The World Health Organization has urged fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks indoors and practice social distancing as the delta variant surges in many parts of the world. 

“People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” said Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director-general, during a news briefing Friday. 

The Centers for Disease Control, however, told vaccinated Americans in May that they no longer needed to wear masks indoors. CDC officials pointed to the guidance Monday and gave no indication it would change, according to the New York Times. 

But some areas around the country are still urging vaccinated residents to wear masks

Rescue crews continue search for Miami condo collapse survivors

Rescuers continue to search Tuesday for survivors of the condominium that collapsed in Surfside, Florida. The death toll from the collapse rose to 11 after first responders pulled two bodies from the site Monday. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 150 people remain unaccounted for. Officials also said Monday that first responders were still in a search-and-rescue operation. “They’re out there with every resource that they need to ensure that they can search this area,” Levine Cava said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Ray Jadallah said crews had identified additional voids in the rubble where residents could be located, but there was no evidence anyone was inside. Jadallah said the decision

PHOENIX — Shortly before the comeback effort became official, the Los Angeles Clippers’ coaching staff dapped up Paul George.

The Clippers were moments away from cementing a 116-102 win over Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Monday, and the implications went beyond closing the Suns’ series lead to 3-2 and forcing a Game 6 in Los Angeles on Wednesday. George finished with a postseason career-high 41 points while shooting 15-of-20 from the field, 3-of-6 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line along with 13 rebounds and six assists in 41 minutes.

So Clippers coach Tyronn Lue and his assistants embraced George with daps and

Temperatures in Portland, Oregon, soared to 116 which topped a previous all-time high.A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland says people will start seeing relief tomorrow, where weather models are predicting a high of the mid-to high 90s.”We’re going to have to get used to this going forward,” said Kristie Ebi, a professor at the University of Washington who studies global warming and its effects on public health.

A record-breaking heatwave that descended on the Pacific Northwest over the weekend reached its peak Monday. Temperatures in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle soared to 116 and 106, respectively, topping previous all-time highs — some of which have been set just in the last

The Tampa Bay Lightning answered several questions Monday night in their quest for a Stanley Cup repeat.

How effective would leading scorer Nikita Kucherov be after missing all but one shift of Game 6 in the last round?

Could their spectacular power play connect against the Montreal Canadiens’ even more impressive penalty killing unit and could they solve goalie Carey Price?

Kucherov scored twice and Steven Stamkos connected on the power play in the third period as the defending champion Lightning piled on for a 5-1 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

They got the puck past Price with deflections and screens.

“I think that’s the key, going on the inside,

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The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and you’ve no doubt got visions of fireworks, grills and popsicles dancing in your head. We, on the other hand, are daydreaming about all the great mattress deals you’ll be able to cop with 4th of July sale events galore. 

Some of our favorite names in the biz, including Puffy, Nectar and Tuft & Needle, are having promotions that will save you hundreds of dollars on your next bed. You’ll get 10% off on the best mattress-in-a-box we’ve ever tested, for instance, the Tuft & Needle Original, to get it from $405 instead of the usual $450. This comfortable bed surprised us with its supportive-yet-giving feel, and

PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Clippers have done it again.

In yet another high-stakes playoff game, the Clippers overcame adversity to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Clippers finished with a 116-102 win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Monday, reducing the Suns’ series lead to 3-2 and ensures a Game 6 in LA on Wednesday.

Despite missing Kawhi Leonard for a seventh consecutive game because of an injured right knee, the Clippers compensated elsewhere. The Clippers’ other star in Paul George finished with 41 points while shooting 15-of-20 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point range along with 12 rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes. The Clippers’ Reggie

The claim: List of 78 names shows U.S. border patrol officers who have died in the last three months 

At 3 a.m. on a Sunday morning in April 1919, two mounted watchman for the U.S. Border Patrol were patrolling a segment of the border near El Paso, Texas, when smugglers fatally shot one of them, Clarence M. Childress. He died on April 16 of that year, his memorial on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website states.

More than a century later, however, Childress is first in a list circulating on Facebook of border patrol agents who supposedly died during President Joe Biden’s administration.

The conservative-leaning political organization Secure America Now posted the list on June 27. It states the 78

Just hours after Tropical Storm Danny made landfall late Monday near the Georgia-South Carolina border, it weakened to a Tropical Depression, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Heavy rains will continue across Georgia and South Carolina into late Tuesday, when the storm is expected to dissipate.

Tropical storm warnings that were issued for portions of the South Carolina coast as the storm approached were disbanded late Monday. 

Earlier, AccuWeather meteorologist Nicole LoBiondo told USA TODAY that “gusty winds are possible with this storm, but the main threat to land will be any persistent downpours where flash flooding is possible, especially in any low-lying and poor drainage areas.” 

Rough surf and stronger-than-normal rip currents were likely