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A photo of the Bloomington City Council's remote meeting, Monday, May 10, 2021.

Bloomington To Reopen All City Facilities First Week Of June

All Bloomington government offices should reopen June 1 or 2, City Manager Tim Gleason told the city council during its meeting Monday.

Then-Carlyle Group President Glenn Youngkin is seen during a 2017 panel. The first-time political candidate is the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia.

Virginia GOP Chooses Political Newcomer Youngkin As Nominee For Governor

Virginia Republicans have chosen businessman Glenn Youngkin to be their nominee for governor. The GOP hasn't won a statewide election in Virginia since 2009.

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro announced Monday that the country is directing more than $1 billion dollars toward the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Brazilian President Allocates More Than $1 Billion To Produce COVID-19 Vaccines

The announcement from President Jair Bolsonaro comes amid an investigation into his handling of the pandemic.

News Brief: Kids' Pfizer Shots, Gaza Tensions, Hacked Pipeline Status

FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15. A new round of Israeli-Palestinian violence escalated Monday. Pipeline hack is different from another big intrusion blamed on Russia.

The Sunshine Spice Cafe opened in Boise in 2019, one of several Afghan refugee-owned businesses in the area.

Why Support For Refugees Is Higher Than You Might Think In Parts Of 'Trump Country'

Some conservative, rural states have resettled refugees at the highest per capita rates. In Idaho, employers applaud President Biden's pledge to lift a Trump-era cap on refugee numbers.

Biden Warns Workers Not To Turn Down Jobs To Remain On Unemployment

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary about President Biden's plan to reaffirm jobless benefits to ensure that Americans aren't turning down work.

A member of a pro-Trump mob bashes an entrance of the Capitol building in an attempt to gain access on Jan. 6. The U.S. Capitol Police's inspector general has pointed to intelligence failures in the lead-up to the insurrection.

Watchdog: Capitol Police Need To Boost Counterintelligence To Address Rising Threats

The hearing with the Capitol Police inspector general comes as the department says threats to members of Congress are up 107% over last year.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Monday where he announced a new round of $600 stimulus checks residents making up to $75,000 a year. Newsom also announced a projected $75.7 billion budget surplus compared to last year's projected $54.3 billion shortfall.

Facing A Recall And A Massive Surplus, Gov. Newsom Proposes More Stimulus Checks

Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to send billions in state surplus dollars back to residents. Republicans who support recalling Newsom from office are questioning his timing.

The Royal Dutch Shell refinery in Norco, Louisiana. The state is a major petrochemical and oil and gas producer, but Governor John Bel Edwards has called for a plan to dramatically reduce climate warming emissions.

Louisiana's Governor Wants The Oil And Gas State To Go Carbon Neutral

In a major shift, Louisiana officials are making a plan to ramp up clean energy. Gov. John Bel Edwards says the state must reduce the emissions fueling increasingly destructive extreme weather.

FBI Says Darkside Ransomware Is Reponsible For Attack On U.S. Pipeline

The Biden administration says cybercriminals in Russia are suspected in a ransomware attack on a gas pipeline. Yet this hack is very different from another big intrusion blamed on Russia last year.

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