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The Supreme Court hears arguments in an important case that pits religious employees against others who have to pick up the slack on Sundays.

A proposed marine sanctuary in the Pribilof Islands has drawn major pushback from the commercial fishing industry, ever since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration accepted the sanctuary nomination last June. The Aleut Community of St. Paul says the sanctuary designation would give the tribe greater authority to protect the region’s vast ecosystems and resources, including rich fishing grounds and habitat for the federally protected northern fur seal.

Unalaska Deputy Police Chief Bill Simms said police do not suspect foul play in any of the deaths. He said the State Medical Examiner's Office ruled the first person died of natural causes, and he said police are waiting on final autopsy reports for the other four deaths, which remain under investigation.

Jim Hunt said he applied for the Unalaska job because of the potential for exciting projects and problem-solving. He said he considers it the “best opportunity in Alaska,” highlighting the island’s status as a top port for fisheries and calling it an “economic engine to the world.”

Eight Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, will not be indicted after a grand jury concluded that officers were legally justified in their actions.

Authorities are releasing few details about a shooting at a Sweet 16 party Saturday in Dadeville, Ala. More than two dozen people were wounded.

In South Texas, the commercial spaceflight company SpaceX is preparing to test a huge, stainless-steel rocket. The machine could one day carry humans to the moon, Mars and beyond.

In Sudan's vast capital city Khartoum, residents are forced to spend another day sheltering in place, as full scale urban warfare between rival ruling military factions explodes around them.

Gareth Peter Pahliney really likes Marvel's Deadpool. He has over 2,200 pieces of merch of the "Merc with a Mouth," and he says the collection is still growing.

The rare box had been sitting in an attic since 1967. It once belonged to a WWII Army major, who bought it at an auction in 1946. It's believed it first belonged to an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.