Multiple people were killed in a shooting outside a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado on Monday, including one police officer, Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi told reporters.
What we know: A suspect is in custody and currently being treated for injuries, Yamaguchi said. County police, the FBI, ATF, and other Denver metropolitan agencies joined a response to a 911 call that was made shortly before 3 p.m. local tim,. The only person with significant injuries is the suspect, Yamaguchi said.
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The developer of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline abandoned the project Wednesday after a decade-plus effort.
Why it matters: TC Energy's decision ends one of the century's highest profile battles over climate change and energy. But the move is unsurprising.
One dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine "barely" protects against the Delta variant of the virus, because of mutations the variant has developed, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Thursday.
Why it matters: The study found that two doses of those vaccines generated a neutralizing response to the variant in 95% of people, highlighting the importance of full vaccination against COVID-19.
About 30 million people are under excessive heat warnings or advisories as a heat wave sweeps the Western U.S., bringing potentially record-high temperatures on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Why it matters: The heat wave comes after some regions in the Pacific Northwest saw temperature records shattered last month, with the same "heat dome" effect that is engulfing the West now, the New York Times reports. Human-caused climate change has exacerbated the frequency of these extreme heat events.
Nearly six months since his presidency began, Joe Biden's administration has yet to fill key leadership positions in a number of prominent agencies, the Washington Post reports.
Why it matters: Many of the empty positions are important to advancing the administration's agenda in areas such as the pandemic, voting rights, climate change and cracking down on corporations.
