Amy Held
Amy Held is an editor on the newscast unit. She regularly reports breaking news on air and online.
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Sajid Javid tested positive two days before the United Kingdom is set to reopen following months of lockdowns. Cases, driven by the delta variant, are up sharply in the U.K. -
The latest infection highlights the challenge for Olympic organizers to keep the virus at bay as tens of thousands of athletes and other participants convene during an ongoing pandemic. -
The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated. -
The French president set a goal of completing the work in five years. Hundreds of millions of dollars were raised toward the effort one day after a fire at the cathedral. -
The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident. -
David Whelan, who says he is Paul Whelan's brother, tweeted that his brother was in Moscow for a wedding, not a spy mission. -
The additional deaths were reported in North Carolina. South Carolina's governor said the damage in his state "will be catastrophic, surpassing anything recorded in modern history." -
The unrelated incidents in California and North Carolina killed one soldier and left several service members hospitalized. Five Marines were in critical condition. -
"Your efforts could make the difference a family needs to get through this storm," Gov. Rick Scott said.
