfside Condo Collapse, With 145 Missing

It has now been nearly a week since rescue crews last pulled anyone alive from the rubble, but officials in Florida reiterated Wednesday they were not giving up hope.

A crowd of parents and children at a playground during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on April 4. Canada is experiencing a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Toronto Suspends In-Person Classes As Cases Surge In Canada's Most-Populous Province

All elementary and secondary school students in Toronto will return to remote learning Wednesday and will remain home until at least April 18.

Johnny Ventura, seen here at the Latin Grammys in 2013, died at the age of 81 on Wednesday.

Dominican Merengue Star Johnny Ventura Dies At 81

The musician rose to fame in the 1960s and '70s, bringing global attention to his hip-shaking style of music.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week.

EU Moves Closer To Allowing In Nonresident Vaccinated Travelers

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is formally recommending that nonresident travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 be allowed to travel to the EU.

A medical staffer wearing protective gear gestures after collecting a swab from a visitor to test for the coronavirus at a temporary testing station in Seoul in December 2020. South Korea on Friday announced it would raise restrictions in the capital region to the highest level as a fourth wave of infections is gaining speed.

Officials Tighten Restrictions In Seoul Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Infections

On Friday, South Korea registered more than 1,300 coronavirus cases — breaking records for a second day in a row. Residents of the capital region are driving the surge.

The Defense Department is canceling its mammoth cloud contract won by Microsoft and long litigated by Amazon.

Pentagon Scraps $10 Billion Contract With Microsoft, Bitterly Contested By Amazon

The Defense Department canceled its $10 billion cloud contract called JEDI, planning instead to hire multiple vendors. Amazon sued after its loss to Microsoft, seeking to depose Donald Trump.

Lava from a volcano reaches the sea on the island of La Palma, Spain, in the early hours of Wednesday, prompting concerns about toxic gas.

A Week After A Volcanic Eruption, A Spanish Island Faces A New Threat: Toxic Gas

Lava has been flowing since Sept. 19 and has just reached the Atlantic Ocean. When the lava spills into the sea, it can create toxic gas; officials told residents to seal their windows and doors.

College Enrollment For Hoosier High Schoolers Is Still Going Down. It Will Likely Get Worse

Fewer high school graduates in Indiana are enrolling in college according to a recent report from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.The…

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