James D. Morgan / Getty ImagesCommentary Helicopter Deployed, Military Goes Door to Door to Enforce COVID Lockdown Things are taking a turn for the draconian in Australia as police and military enforce the country's bolstered restrictions. By Taylor Penley August 2, 2021
Nam Y. Huh / AP US Sets Another Air Travel Record Despite the Ongoing Pandemic, Airlines Struggle to Meet the Demand Despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections fueled by the Delta variant, the U.S. set another recent high mark for air travel on Sunday. By The Associated Press August 2, 2021
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Obama Throwing Himself a Massive, Swanky Birthday Party as Regular Americans Get Hit with New COVID Restrictions The party is coming as one senior health official is discouraging ordinary Americans from large gatherings. By Jack Davis August 2, 2021
Justin K. Aller / Getty ImagesCommentary Unvaccinated Holdouts on NFL Team Ordered to Wear Special Armband 'No other sports league uses any sort of scarlet marking or helmet decal or wristband, because they know it’s not necessary.' By Garion Frankel August 2, 2021
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images DC Murder Rate Nearly 3 Times Higher Than COVID Death Rate The report comes two weeks after gunfire outside of Nationals Park in Washington, DC, caused a mass exodus of fans from the stands. By Dillon Burroughs August 2, 2021
@IngrahamAngle / Twitter screen shot Despite Allowing 35,000-Person LGBT Pride Parade Last Weekend, Major City Bans Anti-Lockdown Protests One major city refused to sanction protests over lockdowns after embracing an LGBT event that brought even more people to the streets. By Jack Davis August 1, 2021
Joshua Roberts / Getty Images Dem Rep Demands House Return from Vacation, Extend Eviction Moratorium A House 'squad' member wants to continue the ban on evicting renters who have not paid the money that was due. By Jack Davis August 1, 2021
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Biden Administration Plays off Crushing COVID Restrictions as 'Tools in Our Tool Belt,' Tells Americans They're Likely Coming Soon President Joe Biden is making it clear that more regulations are on the way as part of his plan to fight COVID-19. By Jack Davis August 1, 2021
DNCC via Getty ImagesCommentary Biden Surgeon General: Vaccinated People Should Be Wearing Masks if They Have Kids Dr. Vivek Murthy urged Americans to 'wear that mask in indoor settings, outside the house, so you don’t contribute to transmission.' By C. Douglas Golden August 1, 2021
(Geoffroy van der Hasselt - AFP / Getty Images Cries of Liberty Ring Out as Vaccine Passport Protest Meets Riot Cops, Gets Hit with Tear Gas Thousands of French citizens protested for the third weekend in a row after lawmakers passed a bill introducing vaccine passports. By Johnathan Jones July 31, 2021