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California firefighters battle a dozen large wildfires

By Associated Press

More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee.

Kathy Hochul’s rise in New York spotlights the barriers to women becoming governors

By Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th

Despite gains in representation in statehouses, Congress and other statewide offices — women hold positions like lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general at higher rates — their representation at statewide executive leadership remains stubbornly low.

Proud Boys leader who burned Black Lives Matter flag gets 5 months in jail

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Tarrio was convicted of burning a BLM banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation's capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot.

AP-NORC poll finds school mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S.

By Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say masks and vaccines should be required in schools.

Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Capitol Police announced the findings of their internal investigation into the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt on Monday. Federal prosecutors also cleared the officer of any wrongdoing after an investigation into the shooting.

Crews search for missing after floods surge parts of Tennessee

By Associated Press

Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee, killing at least 22 people.

WATCH: Psaki says Americans are not ‘stranded’ in Afghanistan

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing Monday, as the nation faces challenges with the Afghanistan pullout.

WATCH: Biden hails Pfizer’s full approval by the FDA

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden celebrated the full FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and is urging the unvaccinated to go get their inoculations.

U.S. troops surge evacuations out of Afghanistan but threats persist

By Robert Burns, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Twenty-eight U.S. military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out of Taliban-held Afghanistan over the 24 hours that ended early Monday morning, a White House official said.

New York City mandates vaccinations for public school teachers and staff

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month.