Police say they're responding to a shooting in Frederick, Maryland
After the shooting, a victim entered a nearby business, Nicolock Paving Stones, and asked for help, a person there said. The names and ages of the victims and the suspect were not immediately disclosed, the spokesman said .

UK to announce new international travel rules
A series of events will start this month, including soccer matches, comedy shows and marathon races. The government said today it won't lift the travel ban before May 17 - and maybe later.

USA politician Matt Gaetz says he won't resign over 'false' sex allegations
Gaetz said since becoming engaged, he has changed his lifestyle, but nothing he did before in his personal life was illegal. Gaetz's national profile, senior Justice Department officials in Washington - including some appointed by Mr.

B.C. records almost 1,900 new COVID-19 cases in two days
There have been 16,637 county residents who have recovered from the coronavirus with the 86 recoveries recorded Monday. A telephone option is also available and people can register in person at their nearest Service BC location.

Australia and New Zealand announce travel bubble starts from April
Returning New Zealand residents would be required to undergo 14 days in hotel quarantine, at their own expense. Ms Ardern called the bubble a "world-first" arrangement.

Amid wastewater overflow threat, Florida officials urge residents to heed evacuation orders
That discovery escalated the response and prompted the first evacuations and a declaration of a state of emergency on Saturday. A worst-case scenario could see a 20-foot wall of polluted water emerge from the leaking site, the Bradenton Herald reported .

Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations
The pond where the leak was found is in a stack of phosphogypsum, a radioactive waste product from the manufacture of fertiliser. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the water is safe to drink. "Evacuate area NOW.

Florida governor declares state of emergency amid fears of reservoir collapse
The Center for Biological Diversity national conservation group called for the US Environmental Protection Agency to step in. Hopes says that if the pond collapses, there is a risk it could destabilise the walls of other areas in the plant.

Mississauga and Brampton seeing highest daily COVID-19 cases since January
Health unit regions transitioned back to the COVID-19 Response Framework, with five colour-coded levels of varying restrictions. The latest round of measures stop short of the "stay-at-home" order imposed during another wave of infections in January.

USA halts AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine production at Baltimore plant
The New York Times had reported that Emergent employees mixed up J&J's and AstraZeneca's vaccines. Had this portion of ingredients been approved it would have contributed to vaccine production.

Arab states voice support for major security sweep in Jordan
Safadi, who also holds the title of the deputy prime minister, did not specify which countries were involved in the alleged plot . The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to Jordan's economy, pushing unemployment to record levels and deepening poverty.

‘Thrown back into winter’ - freezing weather creeping in over bank holiday weekend
Highest temperatures of four to eight degrees will drop on Monday night to between minus two and two degrees once again. Light rain or drizzle will develop in the northwest during the afternoon and spread southwards through the evening.

Taiwan prosecutors probe train crash that killed 51
Priest Sung Chih-chiang was there as a show of support... to the survivors. "She could not find her daughter". The railway administration is also without a permanent director after its former chief retired in January.

Queen Elizabeth receives second COVID-19 jab before maskless appearance
India aims to vaccinate 4 crore people by August, but experts say the pace needs to pick up further to meet the target. Sites across the state administered almost 250,000 vaccines in the past 24 hours, according to Cuomo.

World Man shot dead after ramming vehicle into police at US Capitol
According to CNN, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden is "aware" of the Capitol incident. Police said Green rammed his auto into the officers at 1:02 p.m. and then exited the vehicle and lunged at them.