Approximately 600 inmates at the Department of Corrections’ Cummins Unit have tested positive for COVID-19, with 1,923 total cases reported in Monday’s statewide data. “Most of those who have been tested are asymptomatic,” Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nathaniel Smith said of the prisoners during a Monday briefing. “Some of those, of course, will go on to develop symptoms.” Six employees at Cummins have also tested positive, though they were not included in the total released Monday....

Fire officials confirmed the information, according to local journalist Matthew Keys. He said the shooting occurred near the mall’s inside entrance between the Regis and Forever 21 stores. The shooting occurred sometime around 6 p.m. local time, according to KCRA 3, the local NBC News affiliate. The injured victim was found near the Chase Bank outside the mall and has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police have said the incident wasn’t an active shooter situation and that there isn’t an active threat at the mall, according to CBS 13 Sacramento....

Today, Bulls star DeMar DeRozan takes the spotlight. Context: DeRozan is on quite the roll right now. The Bulls star has been in the MVP conversation for most of the season, but his case is becoming harder and harder to ignore. In scoring 37 points in Chicago’s win over Atlanta on Thursday, DeRozan has now posted 35 or more points in eight straight games, making him part of an elite club....

More Americans support vaccine requirements for air travel and attending crowded public events, 57 percent and 56 percent, respectively, and 17 percent said that they neither supported nor opposed the measure. Plane travel and public events are two of the situations in which a majority of the public back a mandate requiring people to be vaccinated, according to the poll. About six in 10 people also favor requiring vaccinations for hospital and health care workers, military members, restaurant and store staff and other workers who have contact with the public, AP reported....

According to the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 13 percent of Democrats reported that they view reproductive rights, which includes abortion, as an issue the federal government should address. Although low, this was a major increase from previous years, as less than 1 percent of Democrats named it to be a priority in 2021, while 3 percent said the same in 2020. “The public have lots of things that they want to see government addressing,” said AP-NORC director Jennifer Benz....

The 40 percent of Republicans compares to 85 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of independents surveyed who said that Trump “probably did” mention the idea of investigating the Biden family. “At the very least, it is clear from the readout that Trump discussed investigating Biden during the call. Even though this information was released by the White House itself, more than one quarter of Republicans still say Trump probably didn’t make any mention of it,” the press release quoted Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute as saying....

It is hard to think of a time when the bandwagon was hurtling so quickly in the wrong direction. True, few economists take seriously the full canon of the New Economy gurus, who believe the computer chip and the Internet are vastly increasing human productivity, vaulting the United States into a golden age of limitless growth in which recessions will disappear and the hard trade-offs of Depression-era economic laws won’t apply....

“I will never ever negotiate with people that break the law, with people that are in there illegally and occupying cities,” Ford said during a Friday press conference. “While I appreciate the right to protest, that right cannot and must not extend the cutting off [our economic] lifeline,” he told reporters. “We’re now two weeks into the siege of the city of Ottawa. I call it a siege because that’s what it is....

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Rather than being a specific treatment, an open heart approach may be employed in number of surgeries, including coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve repair or replacement, and heart transplant, as well as the placement of devices to aid this organ, such as ventricular arterial devices and total artificial hearts. Diagnosis Related to Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgeries are employed to take on several different and often very serious heart problems....

Now, more than 50 years later, it appears the Americans did their job all too well. Japan’s Constitution, including the controversial “peace clause” renouncing war as a sovereign right, was drawn up by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s staffers in short order, not long after the country’s surrender, and it has remained the law of the land ever since. But even as early as the Korean War, American officials began to reimagine Japan as a useful strategic ally in its cold-war fight....

However, your eyes don’t exist in isolation from the rest of your body. Optometrists also help to diagnose systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. In fact, doctors of optometry can help detect more than 270 serious health conditions, including high blood pressure and certain types of cancers, according to the American Optometric Association. Regular visits to an optometrist can help maintain your overall health. An optometrist is not a medical doctor (MD)....

Learn more about the procedure, why someone would need it performed, as well as the potential risks involved. What Is Cryptorchidism? Cryptorchidism is a term that describes one hidden testis (or both testes) that did not descend or is absent altogether by the age of four months. In premature infants, cryptorchidism describes one or both testicles that do not descend at the appropriate age. When both testicles are affected, it’s called bilateral cryptorchidism, and the procedure to repair the condition is called a bilateral orchiopexy....

The Crimson Tide, in fact, were originally installed as 10-point chalk at multiple Las Vegas sports books for their the Sugar Bowl date with Ohio State. There appeared to be some interest in the Buckeyes at +10, as The Wynn and Stratosphere both adjusted their lines to 9.5. The Westgate bounced from 10 to 9.5 and back to 10 during early wagering. Cheaper prices were available on Alabama, too, with Treasure Island dealing -8....

After Lincoln County saw a spike in coronavirus cases, health officials declared face coverings would be required in public settings. The directive came with several exemptions including “people of color who have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public.” However, county officials issued a statement Wednesday revising the policy a week after it was passed to address public concerns from both sides....

Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office responded to calls of gun fire at roughly 11 p.m. local time in the 100 block of Lucile Way, police said. It was after a number of people attended a party hosted at a rented Airbnb mansion in Orinda, a city roughly 10 miles east of Berkeley and Oakland. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the four deaths in a short statement over Twitter....

Expected to drag on with agent Scott Boras calling the shots on a deal rumored to be in the $200 million range, Davis and the Orioles instead agreed to a $161 million contract, according to MLB Network. MORE: Eight MLB stars who could be traded in 2016 | Former players besides Bonilla still getting paid One of the top free agents in all of baseball, Davis led the majors in home runs for the second time in three seasons with the Orioles....

Apparently, the Orioles will be watching very closely. Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reprorted on Twitter that the Phillies and Orioles have had preliminary discussions on a trade to send Burnett to Baltimore. The Orioles need to add to their starting rotation, and Burnett could represent a good secondary option to the aces potentially on the trade market (David Price, Jon Lester, Cliff Lee, etc.). Burnett has a 4.08 ERA in 21 starts for Philadelphia this season, and maybe more importantly to Baltimore, he’s thrown 136 2/3 innings, a total that was fifth in the majors heading into Saturday’s slate of games....

The ballpark was decorated similarly to how it looked Sept. 6, 1995, when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s mark of 2,130 straight games. MORE: Classic photos of Cal Ripken Jr. Ripken extended his streak to 2,632 games before he sat out the final game of the 1998 season. Ripken has told reporters he expects another player to break his record, but none have come close. The longest active consecutive games streak in baseball belongs to Orioles third baseman Manny Machado with 132....