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Atlanta Teenagers Make History At Harvard Debate Competition

Two high school students from Atlanta made history at the prestigious Harvard International Debate Competition. Jayla Jackson and Emani Stanton are the first duo of Black females to win.

Gold medalists Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar shared the podium after the men's high jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.

Mutaz Essa Barshim And Gianmarco Tamberi Share The Gold Medal In Olympic High Jump

After two star athletes could not outdo one another, an official said they could move to a "jump-off." They had another idea: why not share?

Al Jazeera Is Launching A Right-Leaning News Outlet Called Rightly

A host of the new venture tells NPR, "My focus will be on the right and building the case over time for why the liberal tradition is worth defending."

A woman wearing a face mask walks by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region office building in Beijing in June following the imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong. Ten Hong Kong fugitives were sentenced to prison Wednesday for illegally crossing international boundaries.

Chinese Court Sentences 10 Hong Kong Democracy Activists To Prison Terms

The activists were intercepted as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat. Two people accused of organizing the trip got the stiffest penalties, two and three years in prison.

People wait in a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., last month. The NFL is making all 30 of its stadiums available to serve as mass vaccination sites.

NFL Offers All 30 Stadiums For Use As Coronavirus Vaccine Sites

Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden.

U.S. bald eagle populations have more than quadrupled in the lower 48 states since 2009, according to a new survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Once Imperiled, America's Bald Eagle Populations Are Soaring

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.

Norwegian Jewel passengers — and their family members back home — are still struggling to get answers about when they'll be back on solid land again.

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Turned Away From Port — Again

The ship, which has reported no cases of coronavirus, has been repeatedly denied port. Now, Hawaii also won't accept the Norwegian Jewel or another ship, the Maasdam, and passengers are worried.

Physical books may be more difficult to obtain for free these days, but the nonprofit Internet Archive is trying to keep digital bookshelves stocked through the end of the national coronavirus crisis.

'National Emergency Library' Lends A Hand — And Lots Of Books! — During Pandemic

With coronavirus concerns closing libraries around the world, the nonprofit Internet Archive has suspended its waitlists for the digital copies of more than a million books.

A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., on March 20, 2020.

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More New Jersey Residents Than 9/11 Attacks

In a press conference Saturday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced 200 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 846.

Nigerian government officials say that more than 300 schoolboys, who had been abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, have been freed.

'A Huge Relief': 344 Schoolboys Released After Abduction In Nigeria

Last week's attack, claimed by Boko Haram, recalled the Islamist group's abduction of 276 girls in 2014. Unlike that attack, though, this fraught chapter ended relatively quickly, and with happy news.

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