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The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list of Democratic officials who have signed orders intended to ensure most residents can receive COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies without individual prescriptions. https://to.pbs.org/47GDllP

Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. https://to.pbs.org/46hft5R

Joy Reid, who left MSNBC in February soon after the network canceled her prime time show “The ReidOut, was awarded the foundation’s anti-censorship prize. https://to.pbs.org/46CLWVz

A petition filed by the 32-year-old Nick Reiner's civil attorneys in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and he needs and should get them now. https://to.pbs.org/3QdFBuy

Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him "an instant megaphone" in the crowded primary race. https://to.pbs.org/43tP18e

South Carolina voters on Tuesday are aiming to winnow the field in high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate, with Republicans seeking to maintain a statewide winning streak that stretches back decades. https://to.pbs.org/43oY1eQ

Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. https://to.pbs.org/4v6vib0

A federal judge in Boston struck down President Donald Trump's hefty fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin on Monday called the $100,000 fee an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota head to the polls Tuesday for another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be focused on Maine's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest. https://to.pbs.org/4egX6Cg

College quarterback Brendan Sorsby has won a temporary injunction against the NCAA, despite his history of gambling on games. The Monday ruling means the 22-year-old could play for Texas Tech University this fall.

Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year, according to a report by Florida police that formally closes the investigation into his death. https://to.pbs.org/4uj59Ep

President Trump said in a social media post that military officials told him "the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters." He added that both service members "are safe and uninjured." https://to.pbs.org/4egWZ9O

Graham Platner is running in Tuesday's primary for the chance to face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a contest that Democrats see as a must-win as the party tries to claim control of the Senate in November. https://to.pbs.org/4fBp7H2