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As The NCAA Tournament Starts, The Men's And Women's Bubbles Look A Bit... Different

Since the NCAA D1 basketball tournaments started this week, players, coaches and fans have pointed out the differences between the men's bubble in Indiana and the women's bubble in Texas.

Lawmakers in the Idaho House of Representatives debate a bill this week. The Idaho Legislature has recessed until April 6 due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among members and staff.

COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Idaho Legislature To Close Its Doors For Weeks

Idaho Republicans have declined to institute safety measures such as a mask mandate or social distancing. The House speaker said he had no regrets about their policies.

A woman walks past posters explaining mask requirements at Grand Central Terminal train station in New York City on Wednesday. Rules requiring masks on transit are unchanged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated mask guidance for fully vaccinated people.

Here's What Is (And Isn't) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance

Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is responding to multiple fires in the province this week. Two wildfires pictured here, the Long Loch wildfire and the Derickson Lake wildfire, are in close proximity and estimated to be 740 acres combined in size.

The Deadly Heat Wave Is Triggering Dozens Of Wildfires In Western Canada

The town of Lytton, British Columbia, caught fire and was completely evacuated Wednesday, just one day after setting a new all-time Canadian heat record with a high of 121 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pete Buttigieg, seen in 2019, will be nominated as Joe Biden's transportation secretary, the transition team announced. Buttigieg is a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate.

Biden To Nominate Former Rival Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary

Onetime presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will be the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet post.

<p>Cleanup efforts continued on Monday, June 6, 2016, at the site of an oil train derailment in Mosier, Oregon.</p>

Oregon's US Senators Join Call To Reject LNG-By-Rail Rules

Both of Oregon’s U.S. senators expressed concern on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s proposed rule to transport liquefied natural gas by rail lines.

Edward Kibblewhite and his daughter, Jessica, at StoryCorps in Chicago in October 2018. Jessica says that the StoryCorps conversation played a big role in her decision to try to start a family.

A Father's Advice: The Choice To Start A Family Is 'An Act Of Hope'

Jessica Kibblewhite wonders whether it makes sense to bring a child into a world that seems broken and scary. At StoryCorps, her dad helps her find clarity with advice about humanity.

Demonstrators show support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in front of the presidential palace Monday in Brasilia. Bolsonaro reshuffled his Cabinet amid turmoil in his administration and dropping approval ratings over the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil: Military Chiefs Replaced Amid Major Reshuffle Of Bolsonaro Government

The moves come while President Jair Bolsonaro is under intense criticism as the country's coronavirus cases spin further out of control. Brazil is now seen as the epicenter of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19.

New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble,' Resume Quarantine-Free Travel

The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.

In this 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran's sole nuclear power plant has undergone a temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday.

In A First, Iran's Sole Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said over the weekend that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days."

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