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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.78 million students in the U.S. have tried electronic cigarettes. Their use has risen dramatically in just one year.

Restaurants and bars are reeling from spikes of coronavirus cases in their communities. Earlier holiday sales meant online shopping and electronics sales dipped in December. Retail sales fell 0.7%.

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.

What should the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah be called? Nearly a dozen labels are emerging in the Arab and Israeli press, from "The 6th War" to "The Hezbollah War" to "The Latest Israeli Aggression." Some war watchers think the simple and neutral "The 2nd Lebanon War" will stick. But one Lebanese journalist points out that this name ignores his country's other conflicts.

In an interview published Monday, Ginni Thomas said that while she did attend the Jan. 6 rally to protest President Biden's election, she left before Donald Trump took the stage.

Gubernatorial elections in Venezuela delivered a majority of seats to the ruling socialists, rocking the opposition and reigniting protests. The opposition cited irregularities in their 17-6 seat loss. Shortages of food and medicine coupled with massive inflation have fueled widespread anger.

Nadal's 21st Grand Slam title broke a three-way tie he shared entering the final with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It was the Spaniard's first Australian open win since 2009.

U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that Maine's tuition assistance program must cover religious schools.

The super-heated housing market is cooling off. Home prices have fallen about 6% since their peak in June. The pace of sales also fell for the 7th straight month.