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Florida passed a red flag law after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland. During a visit to that site, Harris announced a new White House effort designed to get more states to put those laws to work.

Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the founder of International Transgender Day of Visibility, said organizing has taught her one invaluable lesson: "You do not have to be perfect to change the world."

Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.

A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said.

Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54.

The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

The Biden reelection campaign and Democratic National Committee significantly outraised former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party last month, new fundraising numbers show.

Eden Golan's original song, titled "October Rain," has been renamed "Hurricane" after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel's public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday.

Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.

Some of the ratings growth could be explained by a more U.S.-friendly time zone difference. Then there's the joy: Athletes aren't required to wear masks, and fans are allowed in the stands.