Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal program reopens. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not yet given an exact date when ordering can begin.

Navy christens USNS Lucy Stone, honors civil rights trailblazer

The USNS Lucy Stone, a fleet replenishment oiler, was christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Saturday. The ship’s name honors American suffragist Lucy Stone, a trailblazer in the women’s rights movement and the abolishment of slavery.

21 wounded in Russian strikes that hit apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Ala.

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Ala., with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said early Sunday.

World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy

It’s not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are raging. It’s against this backdrop that world leaders are attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering.

Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after workout with Navy SEAL grad

The voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout was led by a Tufts alum and a recent graduate of Navy SEAL training. Five players were hospitalized as of Saturday, and 12 were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.

Secret Service’s next challenge: Keeping scores of world leaders safe at the UN General Assembly

The agency, under a cloud after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, is confident in its multi-layer, multi-agency plan to protect the U.N. General Assembly, which is deemed a Super Bowl-level National Special Security Event.

Arizona’s top court says voters missing citizenship proof can receive full ballots

Election officials said they were confident all or nearly all of the voters are citizens, but some allies of former president Donald Trump seized on the issue to suggest large numbers of immigrants could be voting illegally.

FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge

Federal agents on Saturday boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI confirmed.