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A U.S. Border Patrol agent uses night vision goggles near Roma, Texas in August 2016. More than 100 such devices have gone missing from the Fort Hood Army post near Killeen, Texas.

Fort Hood Officials Are Searching For More Than 100 Missing Night Vision Goggles

A spokesperson confirmed to NPR that the night vision devices were reported missing on Monday and have "no immediate impact on unit readiness."

Zaila Avant-garde attends the 2021 ESPY Awards on July 10 in New York City. She says she's enjoyed the traveling since winning the spelling bee.

Zaila Avant-garde Talks About How She Came To Her Spelling Success

Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, talked about how she got started in competitive spelling and what she has planned for the future.

'Wait Wait' For July 17, 2021: 'Hamilton' Star Phillipa Soo Plays Not My Job

Soo created the role of Eliza Hamilton on Broadway and was just nominated for an Emmy for the televised version of her performance. We've asked her to play a game called "Hamilton? Try a ton o' ham."

Artist Justin Favela throws papier-mâché tomatoes on to the giant pizza that is part of his art exhibit "Central American." The exhibit will stay open through Oct. 24. "It's a celebration of the culture, but also kind of like an investigation into like, the, like the Latin x representation that I kind of have to make up within the museum's collection," Favela said.

'Central American:' New Art Exhibit Highlights Latino Culture

The Des Moines Art Center is featuring a new exhibition by an artist inspired by his Latino culture. He wanted the piece to remind Iowans of the strong Central American presence in the state.

A man rides a bike near the village for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. On Saturday, officials announced the first case of COVID-19 found at the center housing thousands of athletes.

A Week Before The Opening Ceremony, Coronavirus Turns Up At Tokyo's Olympic Village

The latest infection highlights the challenge for Olympic organizers to keep the virus at bay as tens of thousands of athletes and other participants convene during an ongoing pandemic.

Blues guitarist-singer Albert Collins with Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer.

Alligator Records Founder Bruce Iglauer On 50 Years Of Celebrating The Blues

"When I first came to Chicago, in 1970, a patron at one of the blues clubs said to me, 'You listen to the blues to get rid of the blues.' " Iglauer has been helping folks do just that ever since.

Lebanon Sees Price Gouging Of Basic Necessities During Economic Crisis

Lebanon's former prime minister has given up on forming a new government, as the country's political and economic crises continue to worsen.

Dr. John Baptist Mukasa was one of only 13 neurosurgeons in Uganda — and a key figure in training surgeons in this specialty. He died of COVID-19 on June 29.

Pandemic Loss: Pioneering Ugandan Neurosurgeon Was A 'Servant Of The People'

John Baptist Mukasa is one of the 4 million-plus people around the globe who have died because of this pandemic. His death is a reminder of the devastating toll of COVID-19.

Firefighters rescue people from under a collapsed walkway in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on July 17, 1981. The collapse killed 114 people and injured more than 200.

One Of The Deadliest U.S. Accidental Structural Collapses Happened 40 Years Ago Today

The condo building failure in Surfside, Fla., is reminiscent of the July 17, 1981, collapse of two elevated walkways at the Kansas City, Mo., Hyatt Regency that killed 114 people and injured over 200.

People enjoy an outdoor art exhibition in downtown Los Angeles in early July. Los Angeles County public health authorities are now urging unvaccinated and vaccinated people alike to wear face coverings in public indoor spaces because of the growing threat posed by the more contagious delta variant.

Delta Is Surging. Here's What You Need To Know To Stay Safe

The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast and driving new cases and hospitalizations. Here's what you need to know to keep yourself and your kids from getting sick.

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