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Cat missing after Surfside condo collapse found alive

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, becoming the first African American contestant to win in 93 editions of the competition. The only Black winner before was Jody-Anne Maxwell, representing Jamaica, in 1998. Zaila triumphed after correctly spelling murraya -- a type of tree -- to clinch the championship. Tap the link in our bio to learn more.⁠ ⁠ (📸: Joe Skipper/Reuters)

All adults and children who have upper respiratory symptoms should be tested for Covid-19, regardless of their vaccination status, the CDC director says https://t.co/C8onxFlxYI

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, had already set three Guinness world records (dribbling, bouncing and juggling basketballs) by the time she spelled “murraya” on Thursday to clinch the Scripps National Spelling Bee title and become the first Black American winner. https://t.co/fuS58pKOxM https://t.co/aznBTI6fs8

Man with concealed carry license steps in, shoots gunman who shot 3, Chicago police say

The U.S. just experienced its hottest June on record

Judge blocks Tennessee's new transgender bathroom law, ACLU says

MaddowBlog: For the first time, Sen. Schumer has opened the door to keeping members on the Hill during the scheduled August break. That's an encouraging step. https://t.co/5Ea5yivJna

At least 99% of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Virginia have been among people who were not fully vaccinated, according to the state health department https://t.co/dqJZOQ9cGU

Wyoming rancher pinned by ATV survives on beer, water 2 days

This 94-year-old grandmother never got to wear a wedding dress — so her grandchildren took her to live out her bridal dreams. https://t.co/AonKb6XiYS

Xbox donates $ 10,000 to an association against animal abuse after the death of River (Meatball in Fallout 4)

F.D.A. Requests Federal Investigation of Alzheimer’s Drug Approval

President Biden fires Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul after he refused to resign https://t.co/1WBvutBsFC

The recent heatwave in the Western U.S. and Canada killed hundreds of millions of marine animals, scientists say. Dead mussels and clams coated rocks in the Pacific Northwest, shells gaping open as if they’d been boiled. Sea stars baked to death. https://t.co/bugFNV81ji