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U.S. Embassy officials in Afghanistan are in lockdown due to an outbreak of over 100 cases of COVID-19.

Many Republican lawmakers cited concerns over the actual name of the holiday and whether it conflates with the July 4th federal holiday.

Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.

While some firework retailers are shutting down, others are telling customers stock could be unavailable before the holiday.

A new generation of hip-hop artists are melding music and activism in response to the pandemic and last summer's protests for racial justice.

After production disruptions and shipping delays, fireworks are expensive and in short supply. Some retailers have shut down, and others warn customers their stock might be gone before July Fourth.

Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died in Minneapolis while in police custody.

The Odyssey of the Seas had been slated to carry passengers for the first time on July 3. Instead, all 1,400 crew members are being quarantined.

Despite being hit hard early in the pandemic, New York City lags behind in vaccinating people 65 and older, and its efforts to reach the homebound and disabled have been disorganized.

States with the lowest vaccination rates are clustered in the South and the Southwest. But there's one standout, New Mexico, where health officials now say some counties are close to 90% vaccinated.