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Pastor J.P. Conway leads the Acklen Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville. When members started telling him they got vaccinated, he began keeping track. Now, he says 99% have been immunized.

Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide

Congregations are figuring out how to safely meet in person now that the COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available. But vaccination remains divisive even as it allows them to come together again.

Bretto Jackson runs a program called Leaders Become Legends in Portland, Ore. He and a partner mentor people involved in gun violence and help them get jobs in green energy.

Startup Helps Those Affected By Gangs And Gun Violence Find A Way Out

One small startup in Portland, Ore., is helping place former gang members and others involved in gun violence into well-paying green energy jobs.

Protestors take to the streets on Saturday calling for the release of bodycam footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C.

Pasquotank County Sheriff: Public Should See Andrew Brown Jr. Video

Pasquotank County, N.C., Sheriff Tommy Wooten says he wants the bodycam footage from the killing of Andrew Brown Jr., made public.

Medical staff administer COVID-19 swab tests at the drive-through Aquatica San Diego testing location, Dec. 8, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 226 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 226 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, as the average positive testing rate continues to drop.

Plenty of solid research has found the vaccines authorized for use against COVID-19 to be safe and effective. But some anti-vaccine activists are mischaracterizing government data to imply the jabs are dangerous.

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines

The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.

Pedestrians carry shopping bags as they walk through the Union Square shopping district on April 15 in San Francisco. Data on Friday showed personal income jumped 21.1% last month, in what was the largest increase on record.

Flush With Cash, Americans Are Buying Everything From iPhones To Teslas

Personal income jumped by a record 21% last month, largely thanks to those $1,400 relief payments. The extra cash helped fuel a jump in spending that should continue in the months to come.

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood admitted to federal prosecutors that he accepted a loan from a foreign billionaire and failed to disclose the check on government forms.

Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.

Funeral pyres burn in a disused granite quarry repurposed to cremate the dead due to COVID-19 on Friday in Bengaluru, India. The U.S. is set to impose new travel restrictions against travelers from the country.

U.S. Will Impose New Ban On Travel From India As Coronavirus Rages

The travel ban is being imposed due to "extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating" in India, the White House says.

Benin Bronze artifacts on display in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. An international consortium is working on repatriating artifacts which were looted in the late 19th century.

Germany Will Repatriate Benin Bronzes, Plundered From Africa In The 19th Century

German officials announced they have reached an agreement with Nigeria to return artifacts looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin and now housed in German museums; other nations also hold bronzes.

When working out in the summer, watch for the signs of dehydration and heat stroke. Choosing a later evening or early morning time for a run in one smart way to stay safe.

How to exercise safely in the heat

With much of the U.S. sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to exercise without keeling over.

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