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A worker digs a grave in the San Juan Bautista cemetery in Iquitos, Peru, amid the coronavirus pandemic. On May 31, 2021, Peru announced a sharp increase in its COVID-19 death toll, saying there have been more than 180,000 fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year.

Peruvian Officials More Than Double COVID Death Toll, Saying They Undercounted

"Glaring gaps" in access to COVID-19 vaccines are partially to blame for increasing infection rates in Peru, Argentina, Brazil and many other Latin American and Caribbean countries .

Yvette Richards, director of community connection at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Mo., checks temperatures before Sunday morning services. The church is hosting vaccination clinics and holding socially distanced services after shutting down for much of the pandemic.

In Missouri And Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard To Track Vaccine Equity

Data collection for race and ethnicity vary among states, complicating efforts to distribute COVID-19 shots to all groups. In Missouri, health officials have questioned the data's usefulness.

Carbon Monoxide alarms are displayed in a Home Depot store in Illinois. Although there were no deaths from Hurricane Laura, 28 people died in Louisiana and almost all of them once the hurricane passed. The storm left communities without power for weeks. Fourteen of the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from unsafe use of emergency generators.

A New Hurricane Season Brings A New Threat: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

More people have died from unsafe use of generators after hurricanes than storm surge since 2017. The National Hurricane Center wants to focus attention on generator safety.

Melanie Stansbury speaks during a campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday.

Democrat Stansbury Keeps New Mexico U.S. House Seat In Party's Hands

Democrats kept control of the U.S. House seat left vacant by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The victory was expected.

Biden Administration Wants Agriculture Subsidies To Help Fight Climate Change

The White House wants to pay farmers for carbon in their soil. Sequestering carbon on farms is straightforward, but benefits are hard to measure. Some worry about creating another subsidy.

"This is a preventative measure for us," state Rep. Travis Clardy says of the Republican-backed Senate Bill 7, which sought to tighten voting rules, citing a need to prevent fraud. Here, opponents of the bill hold a rally last month at the Texas Capitol in Austin.

Here Are The Texas GOP's Reasons For Voting Restrictions — And Why Critics Disagree

Republicans have produced few examples of fraud — and they're seen as out of proportion to sweeping changes that seek to reshape the way many Texans vote.

Security camera footage tweeted by New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou shows a man attacking a woman of Asian descent on a New York City sidewalk.

A Video Shows A Man Suddenly Hitting An Asian Woman In NYC's Chinatown

A video shows a man raising his arm to hit a woman passing by on the sidewalk. Police said the man was charged with assault as a hate crime, assault and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.

Iran's Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire

The Kharg was one of the Iranian navy's few ships capable of refueling other vessels at sea.

Freestyle rapper and YouTuber Harry Mack of Los Angeles will celebrate 1 million subscribers by rapping for 10 hours on Wednesday.

Harry Mack Is Freestyle Rapping For 10 Hours Straight

Freestyle rapper Harry Mack has been entertaining random strangers online with freestyle raps. To celebrate his rising success on YouTube, he plans to do a 10-hour freestyle livestream.

Buzzy Lee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sasha Spielberg, a.k.a. Buzzy Lee, performed a playful and passionate Tiny Desk (home) concert from her childhood bathroom.

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