👏 Texas reported zero deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, just two months after Gov. Greg Abbott drew heat from the White House for rolling back business restrictions and lifting the state's mask mandate

😰 Violent rainfall in southwest Louisiana left many cars submerged in floodwater.

More than seven inches of rain was reported by noon just north of Lake Charles

At least 24 people were shot and four people died in separate shootings over a bloody weekend in the Atlanta area, amid an ongoing string of violence.

The violence follows months of increases in crime across the city, prompting officials to publicly address the issue Monday

Colombia Special Riot Police (Esmad) dispersed protesters at Las Aguas Station, near Gabriel Garcia Marquez Journalist Park, in central Bogota. Two police armored cars chased a group of demonstrators using tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets.

"We are being attacked with two armored cars. But people are firm, very firm," student Alejandro Pinzon, 21, who participated in the demonstration, said.

Protests against the tax reform have been underway in Colombia since April 28. Despite Colombian President Ivan Duque withdrawing the controversial reform on Sunday, protesters have continued to rally across the country for a better health system and higher salaries, among other demands.

❗️ Blinken says US seeks to end violence between Israelis and Palestinians as soon as possible

⚡️🇺🇸🇷🇺US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses the belief that the meeting of US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place "in the weeks ahead", and expressed the hope for more stable and predictable relations.

Check out our brief summary of some of the latest news:

▪️At least two people have died and more than 10 were injured in the latest clashes between demonstrators and police in Colombia.

▪️Amazon is reportedly "weeks into" talks to purchase MGM studios.

▪️Melinda Gates may aim to change her children's inheritance in the wake of her divorce.

▪️Joe Biden has voiced support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas… again.

▪️The US does not seek to buy Greenland, Secretary of State Blinken says.

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police can’t search people’s homes or seize property without a warrant – unless “exigent” circumstances occur.

Such circumstances include if an officer believes that evidence is in danger of being destroyed, for example, or if a suspect is fleeing.

❗️US Pentagon chief 'lamented loss of innocent Israeli, Palestinian lives'

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has expressed his support for de-escalating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and lamented the "loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives."

He made his comments during a conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Defence Minister Benny Gantz.

The officers who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. won’t face charges after an investigation found their actions were “justified.”

Brown was shot and killed by police while trying to drive away from officers who had arrived to serve a warrant. The officers, who had surrounded his vehicle after he attempted to flee from the scene, feared for their safety after almost being run over.

The US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan is 20 percent complete.

The military has removed the equivalent of 115 military transport planes worth of material out of the country, CENTCOM says. It has also handed over control of five military facilities to Afghanistan.

⚡️⚡️The Biden administration will waive sanctions on the company overseeing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and its CEO, Matthias Warnig, Axio reports citing sources.

🇵🇸 New Yorkers hold a rally in support of Palestine outside the Israeli consulate in the Big Apple.

😳 Wisconsin teacher berates vaccinated student for not wearing a mask.

The teacher can be heard telling the student: "I don't care if you're vaccinated, you little dink. I don't want to get sick and die. There's other people you can infect, just because you're vaccinated".

After the clips were posted on social media -- both on TikTok and on Twitter by Wisconsin radio talk show host Vicki McKenna, the Poynette school district released a statement saying that the teacher -- who was not identified -- has been put on administrative leave

The former White House Director of Domestic Policy for the Trump administration, Joe Grogan, said that President Biden needs to apologize for mocking the Texas governor, Greg Abbott, after the Lone Star state made progress in its fight against COVID-19.

‘There's no question that President Biden was wrong. Governor Abbott was right and the comment was outrageous and the governor deserves an apology. This is firmly in line with the hyper-partisan rhetoric and tone and approach of the Biden administration since right after he was inaugurated, he gave a very flowering inaugural address about bringing the country together’, Joe Grogan said

With the help of two bystanders, officers from the South Mountain precinct saved a man who had fallen into a canal, lodged in a tight space near the grates. The officers lifted the man out of the canal and were able to get him to safety

A protest calling for "Free Palestine" took over a busy street in New York City’s Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon

Three Colorado police officers in a Denver suburb were dragged by a motorist who was fatally shot Tuesday while responding to reports of a stolen vehicle

During a test-drive of Ford’s new electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck on Tuesday, Biden joked that he would run over a reporter after she attempted to ask him a question about Israel.

"Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question on Israel before you drive away, since it's so important?", a reporter asked.

"No, you can't — not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it,” Biden replied before quickly adding, “I'm only teasing"

❗️ New York Attorney General's office informed Trump Organization on Tuesday that the investigation into it is no longer "purely civil", but criminal.

"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA," James' spokesman Fabien Levy said