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Video shows footage from inside the Blue Origin capsule as Jeff Bezos and his crew launched to space.

Intel-owned startup Mobileye has completed the first ever tests of self-driving cars on the streets of New York City without a police escort.

Zhengzhou, a city in central China, has had a record-breaking level of rainfall that has caused major flooding and displaced thousands of people.

Polluted air originating from wildfire smoke plagued the residents of Edmonton, capital of Canada's province of Alberta, on Tuesday.

Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West has travelled thousands of miles and is now wafting over large swaths of the eastern United States, bringing hazy skies to New York City. (July 20)

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take the COVID-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year's shutdowns if people refuse to protect themselves from the coronavirus. (July 20)

Oregon Governor Kate Brown says multiple wildfires burning across the drought-stricken state are another sign of the "climate crisis" affecting the entire U.S. West. (July 20)

Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social media.

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says the U.S. is looking into ways to help the Cuban people but they will also make sure that none of it ends up in the "regime's coffers." (July 20)

CNN's Leyla Santiago reports on a Florida hospital that is facing a record-breaking surge of Covid-19 patients.

Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Firefighters rescue trapped passengers from a flooded subway station in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, where deadly torrential rains have wreaked havoc.